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Prison life: Zimbabwes Chikurubi Maximum Security prison, from which seasoned criminal Stephen Chidhumo, who was a student of the martial arts, escaped, only to perpetuate more crimes. (Jekesai Njikizana/ AFP)

Hanged by the state but icons to the youth

Chidhumo was Zim’s most notorious felon, so why has popular culture lionised him?

Marko Phiri