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Why Zimbabwe will not ban the use of the title 'Doctor'

While countries such as Ghana and Ethiopia are taking bold steps to regulate the misuse of honorary and fake doctorates, Zimbabwe remains unlikely to follow suit. The reason is simple, the system is deeply compromised. Many senior official…

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 07:08hrs | | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

'Doctor of Nothing: Zimbabwe's elite and the theft of knowledge'

In the hallowed halls of academia, a doctorate stands as a towering monument to intellectual endurance, sleepless nights, existential crises, and a few thousand cups of coffee brewed stronger than most relationships. In Zimbabwe, however, …

Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 16:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare doctor embroiled in NEC Medical control wrangle

A leading Harare-based medical practitioner, Dr. Billy Rigava, stands accused of attempting to retain control of the National Employment Council (NEC) for the Medical and Allied Industry by allegedly blocking a legitimate workers' union fr…

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:35hrs | 165 | 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 | 501 | 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 | 1199 | by Staff reporter

Judgment date set for Mpilo fake doctor

Bulawayo magistrate Mrs. Eva Matura has scheduled May 30 for delivering judgment in the case of Prosper Vanhuvaone, a 29-year-old man charged with fraud for allegedly impersonating a medical doctor at Mpilo Central Hospital.Vanhuvaone face…

Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:20hrs | 231 | 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

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 | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo doctor earns milestone recognition

Bulawayo paediatric therapist Dr. Precious Madzimbe has made headlines once again, representing Zimbabwe at the esteemed 2024 International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders held in Philadelphia, USA. This congress, or…

Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 07:59hrs | 436 | 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 | 1827 | 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 | 2060 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean doctor honoured in the UK

A UNITED Kingdom-based Zimbabwean medical doctor Ronald Manuhwa has been honoured with an Allison Gourdie medal after completing emergency medicine post graduate diploma with Royal College of Emergency Medicine in the European country.The …

Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Harare doctor in court for blackmailing colleague

A SPECIALIST neurologist was on Wednesday brought before a Harare magistrate charged with contravening provisions of the Data Protection Act after he was accused of blackmailing a colleague, Andrew Mataruse.Lennon Tonderai Gwaunza (40), ap…

Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 17:41hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter

Doctor in court for blackmailing a colleague

A SPECIALIST neurologist was on Wednesday brought before a Harare magistrate charged with contravening provisions of the Data Protection Act after he was accused of blackmailing a colleague, Andrew Mataruse.Lennon Tonderai Gwaunza (40), ap…

Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 05:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Doctor to testify in Biti's assault case

The doctor who attended to Mrs Tatiana Aleshina at the Trauma Centre in Borrowdale, Harare after she was allegedly assaulted by politician Tendai Biti is expected in court tomorrow to give testimony.Biti is facing allegations of assaulting…

Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 23:15hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter

Harare doctor forges medical papers to help suspect skip bail

A medical doctor at Sally Mugabe hospital in Harare is in trouble after he allegedly forged medical affidavits claiming that a Chinese suspect arrested for illegal possession of rhino horns was sick.The doctor, Simbarashe Michael Mundawaro…

Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 08:25hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Pressure group flags doctors for double dipping, shortchanging patients

Kwekwe based pressure group, Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) has called on authorities to step in and stop some public hospital doctors from shortchanging poor citizens through spending much of their time in their private…

Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 17:53hrs | 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 | 13 | by Staff reporter

Harare doctor sued US$100,000 for defamatory Twitter posts

A HARARE medical doctor, Leon Gwaunza, has been sued for US$100,000 over defamatory statements posted on social media questioning his supervisor Andrew Mataruse's qualifications.Gwaunza has been ordered to withdraw the statements he made a…

Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 05:05hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Top doctor comes up with 'must-have' Covid-19 cocktail to reduce severe illness

As the Health Ministry is overwhelmed with Covid-19 patients requiring admission in public health and private hospitals, a leading medical practitioner F Mamvura has come up with a proposal termed The CovidCocktail  which he says help…

Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:22hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

'Fake doctor' treats Bulawayo patients

A CLINICAL officer at Mpilo Central Hospital has been arrested for allegedly masquerading as a doctor to patients at his private practice in the city centre. Police arrested Watson Mpala (67) at Mpilo on Thursday after Health Professions A…

Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 05:55hrs | 14 | by Yoliswa Dube-Moyo

Pfumvudza is what the doctor ordered

This-PFumvudza programme, where ever the idea came from is what the doctor ordered. The rains are falling abundantly adding to the success story of the project. Wherever you go countrywide, the maize crop is a pleasure to watch, lush green…

Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 22:05hrs | | by Tondo Murisa

Doctor feels vindicated on COVID-19 drug

UNDERFIRE MEDICAL doctor Jackie Stone who has been accused by her colleagues in the medical fraternity for reportedly prescribing unorthodox COVID-19 therapy yesterday said she had been vindicated after government indicated it was testing …

Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe warns over rogue Covid-19 medical doctor

THE Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ) on Friday warned over the illegal practice of one Jacqueline Carey Stone, who is allegedly treating COVID-19 patients using unregistered medicines.In a statement, the MDPCZ s…

Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 16:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

Doctor under fire for prescribing unapproved COVID-19 remedies

MEDICAL doctor Jackie Stone has come under fire from colleagues in the medical fraternity for allegedly prescribing unapproved COVID-19 remedies for her patients.Specialist physician Rashida Ferrand and Katharina Kranzer, who is an associa…

Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 07:02hrs | 18 | 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 described Admire Chisi (25) of Zimre Park, Ruwa as…

Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:23hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

BREAKING: Zimbabwe doctors go on strike

Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association has written to the Health Services Board informing them that they are incapacitated from offering their services with immediate effect. In a letter in possession of this publication the doctors said:â€…

Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 12:19hrs | 16 | by Mandla Ndlovu

'Mugabe doctor's death a great loss'

The late senior medical consultant, Dr Kumbirai Mumbwandarikwa who died on the 11th of this month at his Borrowdale home after battling cancer has been described as one of the best medical practitioners to come out of this country.Dr Mubwa…

Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 20:10hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter

HIV re-infection

Dear Doctor,I am a 32-year-old woman. I am married and we have one child. My husband and I tested HIV positive in 2013 and we are taking ARVs. We were also advised to use condoms and we have been doing so ever since. In February this year,…

Published: 12 May 2017 at 16:41hrs | 2756 | by Doctor

Witness doctor arrested, sentenced to 30 days in prison

THERE was drama at the Gwanda regional court yesterday after a doctor who was supposed to testify in a rape case was arrested and sentenced to 30 days in prison or a fine of $20 for coming to court late.Dr Lovemore Mbundinga stationed at M…

Published: 08 Feb 2017 at 05:46hrs | 1654 | by Staff reporter

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.Daily Sun reported that she said her daughter, Lebog…

Published: 11 Jun 2016 at 08:46hrs | 1648 | by Staff Reporter

54 arrest for drugs in Tshwane CBD

Fifty-four suspects were arrested in Brown Street in Tshwane, a notorious drug haven, over the weekend for dealing in drugs.According to Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD) spokesperson Senior Superintendent Isaac Mahamba, those …

Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 11:20hrs | 17 | by Staff Reporter

Doctor 'stabs rival suitor'

THE Medical Superintendent of Mnene Mission Hospital in Mberengwa, Dr Nyasha Makura allegedly ran amok and stabbed a rival suitor several times on both thighs in a fight over a girlfriend.Midlands Provincial Medical Director (PMD) Dr Milto…

Published: 27 May 2015 at 07:04hrs | 19 | by Munyaradzi Musiiwa

70 Zim doctors face negligence charges

Seventy doctors at various health centres countrywide allegedly displayed negligence and incompetence, which, in some instances, led to patients suffering life-threatening complications.One doctor's practising licence has since been cancel…

Published: 05 Oct 2014 at 08:46hrs | 24 | by Itai Mazire

Doctor sued over patient's death

"I WILL not rest until justice is done." This was a Nyanga villager, Mr James Makunura's bold statement following the death of his wife and mother of his only daughter as a result of Dr Miriam Kanyenze's negligence in discharging her dutie…

Published: 14 Feb 2014 at 06:58hrs | 42 | by Cletus Mushanawani

British Doctor Lied To Us!

As promised, we send the pictures of our detractors online for you to see who they really are. These are the guys who sent various emails to us of the London branch of SCOAN announcing their resignation from the church and giving reasons f…

Published: 18 Jan 2012 at 12:55hrs | 15 | by Watching TB Joshua

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