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A total of 1,620 Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) recruits graduated on Monday at a colourful pass-out parade at Ntabazinduna Training School in Umguza District, Matabeleland North.
The graduating cohort consisted of 1,107 males and 512 females from courses 154 and 155.
President Mnangagwa, who presided over the ceremony, urged the recruits to shun corruption and abstain from drugs and substance abuse.
President Mnangagwa stated that drugs and substance abuse threaten national security in various ways and hinder economic development, adding that anyone caught engaging in such unethical behaviour will face the full wrath of the law.
“Any form of indiscipline that could taint the reputation of the Service, Government, and nation at large will not be tolerated,” he said.
“As new ambassadors of the ZPCS, I challenge you to adhere to high ethical standards and uprightness in your duties.”
The Head of State also emphasised that the integrity of recruits must remain untarnished by selfish interests.
“I further urge you to work wholeheartedly and diligently, while upholding constitutionalism and professionalism. Your integrity must remain untarnished by selfish interests,” said President Mnangagwa.
ZPCS Commissioner-General Moses Chihobvu told the recruits that the core values of the prison service should serve as guiding principles in their new roles as Correctional Officers.
“It is crucial that you apply everything imparted to you during your training, and in so doing, you must not fail in effectively carrying out your respective responsibilities,” said Commissioner Chihobvu.
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