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Medical sector warned against illegal disposal of medical waste in Bulawayo
The medical sector in Zimbabwe could soon face legal action following reports of illegal disposal of hazardous medical waste at Bulawayo City Council's Richmond landfill site.Shocking revelati...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 09:23hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter
Blitz-krieg them all! A call for action against illegal urban operations
THE heading above no doubt encapsulates the concerns of law-abiding citizens, urging those in authority to swiftly root out the undesirable elements polluting our society - without further ado or unne...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:27hrs | 138 | by Stephen Mpofu
'Unregistered pharmacies serious health threat'
A growing number of pharmacies in Bulawayo and the Matabeleland North and South provinces are reportedly operating without licenses from the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ), raising ala...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 09:21hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Counterfeit medicine crisis grows in Zimbabwe's informal markets
In the crowded, makeshift stalls of Hopley's open market - an informal settlement just south of Harare - buyers can find almost anything: rat poison, cleaning supplies, and even medicine. But behind t...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 15:03hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Midlands province gets ambulances
The Midlands provincial Health and Child Care Ministry has received a significant boost in its efforts to enhance healthcare services with the acquisition of 15 vehicles worth US$305,000. These vehicl...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:49hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
When dark babies are not good enough
For Ms Ntokozo Gumbo, after successfully achieving her desired complexion following years of investing in skin care to lighten her skin tone, she was disappointed when she gave birth to a baby heavily...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:10hrs | 360 | by Andile Tshuma
Blitz exposes unregistered medicines
A JOINT operation between the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) and the police this week uncovered an illegal distribution network of unregistered and expired medicines including illicit ...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 06:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zim govt flags UBH theft of drugs, malpractices
GOVERNMENT has raised a red flag over alleged acts of mismanagement, corruption in terms of awarding of tenders and theft of essential drugs at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), one of the country'...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:13hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Indian soldiers in murky deals
SUSPECTED former Indian army officers, who have been operating in Mozambique's troubled northern province of Cabo Delgado region, have reportedly settled in Zimbabwe, where they are allegedly operatin...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 05:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Donation scandal hits Bulawayo city council
THE Bulawayo City Council's Health Services Department has been operating its own bank account, where the department would deposit donated money and then spend it outside the city's financial system, ...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pharmacies shut over expired drugs
At least three pharmacies have been shut while four managers lost licences for selling expired and unregistered medicines to unsuspecting patients, as the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ...Published: 12 Feb 2022 at 16:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police recover expired drugs after raid on clinic, surgery
A private clinic and a surgery in Gweru were raided by the police leading to the recovery of expired drugs and others which are not registered by the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) wor...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'HIV+ patients can take expired medication'
This picture has gone viral and some people are shocked and are calling the government all sorts of names. Unknown to some people is that this has been ongoing for the last 12 months or so. In short t...Published: 18 May 2019 at 13:50hrs | 8 | by Brighton Chireka
Deport Constantino Chiwenga
ZAPU finds it absolutely disgusting that the architect of human and democratic violations in Zimbabwe, murder, economic destruction and every misery of our people Constantino Chiwenga is r...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 14:49hrs | 1 | by Iphithule kaMaphosa
Please save our doctors
The handling thus far by the government of the ongoing industrial action by the country's medical doctors has left a lot to be desired - reflecting very poorly on both the bona fides and humanity of t...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, doctors in crunch meeting
FEAR gripped government yesterday forcing discussions with striking junior doctors as well as consultants and senior health practitioners, who on Friday issued a 48-hour-ultimatum, NewsDay can reveal....Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:08hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Wheels come off Zimbabwe health sector
Medical experts have warned the government that it is putting the lives of thousands of people at risk, after it recently started dispensing expired drugs in hospitals - including life-prolongin...Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 18:36hrs | | by Nokuthaba Nkomo
Government not dispensing expired drugs, says Mangwana
The government has dismissed social media reports alleging that expired drugs are being dispensed for use by patients in the country.In a statement to ZBC News, the Permanent Secretary for Inf...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 14:50hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean doctors killed over a thousand people in one month of December?
My father once told me that a man who does not sleep at home will never buy a bed for his home. This might just be true when applied to politicians on the continent seeking medical help anywhere but h...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 09:39hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Pharmacy shut down over expired, unregistered drugs
MEDICINE Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) closed down Angel Pharmacy at Checheche Business Centre in Chipinge for selling more than 25 types of drugs which were either expired, unregistered or unr...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Moyo is Mnangagwa's new acid test
Back in the days, every old, frail and ugly country woman was believed to be a witch. It didn't matter if, indeed, she was. Her looks and age naturally turned her into that ogre that drank our blood a...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 10:02hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Majoni
Former Agric minister looted farm equipment worth millions
FORMER Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made allegedly looted farm equipment and inputs worth millions of dollars, which he hid at his Tara Farm in Headlands, M...Published: 22 Dec 2017 at 06:53hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
'Govt stocking expired drugs'
State veterinarians are stocking expired drugs, posing a potential risk to animal health, an audit tabled in the National Assembly has revealed.The government internal audit stated that there ...Published: 26 Jun 2017 at 14:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiredzi General Hospital gives out expired ARVs to HIV patients
CHIREDZI - Zimbabwean government's woes continue to mount, with government hospitals either running out of essential drugs or giving out expired drugs. Patients at Chiredzi general hospital to...Published: 06 Mar 2017 at 09:27hrs | 18 | by Garikai Mafirakureva
Doctor 'gives' child expired drugs
FRIDAH Malatji (45) is accusing a local clinic of having given her daughter expired medicine."Now my daughter is worse off than before," said Fridah, from Block PP in Soshanguve, Tshwane....Published: 11 Jun 2016 at 08:46hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mutare hospital stock expired ARVs - Auditor General
Public hospitals are stocked with countless boxes of expired anti-retroviral drugs which are dispensed to patients, the Auditor General, Mildred Chiri has said.In a recent audit report f...Published: 25 Jul 2015 at 09:03hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Chikurubi Prison Hospital stock expired drugs
Chikurubi Prison Hospital is said to be stocked with mostly paracetemol and cotrimoxazol in its pharmacy and available drugs have long expired. HIV positive prisoners are admitted t...Published: 12 Mar 2015 at 11:55hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Zimbabweans turn to black market for hard-to-find ARVs
Nkululeko Sibanda, a 19-year-old man in Harare, started taking the life-saving HIV/AIDS antiretroviral drugs, commonly known as ARVs, after falling sick in August 2014."I was almost dying," he...Published: 07 Jan 2015 at 10:24hrs | | by AA
Dr Parirenyatwa warns prophets
THE Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr David Parirenyatwa, has warned traditional and faith healers against misleading people by claiming that they had powers to heal HIV.Dr Parirenyatwa sa...Published: 07 Dec 2014 at 08:24hrs | | by Tinomuda Chakanyuka
Plus Two Pharmacy sells expired medicines
A BULAWAYO pharmacy was yesterday caught in a storm after it sold expired medication to an unsuspecting patient raising fears that this illicit activity could be rife and putting lives of patients in...Published: 13 Aug 2014 at 07:10hrs | | by Sifundiso Ndlovu
'Patrick Chinamasa, How do you sleep at night?'
There comes a time in one's life where a line has to be drawn in terms of what's acceptable anymore and what is not. I, for one, have had it and am saying ENOUGH to the Zanu PF government an...Published: 31 Jul 2014 at 07:08hrs | | by Emilia Mukaratirwa, Zapu Vice President
'We give patients expired drugs all the time,' says hospital boss
A senior United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) nurse has said there is nothing amiss with administering expired drugs as the hospital often gave them to patients.This is despite the promulgation...Published: 25 Jul 2014 at 21:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZIMRA Executing its National Mandate
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) executes a critical national mandate of collecting taxes from all responsible organizations and citizens. It derives its mandate from the Revenue Authority Act [...Published: 23 Jul 2014 at 18:58hrs | 2 | by Suitable Kajau
Parirenyatwa undresses MDC-T's Dr Labode
HEALTH and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa has castigated the chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health and Child Care, Dr Ruth Labode, for blowing the issue of expired drugs at t...Published: 14 Jun 2014 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Patrick Chitumba
Bulawayo Hospitals shamed over expired drugs
Management at three major Bulawayo hospitals have been shamed after a team of visiting legislators discovered millions of dollars worth of expired drugs in storage areas, along with unused equipment a...Published: 05 Jun 2014 at 17:30hrs | | by Tererai Karimakwenda
Expired drugs discovered at Ingutsheni, Mpilo, UBH
THREE major Bulawayo hospitals have lost drugs including antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and medical devices worth millions of dollars which expired while being kept in storerooms at the institutions. ...Published: 05 Jun 2014 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Nurse caught selling expired drugs
A SISTER-IN-CHARGE at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH)'s Forester Ward appeared at the Bulawayo Magistrates' Court last week facing charges of selling expired Amphotericin B drugs to a patient....Published: 10 Mar 2014 at 05:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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