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Midnight raid exposes backyard dagga farm in Gwabalanda
A Bulawayo man's secret cannabis cultivation scheme came crashing down in the early hours of Friday morning after a midnight tip-off led police straight to a thriving backyard dagga farm in Gwabalanda...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:03hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
2 farmers arrested over mbanje
POLICE in Macheke, Mashonaland East province, have arrested two neighbouring farmers who allegedly cultivated more than 100 marijuana plants in their maize fields.Kudakwashe Jarasi (37) and Su...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:45hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Police seize one million kilogrammes of mbanje
POLICE have seized more than one million kilogrammes of marijuana and thousands of kilogrammes of other illegal narcotics valued at $38 million since the beginning of the year.Statistics provi...Published: 27 Nov 2021 at 23:22hrs | 17 | by Staff Reporter
How effective is CBD really?
Every so often, we jump to a conclusion without analyzing both sides of a picture. This is often the case with Cannabis. People associate it with negative effects due to its addictiveness. However, as...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 06:48hrs | 56 | by Staff Reporter
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Granny (70) nabbed over $70 000 mbanje
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 70-year-old woman from Gwabalanda suburb for possessing about 70kg of mbanje with a street value of almost $70 000.Josephine Sithole, who had hidden the mba...Published: 01 Jan 2014 at 07:27hrs | 4 | by Mafu Sithabile
Bulawayo vagrant establishes ganja farm
A homeless Bulawayo man has been arrested for cultivating and processing mbanje (cannabis), right under the noses of unsuspecting Westgate residents. Hubert Ndebele, 45, a popular vagrant i...Published: 26 Dec 2013 at 10:26hrs | 1 | by Mafu Sithabile
Man killed over six uprooted marijuana plants
A dispute over six uprooted dagga plants ended tragically last year in Chaitezvi village in Bindura when a "marijuana farmer" allegedly fatally axed a fellow villager accusing him of stealing his crop...Published: 21 Jul 2012 at 15:07hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Man bitten by snake at a Walmart supermarket
When Mica Craig reached down to brush what he thought was a stick off some mulch in the garden section of a Walmart store, it turned around and sank its fangs into his hand.The Friday encount...Published: 16 May 2012 at 12:46hrs | 2 | by Reuters
Zimbabwe cop demands $70 and two goats for a bribe
A POLICEMAN in Kadoma has been arrested for allegedly soliciting a bribe of US$70 and two goats for the release of a suspect whom he had apprehended for growing marijuana in his maize field.In...Published: 02 May 2011 at 07:24hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Police officer in court for soliciting a bribe
A Kadoma police officer Innocent Mapfumo (33), appeared before a Kadoma magistrate on allegations of soliciting a bribe. The bribe is alleged to have been US$70 and two goats for the release of...Published: 24 Apr 2011 at 08:31hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
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