Tag: mutoriro

Gweru Doctor Arrested Over Alleged Mutoriro Use

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By Staff Reporter A 49-year-old medical doctor based in Gweru appeared before the Gweru Magistrates’ Court for possession and alleged use of crystal meth, locally known as mutoriro. Dr. Farikayi Manjeya, a specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist was charged alongside Tafara Chigoya (28), Kudakwashe Godknows Mutata (29), and Tariro Pambwa (35).   Police, according to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), received a tip-off about drug activity at the doctors’ cottages in Gweru, where Dr. Manjeya lives. “On the 9th of November 2025, detectives proceeded to the doctors’ cottages and found the…

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Zimbabwe launches National Drug Master Plan

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ZIMBABWE has launched a five-year National Drug Master Plan which runs from 2020-2025 which seeks to address a range of drug related issues. By Patricia Mashiri Dr Jasper Chimedza , the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Child  (MoHCC) said there was need to address supply, demand reduction as well as control of illicit substances based on International Drug Control Conventions and in line with the principles of balanced approach to drug control. Substances that are commonly abused in Zimbabwe include alcohol (both licensed and unlicensed brews) tobacco,…

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Exclusive Interview With Crystal Meth Drug Addict

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…”Like I said before, I have taken all the other popular substances but I do not encourage first timers to smoke Mutoriro“ At a time when unemployment has reached alarming proportions, young people have devised plans to cushion themselves from reality and drug abuse is one of them. By Kudakwashe Pembere It’s no longer the usual, youths have ventured into some of the most treacherous ways of living and with the introduction new highly intoxicating drugs on the market, one can conclude that the future of Zimbabwe is certainly not…

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