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Beitbridge Prosecutor Allegedly Kidnapped Three Men, Tortured Them & Ruptured One Man’s Kidney

Posted on April 2, 2016April 2, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

PROSECUTOR in Beitbridge allegedly kidnapped three men and tortured them until one of them ruptured a kidney after accusing the trio of stealing from his house. Muchiwande Forbes Sithole, 35, allegedly went on the warpath when he found that his house had been broken into and property worth R7,300 had been stolen. He allegedly teamed up with two people, who were not named in court, to severely assault Knowledge Mike, Gabriel Choruwa and Clemence Moyo,…

Three Boys Injured By Train After Napping On Insuza Railway Line

Posted on March 24, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

THREE boys cheated death after they were hit by a train while they took a nap on a railway line in Insuza on Sunday night. Carlen Moyo, 13, sustained severe head injuries and got his left leg chopped off, while Honest Mhlanga, 9, also sustained head injuries and suspected fractures on both limbs. Both boys from Njubalala Village in Insuza are admitted at Mpilo Central hospital. A close source who preferred anonymity said one…

$1 drugs: Three, Bulawayo, Msiteli High School Pupils hospitalised… Fear Identifying Drug Dealer

Posted on March 21, 2016March 21, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

THREE pupils from Msiteli High School in Bulawayo were admitted to Mpilo Central Hospital after they allegedly drank a concoction containing pink pills that are allegedly being peddled to school children. Residents from Entumbane, Mpopoma and Mabutweni suburbs said they suspected the drugs were used to stabilise violent mental patients. Pupils, who buy the pills at $1 for 10 pills, said mixing them with a soft drink produced a “nice instant high.” The pupils, speaking on condition…

Patients reduced to bringing own medicine and blankets to Mpilo Central Hospital

Posted on March 6, 2016March 6, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

A member of the house of assembly N Mguni has bemoaned the state of affairs at the Mpilo Central Hospital saying patients were bringing their own blankets and sourced their own medication which made their lives more difficult. Mguni speaking in parliament said Bulawayo hospitals, Mpilo and United Bulawayo Central Hospitals are poorly equipped to the extent that patients have to bring linen from home. “Patients are buying medication using their own funds. It is…

Zimbabwe Experiencing High Child Birth Mortality As Women Fail To Access Health Care Services

Posted on February 5, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

Maternal deaths cause for concern THE country recorded 19 maternal deaths, six of them in Matabeleland provinces, in the first two weeks of 2016 amid fears by gender activists that more deaths were going unreported. A Ministry of Health and Child Care weekly report said nine women died in the first week of the year while 10 died during the second week. Four deaths were recorded at United Bulawayo Hospitals, One each at Mpilo Central…

Mpilo Central Hospital In Crisis With Only 15 Out Of A required 60 Doctors

Posted on January 26, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

MPILO Central Hospital is facing an acute shortage of senior doctors that include specialists, a situation that threatens the operations of the southern region’s biggest referral hospital. The health institution is dependent on junior doctors to carry out most surgical operations thereby compromising healthcare standards. Apart from serving Bulawayo, Mpilo is a referral hospital for Midlands, Masvingo, Matabeleland North and South provinces. The hospital’s clinical director Dr Solwayo Ngwenya said Mpilo Central Hospital which has…

Massive Drug Shortages In Zimbabwe Hospitals Ahead Of Million Dollar 93rd Mugabe Birthday Bash

Posted on January 18, 2016January 18, 2016 by newzimbabwevision

The country’s health delivery system is under severe strain with major government hospitals facing a critical shortage of drugs. In Bulawayo, the situation is dire as Mpilo Central Hospital has below 50 percent of its requirements, a situation that is affecting the health delivery system in the city. Most patients have to buy their own medicine which most of them cannot afford. Mpilo Hospital Acting CEO, Mr Leonard Mabandi, confirmed that they are able to…

Embattled Health &Child Welfare Minister Dr Parirenyatwa’s, Mpilo Central Hospital Junior Doctors, Regularly Abandon Patients To Drink At The Doctors Quarters (DQ) Bar

Posted on November 8, 2015November 8, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Embattled health and Child welfare minister, Dr Parirenyatwa’s Junior doctors at Bulawayo’s Mpilo Central Hospital are reported to regularly partake in the downing of the wise waters from the Doctors Quarters (DQ) Bar situated within the vicinity of the doctors place of residence on site. Of particular concern is that this is done during working hours, with the doctors simply abandoning patients to go and drink, whilst the paediatric hospital waiters are reported to…

Six Pupils Die In Another ‘Toyota Granvia’ Accident On Bulawayo-Zvishavane Road

Posted on October 23, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Unconfirmed reports indicate that six children who were travelling to school from Mberengwa to Zvishavane this morning have died in a fatal road accident which occurred along the Bulawayo-Zvishavane highway. Five died on the spot, while one died on admission at Zvishavane hospital. Another six who were critically injured have since been transferred to Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo. The accident occurred when a Toyota Granvia which transports the children to school veered off the…

Hugh Beadle Primary School Teacher, ‘Sibongile Nyathi (54)’ Facing A Charge Of Assaulting Pupil, (6),

Posted on August 13, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

A BULAWAYO primary school teacher, who allegedly assaulted a Grade One pupil resulting in the boy accidentally stabbing himself with a sharp pencil in the head, appeared in court yesterday. Sibongile Nyathi, 54, of Nketa, who is a teacher at Hugh Beadle Primary School, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate, Marylin Mutshina, facing a charge of assaulting the boy, 6, two months ago. Nyathi allegedly assaulted the minor for failing to space words in sentences using his…

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