LINCOLN MAJOGO

  The ongoing social media hysteria surrounding the Dominican Convent drug saga has set social media ablaze with mixed emotions and reactions from the public. For context, Dominican Convent High School, an elite school in Harare recently expelled 8 female students who were found guilty of contravening the school’s drug policy during an Upper Six leadership camp held in Nyanga this month. Some have also used this incident to publicly demand the government to legalize the use of recreational drugs. What is clear, however, is that stakeholders have been playing the blame game with various analysts blaming the government for ineffective policies in curbing rampant drug abuse, while others blame parents for not doing as much in protecting children from drug and substance abuse.  We must appreciate that the drug and substance predicament is complex. Equally this incident should have been the moral authority to leverage a multi-sectoral approach that brings various players to the table eg