Online Reporter
Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
Junior police officers are continuing to undergo retraining countrywide aimed at improving crime management, community policing and stewardship in the country.
According to the Police Service, the junior officers are also expected to be disciplined and perform their duties with integrity following their retraining.
National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said some of the junior officers graduated last week at Buchwa Training Centre and also at Shamva Battle Camp.
Most of them are stationed at various police stations where they deputise the officer-in-charge of stations.
“The Deputy Commissioner-General (Human Resources) Dr Mind Ngirandi addressed graduating junior officers of the rank of Inspector at Buchwa Training Centre on July 3, 2026,” he said.
“The junior officers are part of the ongoing ZRP training programme to develop skills aimed at giving quality service to Zimbabweans.
“Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner-General (Administration) Lorin Chipato addressed another contingent of graduating junior officers of the rank of Inspector at Shamva Battle Camp on July 3, 2026.”
In May, senior police officers with the rank of chief superintendent were attending a training workshop in Harare as the police service continues to intensify training and capacitation to improve service delivery.
The senior officers are normally officers commanding districts and head various departments and sections within the police service.
They were drawn from various districts and departments countrywide.
The senior officers were addressed by Police Commissioner General Stephen Mutamba, who urged them to remain professional when discharging their duties.
In early May, more than 38 police instructors also graduated at Shamva Battle Camp last week, while more police inspectors also underwent a junior officers command at the Buchwa Training Centre.
The police instructors graduated during a pass-out parade, which was presided over by Deputy Commissioner-General (Human Resources) Mind Elliot Ngirandi.
In March, at least 39 other police officers also graduated at Mkushi Camp (formerly Morris Depot) in Harare after undergoing a three-month rigorous training.
They are responsible for transforming or training civilians into police officers.
In 2019, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) embarked on a national rebranding exercise that has seen junior police officers going for refresher training courses.
The retraining and imparting of skills was one of the recommendations by the Motlanthe Commission, which noted that police officers should be given skills and capacity and be retained to be professional.
By then, the retraining programme started with officers-in-charge at stations in Harare and their deputies.
It seeks to equip police officers with the latest policing trends and public order management systems that include crowd control skills.
President Mnangagwa has also called for the realignment of the police force with the New Dispensation’s vision of opening up the democratic space.
