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'Devil's breath' the Zombie drug that steals your memory

ZIMBABWEANS are being urged to remain vigilant following growing reports of a dangerous drug known as "devil's breath" (pictured), a substance capable of stripping victims of free will, memory, and resistance.In South Africa, authorities a…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 08:20hrs | 226 | by Jacob Mutisi

AFDIS clerk faces US$8,500 fraud charges

A customer collection depot clerk at African Distillers Limited (AFDIS) appeared in court over the weekend facing fraud charges totaling US$8 500. Tawanda Shoko, 25, was granted US$100 bail by Harare magistrate Appollonia Marutya, while hi…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 08:20hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter

Man charged with murder over US$10 dispute

A 23-year-old man from Dzivaresekwa 2 appeared in Harare Magistrates Court on Saturday, facing murder charges after allegedly killing his relative during a dispute over a missing US$10. Obert Chanetsa was remanded in custody to September 2…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 08:19hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter

Lawyer sues ex-husband over US$8,020 maintenance arrears

A Harare lawyer, Nyasha Pamela Timba, has taken her ex-husband, Alexius Munyanda, to court for allegedly failing to pay maintenance arrears totaling US$8 020, despite prior court orders. Timba, an employee at Devitte Rudolph and Timba Lega…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 08:19hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter

Drug dealer faces prison term after $150 fine for Chinese

The High Court in Bulawayo has dismissed an appeal by convicted drug dealer Gary Bell, confirming his return to prison to serve a 12-month effective sentence. Justices Munamato Mutevedzi and Ngoni Nduna ruled that Bell's magistrates' court…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 08:18hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter

Chinese nationals fined only US$150 for cocaine in the Banana republic

Nine Chinese nationals arrested in connection with a drug bust in Newlands, Harare, were each fined US$150 by the Harare Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, with the alternative of a six-month prison sentence, prompting criticism from promine…

Published: 13 Sep 2025 at 13:45hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Machakaire fingers Zanu-PF bigwigs in drug smuggling scandal

Youth Empowerment and Development Minister and ZANU-PF politburo member, Tinomudaishe Machakaire, has made explosive claims that some senior party officials are involved in drug smuggling and distribution, using the ruling party as a shiel…

Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:11hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter

Harare woman nabbed with 20kg cannabis

A 30-YEAR-OLD Harare woman is in trouble after she was found in possession of twenty kilograms of cannabis.Romana Mukozhiwa from Kambuzuma is assisting police with investigations.Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector Milton Mun…

Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 17:16hrs | 278 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Chinese gang busted at 'sex and drugs' party in Harare

Nine out of 10 Chinese nationals who appeared in court this week for illegal possession of dangerous drugs were yesterday granted bail, while one remains in custody.The group was arrested during a police raid on a suspected sex-and-drugs p…

Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:30hrs | 1283 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo records 500 teen pregnancies in 8 months

Bulawayo has recorded more than 500 teenage pregnancies since January, sparking renewed calls for stronger collaboration between churches and government institutions to tackle the growing crises of early pregnancies and drug abuse.The stat…

Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 09:07hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Police destroy 53 drug bases in Kwekwe crackdown

More than 100 suspects have been arrested and 53 drug bases destroyed in Kwekwe, Midlands province, as police intensify a nationwide crackdown on drug and substance abuse.The raids, targeting both urban and peri-urban areas, have seen offi…

Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 09:06hrs | 58 | by Staff reporter

Machakaire leads drug bust in Mbare

Government's anti-drug crackdown intensified in Mbare last week when law enforcement agents raided suspected drug dens, arresting two peddlers in an operation witnessed by Youth Empowerment and Development Minister Tinoda Machakaire.The ra…

Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:45hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter

Auxillia Mnangagwa's rehab centre overwhelmed

The drug and substance abuse rehabilitation centre established by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa in Mbare is struggling to cope with demand, with hundreds of addicts on a waiting list seeking help, highlighting the growing substance abuse c…

Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 13:04hrs | 1000 | by Staff reporter

Police arrests 2 long-time fugitives in drug raid

A routine drug raid in Budiriro, Harare, on Monday led to the dramatic arrest of two fugitives who had been on the police wanted list since 2023 for unrelated criminal offences.The suspects, Arthur Muchichwa (28) and Tafirenyika Nhenda (31…

Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 19:13hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Prosecutor General decries widespread corruption

Prosecutor-General Loyce Matanda-Moyo has issued a scathing condemnation of rampant corruption in Zimbabwe, warning that the scourge is robbing citizens of critical services and crippling national development.Speaking at the launch of the …

Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:09hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Police destroy tonnes of illicit drugs

Police yesterday publicly destroyed 18,896 litres of illicit brews, 30 kilograms of banned skin lightening products, and 121 kilograms of dagga as part of intensified efforts to curb drug and substance abuse across Zimbabwe.The destruction…

Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:07hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter

Police bust drug trafficking rings in Beitbridge

Two major drug trafficking operations have been foiled by Zimbabwean police in Beitbridge, resulting in the arrest of three suspects and the seizure of illicit substances valued at more than US$34,000, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) co…

Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 12:26hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe anti-drug fight disjointed, MPs warn

Members of Parliament have raised grave concerns over Zimbabwe's disjointed and under-resourced response to the country's escalating drug and substance abuse crisis, citing a lack of coordination, inadequate infrastructure, and severe staf…

Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:08hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe increases surveillance at border posts to curb drug trafficking

The Zimbabwean government has intensified efforts to curb drug trafficking by deploying drones for surveillance at border posts, a move aimed at strengthening national security and reducing the flow of illicit substances into the country.D…

Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:09hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter

Woman dies after swallowing drugs during police arrest in Harare

A 55-year-old woman, Josephine Tinarwo, died on Thursday after swallowing a large quantity of drugs she was attempting to deliver to another peddler, only to fall into a police trap, authorities have confirmed.Police spokesperson Commissio…

Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:51hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter

Bodies and drugs smuggled across Beitbridge border

A chilling smuggling syndicate involving cross-border bus and truck drivers, allegedly operating with the help of corrupt customs, police, and health officials, has been exposed for illegally transporting undocumented human remains and dru…

Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:41hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter

Tsotsi star Presley Chweneyagae dies at 40

Presley Chweneyagae, the acclaimed South African actor best known for his leading role in the Oscar-winning film Tsotsi, has died at the age of 40, his manager Nina Morris Lee confirmed in a statement on Tuesday.Chweneyagae rose to interna…

Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:46hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter

13 youths arrested at sex, booze, and drugs party while parents away

Chaos erupted in Cowdray Park when police raided a wild Vuzu party in the early hours of May 24, 2025, arresting 13 youths caught red-handed engaging in alcohol consumption, drug use, and what insiders described as "unprotected sex orgies.…

Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:45hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter

Mupostori in graveyard sex scandal

A sex scandal has stirred controversy in Honde Valley involving Talent Nyabanga, a married woman and member of the Johane Marange Church, who stands accused of having an illicit affair and allegedly confessing to being intimate with her lo…

Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:11hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter

Widower cleared of causing wife's death

Hilary Chisuko, a man from Nyanga, has strongly denied accusations by his late wife's family that he was responsible for her death in a car accident last April. Chisuko, who himself was critically injured and unconscious for two months fol…

Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:10hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo's alarming drug abuse

A landmark study by leading psychiatrist Dr Loveness Ndebele of Ingutsheni Central Hospital has exposed an escalating drug and substance abuse crisis in Bulawayo and surrounding provinces, revealing shocking statistics, deep gender dispari…

Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:40hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe prisons officer arrested for illegal sex booster drugs

A Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officer stationed at Zvishavane Prisons has been sentenced to three months imprisonment, wholly suspended on condition he pays a US$250 fine, after he was caught in possession of illegal …

Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:19hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter

Man claims goblins forces him to sell grandmother's property

A 28-year-old man, Armstrol Nyondoro, appeared in court on Thursday, where he blamed goblins for his alleged habit of selling his grandmother's property to fund his drug addiction. Nyondoro's grandmother, Mary Nyakupariwa, sought a protect…

Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 11:35hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter

Military Police exposes ZRP investigations

In what could be seen as a damning reflection on the Zimbabwe Republic Police's (ZRP) investigation efforts, the Zimbabwe Military Police (MP) successfully apprehended a wanted international drug baron, Ali Allan Mamudu, and his accomplice…

Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 11:18hrs | 973 | by Staff reporter

Dealers lace biscuits with drugs

Police have uncovered a disturbing new method employed by drug dealers in and around Harare, where biscuits are being laced with drugs and sold to the public. Previously, they would use cakes, muffins, and popcorn to conceal illegal substa…

Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 10:08hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter

4 arrested for smuggling drugs in coffin

Police have arrested four cross-border transporters who allegedly attempted to smuggle drugs worth US$25,000 through Beitbridge Border Post using a coffin.The suspects, identified as Charles Bhebhe (30) of Lobengula West, Bulawayo; James S…

Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 15:45hrs | 1768 | by Staff reporter

Bus crew arrested for smuggling drugs

Two bus crew members were arrested after police intercepted their vehicle along the Harare-Masvingo Road and discovered 34kg of dagga along with various smuggled items.The suspects, identified as Simbarashe Chikasha (36) and Prince Nyakudy…

Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 17:38hrs | 1171 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo hospital opens unit to tackle drug abuse epidemic`

In response to Zimbabwe's escalating drug and substance abuse crisis, Mpilo Central Hospital has established a dedicated Mental Health Clinic to provide specialised care for affected individuals. The clinic offers comprehensive mental heal…

Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:33hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter

Drug rehab on the cards for Bulawayo

The Government has announced plans to construct a specialized rehabilitation centre at Ingutsheni Central Hospital in Bulawayo to support individuals undergoing addiction therapy.The facility will cater specifically to patients dealing wit…

Published: 22 Dec 2024 at 10:37hrs | 58 | by Staff reporter

Matebeleland has critical shortage of rehab centres

A critical shortage of drug rehabilitation centers in Matebeleland South and Matabeleland North has left residents with limited options for addressing escalating drug and substance abuse, according to the Parliamentary Thematic Committee o…

Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 15:56hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa throws councillors under the bus

Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa yesterday condemned Harare councillors for abandoning their duties once elected, as he appeared before the commission of inquiry investigating the financial affairs of the…

Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 07:06hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter

Bogus policemen jailed for possessing drugs, impersonation

Three men accused of impersonating police officers and possessing dangerous drugs were yesterday sentenced in the Harare Magistrates Court. Lloyd Zvama, Clemence Manyika, and Slevester Chaire, all aged 33, appeared before Magistrate Ruth M…

Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 07:04hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe boxer banned for doping

Zimbabwe's rising boxing star, Issa Aliyah Phiri, has been handed a two-year ban after testing positive for Furosemide, a prohibited substance listed under the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) 2024 Prohibited List. The Zimbabwe Olympic Co…

Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:26hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe police names and shames drug barons - list

The Zimbabwe Republic Police names and shames the listed 32 drug barons and suppliers who were convicted by the courts throughout the country:- Admire Chamwaita (26), of Mfelandawonye, Beitbridge, for illegal possession of dagga. The suspe…

Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 18:07hrs | 2293 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo drug hotspot suburbs named

Police in Bulawayo are set to launch a crackdown on drug barons in several identified hotspots, including Hillside, Famona, Bradfield, Nkulumane, Thorngrove, Pumula South, Makokoba, and Hope Fountain. National police spokesperson Commissio…

Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 07:56hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean arrested in Australia for smuggling drugs

A Zimbabwean man faces life in prison following an anonymous tip that led to the seizure of nearly 900 kilograms of methamphetamine, concealed in industrial machines imported from the United States. The drugs, with a staggering street valu…

Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 07:20hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter

Fight to end drug abuse

Many destinies are thwarted because of drug abuse. Drugs are very bad and we have to fight them. The future of the youth is in jeopardy as a result of god of drugs. There are numerous factors which are causing the havoc of drugs.The factor…

Published: 29 Jul 2024 at 08:21hrs | 176 | by Tatenda Hwari

'Drug culture foreign to Zimbabwe'

President Mnangagwa has expressed serious concerns about the rise of drug and substance abuse among Zimbabwe's youth, highlighting that it contradicts the nation's cultural values and the principles of Ubuntu. Speaking through Defence Mini…

Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 10:18hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter

Son blackmails mother over drugs

In Harare, a 28-year-old man named Shelton Kawonde was brought to court by his mother, Dzengesu Mutsara, for threatening to commit suicide unless she bought him drugs. Mutsara explained to Harare magistrate Johanna Mukwesha that Kawonde ha…

Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:44hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter

Inter-Ministerial committee formed to combat drug abuse in Zimbabwe

The Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, led by Hon. Kazembe Kazembe, has established an Inter-Ministerial Committee to address drug and substance abuse in marginalized communities. This collaborative initiative brings together …

Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 17:44hrs | 60 | by Tonderai Ndoro

Top firm caught smuggling drugs into Zimbabwe

Authorities have seized drugs that were allegedly smuggled through the country's porous borders by one of the country's major medical service providers Baines Radiology Group (BIG).Highly placed sources at BIG told  Standard People th…

Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:36hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zim govt flags UBH theft of drugs, malpractices

GOVERNMENT has raised a red flag over alleged acts of mismanagement, corruption in terms of awarding of tenders and theft of essential drugs at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), one of the country's major referral hospitals.This emerged…

Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:13hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Mliswa's daughter granted bail

Former Norton legislator's daughter Mudiwa Mliswa Chanetsa (20) has been granted bail by the High Court. The accused person was arraigned before the Harare Magistrates' Court and was denied bail for Unlawful Possession of Dangerous Drugs. …

Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 19:50hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

Harare's haven of sex, drugs and vice

Esnath first traded sex at age 13, after she was forced out of her family home in Harare's old suburb of Mbare.To survive, she decided to lie about her age, she said, taking refuge with a group of older women who became her mentors in Hopl…

Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:48hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

Mliswa's daughter up for drug possession

Former Norton legislator Temba Mliswa's daughter, Diwa Mliswa Chanetsa, has been arrested for drug possession.She was charged together with her alleged accomplice Tawanda Chigudu following their arrest on February 22 in Avonlea, Harare.The…

Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:27hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

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