09/05/2026
Magaya, 46, was convicted by the Harare Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to possessing unregistered medicine. The court heard that he was found with 10 x 2 Sedena tablets, a scheduled medicine that is not registered with the relevant authorities. Magaya told the court in mitigation that he is married with five children and works as a vendor to support his family. Taking his guilty plea and personal circumstances into consideration, the magistrate fined him $150, with a 30 days prison sentence if he fails to pay the fine.
An 18 year old vendor, Macdonald Chirara, was convicted and fined US$100 equivalent in ZiG by the Harare Magistrates Court on September 1, 2026, after being found in possession of 15 tablets of scheduled medicine that were not registered with health authorities and intended for sale at the 5th Avenue shops. Chirara pleaded guilty to the charge, and in mitigation, the court heard that he is married with a two-year-old child, whom he had at the age of 16, works as a vendor and never attended school. The magistrate ordered him to pay a US$100 fine in ZiG at the prevailing exchange rate, with a 30 day prison sentence if he fails to pay.
A 27 year old unemployed mother of two, Tanyaradzwa, was convicted by the Harare Magistrates Court on September 3, 2026, after pleading guilty to unlawfully smoking dagga at a house in DZ 3 on September 1, telling the court in mitigation that she needed to find her husband to ask him for money.
