By A Correspondent- Authorities in Harare on Monday freed from Norton Covid-19 quarantine centre 13 of the 14 people who were recently deported from the UK.

The 14 had finished serving jail terms for various offences they committed in the UK.

When deporting the 14 recently, the British government through its Home Office in London said the deportees were convicted, foreign criminals.

In a tweet, the Home Office said the deportees were sentenced to a combined total of over 75 years in prison for various crimes, including rape and murder.

The British government said it wanted to keep its communities safe from criminals.