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Harare drug kingpin convicted over 175kg of cannabis

Notorious drug trafficker Ali Allan Mamudu (55), who was found in possession of a trailer-load of 175kg of mbanje smuggled from Eswatini and headed for Malawi via Zimbabwe, has been convicted and is awaiting sentencing, which has now been …

Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 15:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

200kg of cannabis from South Africa intercepted at Beitbridge

Police in Matabeleland South have arrested two men for allegedly smuggling 200 kilograms of dagga into Zimbabwe from South Africa through the Beitbridge Border Post.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Chiratidzo Du…

Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 14:09hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

Judge proposes lawful use for seized mbanje

High Court judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi has urged magistrates to reconsider the blanket practice of automatically ordering the destruction of large quantities of mbanje (marijuana) forfeited to the State, suggesting instead that courts…

Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 10:03hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter

Mbanje caught dealing in mbanje

You really can't make this up! A man literally named Mbanje has been arrested - for dealing in mbanje.Langton Mbanje (33) of Cowdray Park was hauled before the Western Commonage Magistrates' Court after detectives caught him red-handed wit…

Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

Police investigate viral video of school girl smoking dagga

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched a formal investigation following the emergence of a disturbing video that has gone viral on social media. The footage shows a schoolgirl, dressed in full school uniform, allegedly smoking wha…

Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 18:25hrs | 1353 | by Staff reporter

Mbanje transporter jailed 10 years

A 32-year-old truck driver from Beitbridge, Tapson Madziyanise, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being caught transporting 78 kilograms of cannabis in a South African-registered commercial truck.Madziyanise, an employee of Do…

Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:30hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter

Production challengers hinder cannabis farming

The Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) has noted a growing interest in cannabis farming in Zimbabwe for medicinal purposes, but production challenges are slowing the growth of the sector.AMA CEO Clever Isaya shared the update during a …

Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:54hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter

Bus crew, passengers arrested for possessing mbanje

Police have arrested the crew and two passengers of an Inter Africa bus after discovering 62 kilograms of dagga (cannabis) in their possession at a security roadblock along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road. The incident took place on September…

Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:51hrs | 793 | by Staff reporter

Sheep on a high: Flock feasts on cannabis after extreme weather

In a truly bizarre twist of fate, a flock of sheep in Greece found themselves feeling a bit too "ewe-phoric" after munching on a crop of weed!Wildfires, heatwaves, and flooding had left the poor flock near Thessaly with little to graze on,…

Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter

Kenyans caught smuggling mbanje in Zimbabwe

TWO Kenyans have been arrested in Victoria Falls for possessing more than 60kg of mbanje.Muchai Kamau (47) and Sammy Duke (33) were arrested at the Kazungula Border after police and Zimbabwe Revenue Authority officers discovered bags of mb…

Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 15:00hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Three caught with 50 kgs of dagga at roadblock

Kadoma police arrested a bus crew Mtunzi Shupikai, Makanda Givemore and Tendai Nyabute for stashing bags of dagga (mbanje) in the bus on Monday.The bus was caught by the police who were on patrol conducting a stop and search.The police con…

Published: 18 Jan 2023 at 20:51hrs | 1 | by Tarisai Mudahondo

'Cannabis a God-given gift for Zimbabwe'

HEALTH and Child Care minister Constantino Chiwenga yesterday urged Zimbabweans to embrace the legal use of cannabis saying the herbal plant was a "God-given gift" for the country.'The legalisation of cannabis in 2018 sparked controversy o…

Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Africa's first ever cannabis research laboratory revives Zimbabwe health sector

In 2018, the new political dispensation in Zimbabwe took a new trajectory in the health sector by issuing out 57 licences for cultivation of cannabis also known as mbanje or marijuana for medicinal purposes.The ordinary cultivation, posses…

Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe legalised the growing of marijuana for medical purposes

THE daily use of cannabis is associated with an increased risk of psychosis or serious mental illness, with more potent forms of the drug such as "skunk" heightening the risk, a study by leading scientists has revealed.This comes as Zimbab…

Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 11:40hrs | 21 | by Gift Phiri

Zimbabweans should unite and kick out the 'Ganja' government on July 30

Zimbabweans should be worry of a leader in the caliber of President Emerson Mnangagwa. This military controlled President has proven beyond reasonable doubt that he is off better as a Vice President than a Head of State. His decision to le…

Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 10:08hrs | | by Knowledge Hakata

Mbanje is a very dangerous drug

A lot of excitement is in the air after our local press carried the headline "Government legalises mbanje farming".Different thoughts clouded the Zimbabwean masses as the announcement of Statutory Instrument 62/ 2018 (dangerous drugs â€” p…

Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:05hrs | | by Mthandazo Ndlovu

Asivuleni amehlo bakwethu

Umhlaka 1 May lilanga lokukhumbula izisebenzi umhlaba wonke jikelele. Izizwe ezinengi ezithanda inkululeko ziqakathekisa leli ilanga kakhulu ngoba impilo isezandleni zezisebenzi. Zona azila lutho ngaphandle nje kwamandla okuthi zisebenze z…

Published: 01 May 2018 at 11:55hrs | 1 | by Mkhululi Zulu

Time to act decisively is now

The political climate is getting hotter by day if not by hour as the elections get nearer. Political contenders do not seem to bother about anything else except to do everything just to "win"  or just to be there and make money from d…

Published: 01 May 2018 at 11:54hrs | | by Mkhululi Zulu, Zapu Presidential Spokesperson

Is weed really that bad?

It is known and it has always been said that too much of anything is bad. Everything around us is good but one is it misused or abused, it becomes a very bad thing. Imagine this water that gives us life, if it is not handled very well it c…

Published: 26 Apr 2017 at 07:42hrs | | by Belinda Chowa

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