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Fake booze booms in Zimbabwe
Inside a grimy, poorly lit room in Mbare, one of Zimbabwe's most populous townships, a 45-year-old man sits on a makeshift stool as he pours a brownish liquid into small bottles.An alcoholic s...Published: 24 Apr 2023 at 20:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Schools concealing drug and substance abuse by students'
SCHOOLS in the country are reportedly concealing rampant drug and substance abuse by students to protect their reputation, NewsDay Weekender can reveal.This comes as the country has been exper...Published: 28 Jan 2023 at 19:10hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter
Sex work now the 'most mentioned source of income' in Harare
High unemployment and the increasing cost of living are fuelling a rise in sex work in Zimbabwe.It is now the most mentioned source of income in Harare, according to a survey by the Zimbabwe C...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:10hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
57% of Zimbabwe's sex workers HIV positive
CENTRE for Sexual Health, HIV and Aids Research (CeSHHAR) says more than 57% of female sex workers in the country's 22 hotspot areas are HIV positive.The revelations follow another study by th...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 05:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records surge in sex workers
ZIMBABWE has recorded an increase in commercial sex workers, with Harare adjudged to be the biggest red-light district, a new survey by the National Aids Council (Nac), Health and Child Care ministry ...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:53hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Drug cartels turn Zimbabwe into a hub
Zimbabwe is fast becoming a destination of choice for smugglers of dangerous drugs such as heroin, with police saying syndicates involving locals and foreigners were on the loose.The country h...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
More people died of TB in 2020
Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN) has said according to the World Health Organisation's 2021 Global TB report, in 2020, more people died from TB.Indications are that far fewer ...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 10:45hrs | 9 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe under pressure as drug abuse cases spike
GOVERNMENT is under intense pressure to establish rehabilitation centres accessible to ordinary drug users owing to the growing demand of people in need of professional mental health care.An i...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 18:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCLDN about concerned drug baking, sex, alcohol consumption by students
The Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN) notes with grave concern disturbing videos and pictures of students mostly in high schools smoking marijuana amid reports they are also engaging i...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 16:13hrs | 5 | by ZCLDN
ZCLDN engages George Stark High students on illicit drug use
The Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network today held a drug awareness campaign at George Stark High School in Mbare, Harare.George Stark High is a co-education learning centre with enrolme...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 22:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
ZCLDN applauds Government decision to decriminalise HIV transmission
THE Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN) welcomes the recent announcement made by the Government that it wants to repeal a legal provision that criminalises willful transmission of HIV/AI...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by ZCLDN Communications Department
ZCLDN, CID Drugs join hands in fighting illicit drug use
The Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network in conjunction with the ZRP's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Narcotics and Drugs today held a workshop at the CID headquarters in Harare on drug...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 13:53hrs | | by Agencies
ZCLDN holds drug masterplan roundtable
Today, the Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network held a breakfast roundtable meeting in Harare with government officials, police and officials from several non-governmental organisations on the Na...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 11:47hrs | | by ZCLDN
Calls to decriminalise drug abuse
Zimbabwe has held a belated International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking commemorations amid calls for a paradigm shift to consider drug abuse as a health issue instead of a criminal o...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 16:11hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
ZCLDN's statement on drug and alcohol abuse in schools
THE Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN) calls upon the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to ensure that all schools in the country have adequate facilities to monitor drug abus...Published: 19 Feb 2018 at 12:24hrs | | by ZCLDN Communications
ZCLDN applauds President, First Lady's calls to end drug misuse
The Zimbabwe Civil Liberties and Drug Network (ZCLDN) applauds the initiative made by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa in joining the growing calls to fight drug misuse i...Published: 22 Jan 2018 at 12:54hrs | | by ZCLDN
ZCLDN's statement on Amai Mugabe's admission on her sons drug use
The admission by the First Lady, Grace Mugabe last weekend that her two sons, Robert (Junior) and Bellarmine Chatunga, were taking drugs, a condition which was seriously affecting their lives and the ...Published: 26 Jul 2017 at 20:16hrs | 3 | by ZCLDN
Activista Zimbabwe hold Inaugural Youth Conference
In line with Section 20 of the Zimbabwe Constitution and the Zimbabwe Youth Policy; that young people should participate in political, social, economic and cultural development of our country, ActionA...Published: 08 Jun 2017 at 18:34hrs | 2 | by Alfred Towo
Zimbabweans to take part in the 'Don't Punish' campaign
On Friday 26th June 2015, thousands of activists in 100 cities around the world will make their voices heard as part of the global Support 'Don't Punish campaign'. The campaign calls on governments to...Published: 25 Jun 2015 at 11:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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