President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted a month-long national firearms amnesty to all members of the public who have unregistered firearms and ammunition, to voluntarily surrender them to the police without facing any criminal charges.
This comes as cases of abuse of firearms, often unregistered, have been on the rise, with unlicensed owners committing heinous crimes such as murder.
To combat the scourge, the President granted the amnesty in line with Article 12 of the SADC Protocol on the control of firearms, ammunition and related materials.
In a statement, national police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi, said those holding firearms should surrender them at their nearest police stations between September 24 and October 24.
