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Botswana police confirm recapture of Zimbabwean woman who escaped from prison

By Staff Reporter On Feb 5, 2026 21,395

The Botswana Police Service has confirmed that it has recaptured Stella Sibanda, a 50-year-old Zimbabwean national, who had "escaped from lawful custody" at the Gaborone Women's Prison (Picture via Facebook - Botswana Police Service)

GABORONE – The Botswana Police Service has confirmed that it has recaptured Stella Sibanda, a 50-year-old Zimbabwean national, who escaped from the Gaborone Women’s Prison.

Wearing green prison overalls, Sibanda escaped on Wednesday (04/02/2026) while still on remand for a murder case that occurred in Kopong in 2025.

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Law enforcement agencies launched a manhunt following her escape and she was eventually apprehended “in Gaborone and has since been returned to lawful custody.”