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2 women arrested for theft at Mpilo Central Hospital

Two women were arrested after a daring morning raid at Mpilo Central Hospital's Paediatric Wing, where they allegedly tried to steal from a mother attending to her sick child.The suspects, identified as Portia Moyo (32) of Makokoba and Mar…

Published: 19 Sep 2025 at 05:55hrs | 3038 | by Staff reporter

Khupe demands transparency in Mpilo Nursing school admissions

Bulawayo proportional representation legislator Thokozani Khupe has raised alarm over what she described as a lack of transparency and fairness in the selection of students at Mpilo School of Nursing, calling for urgent government interven…

Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 09:20hrs | 836 | by Staff reporter

UCE, Mpilo robber handcuffed and electric shock victims

A dangerous footpath predator who terrorised residents in Bulawayo's western suburbs with handcuffs and an electric shocker has finally been caught. Mthetheli Sibanda's reign of fear ended after a swift response from the police cycle patro…

Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:07hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo hospital forced to improvise amid years of neglect

Chronic underfunding and prolonged resource shortages have forced staff at Mpilo Central Hospital to master the art of improvisation just to keep basic health services running, Chief Medical Officer Dr Narcisius Dzvanga has revealed.Speaki…

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:31hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter

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 prison.Prosper Vanhuvaone was convicted o…

Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 10:05hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter

Fake doctor found guilty in Bulawayo, sentencing set for today

A man who posed as a qualified medical doctor, Prosper Vanhuvaone, has been found guilty of three counts of fraud and one count of impersonation following a high-profile trial in Bulawayo. The verdict, delivered yesterday, has set the stag…

Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:42hrs | 1196 | by Staff reporter

Zapu decries deteriorating public health system in Bulawayo

The Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) has raised concern over the worsening state of public healthcare in Bulawayo and other parts of the country, citing chronic shortages of medicines, equipment, and personnel.ZAPU deputy secretary f…

Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 05:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo fake doctor trial date

The trial for Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, a 29-year-old Bulawayo man accused of impersonating a doctor at Mpilo Central Hospital, has been scheduled for March 28, 2025. Vanhuvaone, who resides in Barbourfields suburb, briefly appeared befor…

Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 08:05hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter

Rampant cable theft threatens lives at Mpilo Central hospital

Rampant theft and vandalism of electricity cables supplying power to Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo have raised serious concerns, putting patients' lives at risk and placing immense strain on the hospital's operations.Speaking during t…

Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 11:49hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo hospital opens unit to tackle drug abuse epidemic`

In response to Zimbabwe's escalating drug and substance abuse crisis, Mpilo Central Hospital has established a dedicated Mental Health Clinic to provide specialised care for affected individuals. The clinic offers comprehensive mental heal…

Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:33hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo hospital records highest patient mortality rate in Zimbabwe

Mpilo Central Hospital has emerged as the referral hospital with the highest patient mortality rate in Zimbabwe, recording an 8.4% death rate between January and August 2024.Data obtained by CITE shows the hospital admitted 18,367 patients…

Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 15:33hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter

Public hospitals now death traps, says residents

Residents in Bulawayo have expressed growing frustration with the deteriorating state of service delivery at government hospitals, citing long delays, misdiagnoses, and a rising wave of corrupt practices that are putting patients' lives at…

Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Khupe engages Mthuli Ncube to boost cancer treatment in Zimbabwe

Former Deputy Prime Minister and cancer advocate, Dr. Thokozani Khupe, has revealed that she has successfully engaged the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, on allocating funds towards improving cancer tr…

Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 18:45hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter

Fake doctor appears in court, further remanded

Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, who has been in the spotlight for allegedly impersonating a doctor, appeared in court yesterday and was remanded to October 14. His case has drawn significant attention since his initial arrest and subsequent rel…

Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:25hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo 'fake doctor's' troubled past resurfaces

The drama surrounding Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, also known as Prosper Mpofu, continues to unravel after the 29-year-old was arrested for the second time at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo on Monday. Vanhuvaone, who had previously been …

Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 17:19hrs | 1821 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo Hospitalâ€™s lab gains international certification

The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Zimbabweâ€™s healthcare system, with an annual investment exceeding US$200 million aimed at improving health outcomes across the country.This was highlighted during a recent …

Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 19:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Fake doctor arrested at Mpilo Central hospital

A man posing as a doctor was arrested at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo on Tuesday after being discovered attending to patients in the outpatient department. The suspect, identified as Prosper Mpofu, had managed to infiltrate the hospi…

Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 10:17hrs | 2055 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo Hospital faces surge in child deaths

Child mortality statistics at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo increased between January and March before decreasing in April this year, despite reassurances from the Ministry of Health and Child Care that it was doing "everything" to pr…

Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 06:57hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter

Unknown Mpilo Hospital patient finally reveals origin

AN unknown man, who was picked up by a Mpilo Central Hospital ambulance crew two months ago, has finally revealed that he is from Tanzania.The man was found unconscious on January 4 and was unable to communicate with the hospital staff sin…

Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:12hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

'Stranger' at Mpilo hospital, can't speak any Zimbabwean language

MPILO Central Hospital is appealing for information that could lead to the identification of an unknown man who was admitted to the institution two months ago and does not understand or speak any of the 16 Zimbabwean languages.The man was …

Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:47hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo gets new dental, X-ray equipment

MPILO Central Hospital's Dental and X-ray departments have undergone a significant transformation with the installation of new state-of-the-art equipment.The upgrade enables the hospital to efficiently handle cases, from basic procedures t…

Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:47hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Trainee nurse aide expelled from Mpilo Central Hospital

A TRAINEE nurse aide has been expelled from Mpilo Central Hospital after allegedly posing as a public relations officer and duping members of the public into sending money into her EcoCash to assist a patient allegedly in dire need of medi…

Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:43hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo MRI scan takes first patients

IN 2020, Thamsanqa Nyathi (15) developed sudden headaches, which were diagnosed as a brain tumour, a condition that brought serious changes to his life. He went for surgery that same year to address the headaches but the condition recurred…

Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:42hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo MRI scan machine installed

A NEW state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) scan has been installed at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo, a huge boost to health service delivery for the southern region as it will enhance access to accurate diagnosis and tr…

Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:34hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo Hospital staff as they save 90 people with gruesome stab wounds

THE festive season was a nightmare for healthcare workers at Mpilo Central Hospital who had to rope in external help from specialists to save the lives of attempted murder victims.A staggering 90 penetrating trauma cases were recorded from…

Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:49hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo Central Hospital secures MRI scan

The government has procured advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines for Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo and Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare. This development is expected to lower costs for patients in need of MRI se…

Published: 29 Oct 2023 at 12:31hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Govt salary offer â€˜too little', say teachers

UNIONS representing teachers have accused government of negotiating in bad faith as they dismissed the latest salary offer as too little. Public Service minister Paul Mavima announced at the weekend that government would table a new salary…

Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 20:59hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Fire guts Mpilo Hospital office

Another fire gutted an office at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo, less than two months after an inferno destroyed property at the referral hospital.The latest fire incident, which was caused by faulty electricity cables, damaged propert…

Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 20:59hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt increases specialists at Mpilo Hospital

ACTING President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said Government has increased the number of  specialist doctors working at public hospitals with Mpilo Central Hospital having 74 percent of the required specialists up 54 percent in 2021.D…

Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo junior doctors move into new quarters

JUNIOR doctors in Bulawayo have moved into reconstructed Mpilo Central Hospital residence quarters which were destroyed by fire, a development that is expected to improve the delivery of health services at the institution.The doctors yeste…

Published: 15 May 2023 at 18:56hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo doctors' quarters rehab complete

GOVERNMENT has completed the rehabilitation of Mpilo Central Hospital doctors' quarters that were razed by fire last year.Ministry of Health and Child Care secretary Jasper Chimedza told Southern Eye yesterday that the hostels would be com…

Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:02hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Tribalistic govt overlooks Prof Solwayo Ngwenya for Mpilo Hospital's top job

Professor Solwayo Ngwenya has reportedly been overlooked for the Mpilo Central Hospital substantive chief executive officer job with the former United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) acting chief executive officer Dr Narcisius Dzvanga set to take …

Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 19:47hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter

Drama as trainee doctor assaults rival lovers

A man from Bulawayo, who is also a trainee medical doctor at Mpilo Central Hospital, and suspected his pregnant girlfriend of cheating for some time had his suspicions confirmed in the most dramatic way.It, however, ended in tears for the …

Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:18hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo doctors' quarters await commissioning by ...

THE construction of Mpilo Central Hospital doctors' quarters is now complete and will be commissioned before the end of the year.Government was renovating three apartment buildings housing doctors at the referral hospital after a series of…

Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa powers challenge judgement reserved

THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) on Wednesday reserved judgment in a matter in which legal think-tank Veritas, and Dzivarasekwa MP Edwin Mushoriwa are challenging a law which critics say concentrates power on the Presidency.Veritas and …

Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo to conduct free hernia surgeries

MPILO Central Hospital, in partnership with Celebration Health, will this weekend conduct free hernia repair surgeries.A hernia happens when an internal organ pushes through a weak spot in a muscle or tissue.Most hernias occur within the a…

Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:44hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo, UBH service delivery threatened

OVER 170 doctors and nurses at Mpilo Central Hospital and the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) are in isolation after testing Covid-19 positive, a development that is likely to cripple health care service delivery at Bulawayo's two major re…

Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:48hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo Hospital operations crippled

More than 60 doctors and nurses at Mpilo Central Hospital are in isolation after testing positive to Covid-19, a development that has crippled health care service delivery at the hospital. The bulk of the 63 health care workers that have t…

Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

OK rescues distressed Mpilo Hospital doctors

LEADING retailer OK Zimbabwe has donated grocery vouchers worth $50 000 to each of the over 30 Mpilo Central Hospital doctors whose property was destroyed when their block of flats recently went up in smoke.The fire, believed to have been …

Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:45hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Doctors rally behind Mpilo fire victims

Private medical practitioners under the Medical and Dental Private Practitioners of Zimbabwe association (MDPPZa) have started mobilising resources to assist doctors whose residence quarters were burned down at Mpilo Central Hospital last …

Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:49hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Govt pledges to renovate razed Mpilo Central building

Government has pledged to renovate Mpilo Central Hospital doctors' residence quarters that burned down on Wednesday and to help affected workers replace destroyed personal belongings and certificates.During the fire incident â€” the third …

Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:11hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

'Lack of maintenance caused Mpilo fire'

THE Government has resolved to renovate the Mpilo Central Hospital doctors' residence that burned down on Wednesday and help affected workers replace destroyed personal belongings and certificates.During the fire incident, the third in thr…

Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:08hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Power cuts disrupt Mpilo radiotherapy services

THE recently resuscitated radiotherapy machine at Mpilo Central Hospital which started working on Tuesday may not last as incessant power cuts being experienced in the city have left the department's Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) down…

Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:31hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo dismisses fake Covid-19 statement

MPILO Central Hospital authorities have dismissed, as fake, reports that the southern region's biggest referral institution had recorded 206 Covid-19 positive cases among members of staff in the last week.This comes as social media was awa…

Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 19:20hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter

Corpses pile up at Mpilo mortuary

CORPSES continue to pile up at Mpilo Central Hospital mortuary in Bulawayo due to delays by relatives in collecting the bodies for burial and authorities are reportedly mulling conducting pauper burials.Mpilo Central Hospital is the second…

Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 07:18hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo Hospital sets up register for people with ambiguous genitalia

MPILO Central Hospital has initiated a register for people with ambiguous genitalia in a bid to help them deal with the issue and avoid future psycho-social problems they may encounter regarding sexuality.Ambiguous genitalia is a rare cond…

Published: 15 May 2019 at 15:49hrs | 1690 | by Staff reporter

Mpilo radiotherapy patients stranded

ABOUT 150 cancer patients accessing radiation services from Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo are stranded following the breakdown of machinery at the hospital since November last year. Radiation therapy which is also called radiotherapy …

Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 22:50hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Sober people must handle the Doctors' impasse

The ongoing strike of medical practitioners which is now on day 28 is a serious matter, it is lives of Zimbabweans at stake and it requires delicate handling.So far, madness has been displayed from the Zanu PF government side, they are pla…

Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 16:36hrs | 4 | by Jacob Mafume - MDC National Spokesperson

Mpilo procures UPS cancer machine

MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo has bought a R1,45 million Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) machine for the radiation department, which will see radiation sessions on cancer patients being carried out without fear of power outrages, Sun…

Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:01hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Seeking healthcare in other countries should be a thing of the past

THE story on Vice-President Constantino Chiwengaâ€™s treatment in South Africa refers. The nation wishes the VP a speedy recovery. The air-lifting of ailing VIPs to foreign hospitals has, however, become a costly national embarrassment. Pr…

Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 08:11hrs | 1246 | by M Anoyera

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