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Mpilo bogus doctor caged 5 and half years
A man who spent two years posing as a qualified medical doctor - defrauding patients and promising fake nursing placements at Mpilo Central Hospital - has been sentenced to five and a half years in pr...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 10:05hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Bogus doctor nabbed
A bogus medical doctor who masqueraded as a civil servant in Glendale was arrested and dragged to Concession magistrate court yesterday.Rishass Mushayakarere (42) appeared before magistrate Ch...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:42hrs | 74 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Drugs-theft Bulawayo doctor arrested for practising without a licence
A medical doctor who was suspended for stealing drugs at Mpilo Central Hospital has been arrested for practising without a licence at a city clinic.Emmanuel Mucheni, 35, was arrested last Frid...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 05:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bogus Harare doctor denied bail, labelled a danger to society
HARARE magistrate Judith Taruvinga yesterday denied bail to a bogus doctor who served in the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals casualty unit for seven months before he was unmasked.Taruvinga des...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bogus doctor arrested
A man who took advantage of staff shortages in the health sector and posed as a medical doctor at Parirenyatwa for seven months, has been arrested. Admire Chisi of Zimre Park ran out of luck w...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe PhD: Students give Nyagura ultimatum
The Zimbabwe National Students' Union (Zinasu) has given University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice-chancellor, Levi Nyagura 48 hours to step down from the institution for reportedly presiding over the awarding...Published: 18 Jan 2018 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
UZ vice-chancellor gets ultimatum over Grace Mugabe PhD
The Zimbabwe National Students' Union (Zinasu) has given University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice-chancellor, Levi Nyagura 48 hours to step down from the institution for reportedly presiding over the awarding...Published: 18 Jan 2018 at 07:34hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Grace Mugabe degree under probe
Former first lady Grace Mugabe, who controversially attained a Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) three years ago, faces humiliation and a corruption probe after lecturers ...Published: 05 Jan 2018 at 15:24hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Cry the beloved Zimbabwe, as Zanu-PF closes shop
When the gigantic snake repeatedly misses the target and all its venomous blows land upon itself, in the presence of highly mobilised enemies, it surely becomes easy prey even to the oldest and fully ...Published: 06 Oct 2017 at 15:53hrs | 2 | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Mnangagwa's supporters seem to be driven by irrational hatred
Claims by controversial war vets leader Christopher Mustvangwa, that Defence Minister Doctor Sydney Sekeramayi is a bogus doctor seem to be falling flat on their faces after evidence that the Minister...Published: 16 Sep 2017 at 14:55hrs | | by online
Fake doctor nabbed
A fake doctor at Ha-Rankopane Village in QwaQwa has been nabbed after the community doubted his credibility. Daily Sun reported that on Sunday afternoon, having noticed that the doctor did not...Published: 24 Mar 2016 at 10:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bogus doctor bust, again
An alleged bogus doctor who has examined, prescribed medicine to and treated thousands of patients for years has been nabbed following an undercover investigation by The Citizen.Mogaswa James ...Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 11:13hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Bogus doctor in court for rape
A bogus doctor reportedly raped a student nurse at Harare Central Hospital and a nurse from a private hospital after he promised to offer them jobs at his surgery, the court heard yesterday. L...Published: 11 Dec 2015 at 05:26hrs | 2 | by Lovemore Meya
Govt warns against fake drugs
The government has warned members of the public against buying pharmaceutical products from unregistered dealers as they may cause serious side effects and drug resistance.This follows an oper...Published: 30 Aug 2015 at 16:47hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Public urged not buy drugs from the street
HEALTH and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa has urged people to desist from buying pharmaceutical products from unregistered institutions and dealers as they will be risking their lives. The ...Published: 29 Aug 2015 at 09:22hrs | 1 | by Freeman Razemba
Bogus Zimbabwean academic certificates used in Namibia
FAKE qualifications from Zimbabwe have been unearthed in Namibia as the government there intensifies efforts to rid the job market of desperate academic fraudsters.Press reports said the numbe...Published: 07 Jan 2015 at 10:29hrs | 1 | by Staff writer
Only Zanu-PF collapse can save Zimbabwe
THE open feuding within Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU-PF, intensified last month, as rivals battled over the succession to 90-year-old President Robert Mugabe. This culminated in the dismissal by Muga...Published: 06 Jan 2015 at 09:02hrs | 1 | by James Hamill
Zimbabwe students view Grace Mugabe's 'bogus' doctorate as an 'insult'
The Zimbabwe National Students Union condemns university Vice-Chancellor Professor Levi Nyagura for condoning Grace Mugabe's bogus doctorate.Grace Mugabe's PhD, awarded just months after she e...Published: 28 Sep 2014 at 19:23hrs | | by AFP
Bogus doctor dupes job seekers
POLICE in Mutare on Monday arrested a fake medical doctor who allegedly fleeced unsuspecting job seekers of various amounts in compulsory medical exams, which he claimed the victims had to undergo t...Published: 05 Dec 2013 at 16:30hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Bogus doctor arrested for fraud
A bogus doctor who misrepresented to the public and received pledges amounting to $3 160 on the pretext that he would remit the money to schools in need of financial assistance, was arrested yesterday...Published: 08 Jun 2013 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bogus doctor gets 20 years behind bars for rapping niece (7)
A BOGUS doctor has been jailed 20 years for raping his seven-year- old niece.Lovemore Dzvimbu had pleaded not guilty to rape charges when his trial opened...Published: 13 May 2012 at 20:13hrs | | by Court Reporter
Zimbabwe police investigate bogus doctor
POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating a man who has reportedly been practising as a medical doctor without a licence.Although details about the way he was operating were still sketchy as police...Published: 27 Mar 2012 at 05:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bogus doctor arrested
A bogus doctor Blessing Gama, who made a non-governmental organisation believe that he was qualified before working for them for 6 months, has been arrested. Gama was arrested at Kaguvi Buildi...Published: 16 Jan 2012 at 08:45hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Bogus doctor ordered to perform 175 hours of community service
A HARARE High School temporary teacher, Pardon Muvengwa (32) who masqueraded as a medical doctor at Parirenyatwa Hospital and swindled desperate job seekers of more than US$600 was yesterday ordered ...Published: 22 Dec 2011 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bogus doctor arrested in Harare
Police in Harare have arrested a man for masquerading as a medical doctor and swindling people of their money.Harare provincial police spokesperson, Inspector James Sabau said the man, Pardon ...Published: 17 Dec 2011 at 22:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Seven bogus doctors from Nigeria arrested in South Africa
Seven bogus doctors from Nigeria have been arrested at hospitals and consulting rooms in five provinces, the Hawks sayThe seven were arrested in Hawksâ€â...Published: 09 Feb 2011 at 15:16hrs | | by Byo24News
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