A man who was released from jail on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s special pardon program, went on to commit another crime less than a day later.

The state owned Chronicle reports how the man on Monday was arrested hours later for allegedly stealing property worth $670 in Tshabalala suburb.

He was his way home from jail at the time.

Roland Ncube (30) from Nkulumane suburb allegedly broke a toilet window and gained access into Mr Asiwet Munemo’s house in Tshabalala.

He allegedly stole $150 and property which includes a 42 inch television set, a mobile phone, blankets, clothes and some groceries.

Police officers who were on patrol saw him carrying the stolen property around 11PM and he pleaded guilty to unlawful entry charges when he appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Mr Lungile Ncube yesterday.

The Chronicle quotes him telling the court that he only stole the television set and mobile phone. “I broke into the house and stole the television and Nokia phone only but I never stole any money, clothes or blankets,” he said. Mr Ncube remanded him in custody to April 6 for trial.