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Walter Mzembi hospitalised

Zimbabwe's former Foreign Minister, Dr Walter Mzembi, is reported to be seriously ill and hospitalised at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, amid growing concerns from medical staff over shortages of essential drugs and equipment at the faci…

Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 17:13hrs | 2018 | by Staff reporter

Parirenyatwa renovations to be completed in September

The government announced yesterday that the first phase of renovations at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals is expected to be completed by September, aiming to give the institution a modern look. Health and Child Care Minister Douglas Mombes…

Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 09:02hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's hospital tour confirms health system collapse

The Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) has described President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent tour of major hospitals as a clear confirmation that the country's public health system is in total collapse, urgently requiring government interven…

Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:42hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter

Nurses clash with Parirenyatwa over US$150 graduation fee

A storm is brewing at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals as graduate nurses demand clarity and flexibility over a mandatory US$150 graduation and administration fee - insisting that being forced to pay in United States dollars is unfair and e…

Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 09:25hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter

Chivayo gifts Reuben Barwe a Luxury SUV and $100,000 'pocket money'

Controversial businessman and philanthropist Sir Wicknell Chivayo has once again made headlines, this time for gifting veteran journalist and Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) Chief Correspondent Reuben Barwe a brand-new Toyota Land …

Published: 22 May 2025 at 14:06hrs | 1636 | by Staff reporter

China to help revive Zimbabwe's Parirenyatwa hospital

The Zimbabwean Cabinet has approved a landmark healthcare agreement that will see the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals partnered with China's advanced Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, in a bid to strengthen Zimbabwe's respiratory and cri…

Published: 22 May 2025 at 13:52hrs | 845 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa secures deal to reconstruct Parirenyatwa hospital

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has secured a landmark deal with Belarus that will see the overhaul of Zimbabwe's health sector, beginning with the reconstruction and capacitation of the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals. The development marks …

Published: 14 May 2025 at 21:15hrs | 1284 | by Staff reporter

Relatives of Parirenyatwa's memory loss patient found

A man admitted to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals after a road accident has been reunited with his family, following a public appeal to identify him.The man, who was brought to the hospital by police without any identification, was unable …

Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 16:23hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter

Unknown memory loss patient at Parirenyatwa Hospital - help identify

The Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals is appealing to the public for assistance in identifying a patient who was admitted after being involved in a car accident.The patient, brought to the hospital by police officers, is suffering from memor…

Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 15:17hrs | 803 | by Staff reporter

Professor Kurasha dies

Zimbabwe's academic community is in mourning following the death of Professor Jameson Kurasha, a respected educationist, who passed away at the age of 72. Professor Kurasha died at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals due to renal failure.Durin…

Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 20:54hrs | 2123 | by Staff reporter

Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa gets ZBC board seat

President Mnangagwa has approved the appointment of four new board members to the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC). The new appointees are Thandolwenkosi Nkomo, president of the Zimbabwe Institute of Public Relations (ZIPR); Ruvhene…

Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 07:41hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter

Facelift for Parirenyatwa Hospital

The children's cancer ward at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has recently been refurbished thanks to a US$11,000 donation from local energy company Caltex. The donation focused on upgrading Ward A4, which includes a chemotherapy room. The…

Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:15hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter

Ramaphosa's wife once worked at Zimbabwe's Parirenyatwa Hospital

South Africa's accomplished First Lady, Dr Tshepo Motsepe, was at the side of her husband Cyril Ramaphosa as he was sworn in as president of the 7th administration on Wednesday, 19 June 2024.Dressed in a silvery rose-patterned ensemble, Mo…

Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 17:54hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter

Eureka mine worker murdered

POLICE in Guruve are hunting for three murder suspects who allegedly bashed a Eureka mine worker to death after demanding cash from him.Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector Milton Mundembe confirmed the murder case.I can confi…

Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 14:16hrs | 27 | by Simbarashe Sithole

'Influx of herbalists hindering cancer treatment'

Nothando Mutizira, head of oncology at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, has raised concerns about the increasing reliance on herbalists, which she believes is hindering successful cancer treatment outcomes. Mutizira highlighted that many c…

Published: 19 May 2024 at 10:24hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

1 ambulance for Parirenyatwa

ZIMBABWE'S largest referral hospital, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, which services Harare and other nearby provinces, has been operating with only one functional ambulance, reflecting the country's continually crumbling healthcare servi…

Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 20:40hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Two open-heart surgeries at Parirenyatwa

A LOCAL team of doctors recently conducted two successful open-heart surgeries at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, marking the resumption of the complex medical procedure that was last done in 2018.Ms Blessing Bonda (29), who suffered from…

Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:37hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Parirenyatwa's doctors on-call doctors sleep in cars

DOCTORS based at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals have demanded a meeting over the deteriorating conditions at the hospital which they say are leading to patients dying from preventable illnesses.The doctors said the hospital had no basic m…

Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa son-in-law linked to attempt to seize CSC cold chain facility

Cold Storage Company (CSC) management in Harare is battling to ward off attempts by a close friend of President Mnangagwa's son-in-law Gerald Mlotshwa to seize control of a refurbished cold-chain facility at the Gleneagles plant, ZimLive r…

Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Ceiling collapse injures two patients at Parirenyatwa Hospital

Two Parirenyatwa Hospital patients were Tuesday treated for injuries sustained during a freak ceiling collapse incident in one of the referral hospital's wards.In a statement confirming the mishap, the government hospital said the two pati…

Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Parirenyatwa Hospital runs out of painkillers, bandages

OPPOSITION Harare East legislator Tendai Biti said Thursday that the country's largest referral public hospital, Parirenyatwa, has run out essentials including painkillers with patients forced to buy things like bandages and syringes.Speak…

Published: 26 Aug 2022 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa pregnant from donated sperm?

Former radio and TV star Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa is expecting her first baby at 33 - with a sperm donor.Parirenyatwa said she took the unconventional route to motherhood after getting alarming news about her health, and a fear that her wind…

Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 08:24hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

Parirenyatwa Hospital in negligence storm

THE mother of a four-year-old girl who died from severe burns while admitted at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare has alleged that staff at the health institution neglected attending to her child, possibly causing her death a few d…

Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Sex worker kills client over cell phone dispute

MVURWI based commercial sex worker Grace Tirinda (32) is assisting police with investigations after she allegedly killed her client in a cellphone dispute.Tirinda who was holding the now deceased Kondani Simwaka's cell phone refused to sur…

Published: 03 Nov 2021 at 16:38hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Parirenyatwa trial deferred again over magistrate illness

The trial of former health minister David Parirenyatwa failed to resume on Monday when the presiding magistrate did not turn up.Court officials said magistrate Elijah Makomo was indisposed owing to poor health and the trial was delayed unt…

Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 10:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Parirenyatwa suspends hospital visits

PARIRENYATWA Group of Hospitals has suspended all hospital visits with effect from today (December 9) as COVID-19 positive cases continue to soar."Please be advised that we have suspended all the visiting times due to the surge in the numb…

Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 16:58hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Parirenyatwa's trial deferred

The trial of former Health and Child Care Minister David Parirenyatwa on charges of abuse of public office was postponed yet again yesterday, this time to December 18, because of the continued absence of presiding magistrate Mr Elijah Mako…

Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 06:49hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe hospital to open traditional Chinese medicine clinic

Zimbabwe's largest referral hospital here has established a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinic and is applying for an official license to open, according to the country's ministry of health and child care.Jasper Chimedza, permanent …

Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

Parirenyatwa senior doctors down tools

SENIOR resident medical officers (SRMOs) at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals have downed their tools with immediate effect after a number of their colleagues in the profession tested positive for the coronavirus.The professionals include ob…

Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 09:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Pregnant woman dies of negligence at Mbuya Nehanda maternity wing

Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has launched an investigation into the death of a pregnant woman, Sharon Munyonho who died at the hospital's Mbuya Nehanda maternity wing on Sunday due to alleged negligence by nurses manning the ward.The la…

Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 13:26hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter

State impeaches star witness in the Parirenyatwa case

FORMER Natpharm board chairman and one of the state's star witnesses in former minister David Parirenyatwa's abuse of office case was yesterday impeached after the court ruled that he was hostile.Deputy Chief Magistrate Elijah Makomo yeste…

Published: 15 May 2019 at 09:59hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

High Court to decide Parirenyatwa's fate

THE High Court is on Wednesday expected to rule on ex-Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa's application seeking charges of criminal abuse of office against him dropped.Parirenyatwa argued in court papers that the charges were…

Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 13:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Shocking rot at Zimbabwe hospitals

PATIENTS are spending several days waiting for treatment at the country's poorly resourced public hospitals and many are dying prematurely due to lack of drugs, an investigation has revealed.After senior doctors at Harare's Parirenyatwa Ho…

Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

High Court to rule on Parirenyatwa request

The High Court is today expected to rule on former Health and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa's case in which he is seeking an order to stop his prosecution, arguing the charges levelled against him were fabricated.Parirenyatwa is b…

Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 12:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

Parirenyatwa given his passport

Embattled Former Health and Child Care Minister  David Parirenyatwa was given his passport by a Harare magistrate  Bianca Makwande. Parirenyatwa's lawyers had applied for the release of the passport saying the former ministe…

Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 11:59hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu

False start to Parirenyatwa trial

The trial of former Health and Child Care Minister David Parirenyatwa for alleged criminal abuse of office which was scheduled to start yesterday was postponed to December 11. Mr James Makiya, who was standing in for Advocate Uriri, stated…

Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 04:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

Parirenyatwa ill-treating patients

Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has apologised for ill-treatment of patients that occurred in ward C5.The incidence saw the complainant posting on social medial, pleading with the First Lady, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa to help address the pro…

Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 17:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

US orthopaedic surgeons jet in

A group of nine medical experts based at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Centre in the USAm is in the country to offer free knee surgical operations at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare.Zimbabwe has very few orthopaedic s…

Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 18:28hrs | 175 | by Staf reporter

David Parirenyatwa trial date set

The trial of former Health and Child Care Minister David Parirenyatwa for criminal abuse of office is scheduled to start on November 20. Parirenyatwa (68) was arrested last month for the offence as defined in Section 174 (1) (a) of the Cri…

Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Parirenyatwa accuses PG of malice

Former Health and Child Care minister, David Parirenyatwa has petitioned the High Court seeking permanent stay of prosecution on allegations that he abused his office, which he said were meant to persecute, and not to prosecute him.The ex-…

Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Rooting out corruption one arrest at a time

There is an old philosophical question that asks when exactly a certain amount of grains of sand turn into a heap. Where is the border â€“ two grains, 100 grains, 1000 grains? We can witness something similar now here in Zimbabwe. The ques…

Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 09:16hrs | | by Knowledge Moyo

First ever radiology centre opens in Zimbabwe

The first Diagnostic Radiology and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Centre has been commissioned in Harare and is expected to improve healthcare provision in Zimbabwe as well as save valuable foreign currency.Zimbabwe has been losing valua…

Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 11:05hrs | 12 | by Staff Reporter

Breaking: Mnangagwa Bombing Claims life

The White City bombing has reportedly claimed the life a victim who had suffered injuries, Health and Child Care Minister, David Parirenyatwa has confirmed.President Emmerson Mnangagwa and senior government officials survived the bombing a…

Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 12:54hrs | | by A Mhlongo

High Court hears Zimbabwe Nurses' challenge of purported dismissal

HIGH Court Judge Justice Amy Tsanga will on Thursday 26 April 2018 preside over the hearing and determination of an urgent chamber application filed by Zimbabwe Nurses Association seeking an order to restrain and interdict the Health Servi…

Published: 24 Apr 2018 at 13:26hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Fired nurses reapply

The majority of nurses who were handed dismissal letters have reapplied for their jobs.Updating the nation on the nurses strike, Health and Child Care Minister, Dr David Parirenyatwa told reporters that only 5 093 nurses had been relieved …

Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 14:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

The treatment of our nurses is unpatriotic

Nurses can only render quality services if their work environment provides conditions that support them and the patience. Positive work environments are important in achieving patient and employee safety, quality care and favourable patien…

Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:07hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa faces arrest

GRAIN Millers Association of Zimbabwe chairman, Tafadzwa Musarara, has approached the court seeking former ZiFM Stereo's programmes manager, Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa's incarceration for allegedly defying a court order compelling her to apolo…

Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Striking doctor explaining their issues

Dr Allan Dimingo calls for the government to equip hospitals and fulfil its 2014 pledge.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvYT3Fphuu4I spoke to Dr Allan Dimingo, who has called for goverment to equip hospitals and fulfill their 2014 pledge. …

Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 11:48hrs | 6 | by social media

Parirenyatwa acussed of appointing wife's friends, relatices into NAC board

Health minister David Parirenyatwa has been accused of stuffing the National Aids Council Board (NAC) board with family friends and relatives.According to NewZimbabwe.com, the minister dismissed the allegations as malicious and unfair but …

Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 08:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Minister threaten doctors against going on strike

DOCTORS at public health institutions who are planning to go on strike will be sabotaging Government which is trying to rebuild the country, the Minister of Health and Child Care Dr David Parirenyatwa has said.Speaking at Mpilo Central Hos…

Published: 01 Mar 2018 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

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