MASVINGO – The fate of Gutu Rural Hospital doctor, Henry Harry Mushuku who was last week put under fire for allegedly conducting a cesarean session under the influence of alcohol is yet to be decided, Provincial Medical Director (PMD); Dr Amadeus Shamu has said.
The botched operation led to the death of Locardia Mbinda who left a one-day-old baby.
Dr Shamu however said with developments on the ground, the issue will be concluded by the end of this week.
“It is unfortunate that the person chairing Mushuku’s hearings was absent last week. The hearings will however resume this week since I am informed he is back,” Shamu said.
“We look forward to conclude the issue soon. I however can’t give many details on who is chairing the committee and procedures we take in investigating the case since they are internal processes. They are not for the press,” Dr Shamu said.
Sources at Masvingo General Hospital told this publication that when gynecologist; Julius Chirengwa assessed the late Mbinda he observed that there was no possibility of Mbinda surviving the botched-operation because of the immense damage that had been done to her.
“Dr Chirengwa was called to assess Mbinda after she was transferred to Masvingo General Hospital and he highlighted that her chances of survival were next to nil.
“Efforts to piece things together did not materialise. Dr Chirengwa has sent the report of his assessment to the Ministry (of Health and Child Care) and it will be used against Mushuku,” said the source.news

05 Feb 2017 – ZVISHAVANE – Zvishavane town council chairperson, Esau Dube, who was recently suspended for a series of corruption and incompetence allegations leveled against him, is challenging the fairness of his suspension.
In a letter addressed to the minister of Local Government and National Housing, Savior Kasukuwere dated January 16, 2017; Dube denies the allegations that were leveled against him.
He also defends his decision to censure town secretary, Tinoda Mukutu, for what he alleges to be managerial inefficiencies and lack of accountability.
“It is true that I refused to sign the Town secretary’s performance contract for the following reasons; (a) his refusal to realign management salaries as directed by the then minister of Local Government and National Housing Honorable Ignatius Chombo in 2014 (b) his lack of explanation and clarity on the deductions made on council employees without being remitted to the relevant statutory bodies…,” reads part of the letter.
Dube says he had always been reporting corrupt activities in the council to the ministry but no action was ever taken.
He also told TellZim News in an interview that he had visited the minister’s offices on January 19 to seek audience with him so that he could give him his true side of the story but Kasukuwere did not show up.
“I went to his offices on two consecutive occasions but I did not find him despite that my letter had been stamped to show that he had seen it.
I came to the conclusion that there is no good reason for his failure to meet with me,” Dube said.
Prior to his suspension, Dube had been embroiled in a feud with Mukutu whom he had earlier suspended on allegations of corruption but, in a dramatic turn of events with political undertones, Mukutu turned the tables and managed to get Dube suspended by Kasukuwere.news

04 Feb 2017 – CHIPINGE – Zanu PF Ward 26 councillor, Misheck Busa, who is also the Chipinge Rural District Council (RDC) vice chairperson, recently paid 12 herd of cattle, two goats and seven large containers of traditional beer to appease the avenging spirit (ngozi) of an opposition party member Philemon Nyamunda he allegedly murdered in the run-up to the 2005 parliamentary elections.
When contacted for comment, by this publication, Busa admitted that he had paid the fine as it was the right thing to do.
“Ndakabhadhara ndoga pasina andimanikidza. Ndezvechivanhu izvi. Ndakaona kuti ndikasadaro zvingozondinetsa mangwana (I paid out of my own free will. This is a matter of tradition. I realised that I would have more problems in the future if I had not paid),” said Busa.
The late Philemon Nyamunda’s relatives said Busa’s family had been tormented by the avenging spirit for many years.
Isaiah Nyamunda, who is brother to the deceased, said the vengeful spirit also ordered Busa to demonstrate on a got how he carried out the murder.
He told TellZim News that in 2004, Busa together with his sons, Jairos (ex-soldier), Brighton and a group of more than 12 other Zanu PF youths assaulted Nyamunda and a certain Rambire, accusing them of supporting MDC.
The group was allegedly seen hanging the victims upside down while assaulting them.
The attack was allegedly carried out during the night at Busa’s shop in Matikwa village with Nyamunda and Rambire dying of their injuries the following morning.
A villager who is privy to the developments said Busa and his son later avoided arrest with the help of a powerful politician from the area but suspicions of ngozi began to rise when Busa’s brother died reportedly under mysterious circumstances.
The villager also said in 2013, 2014 and 2015 Busa’s other brothers died mysteriously together with his other sons who were in South Africa.
Busa is said to have approached village head, Lameck Matikwa, to help him settle the issue with the Nyamunda family, leading to the payment.news

04 Feb 2017 – Makurira Memorial Clinic has distanced itself from the renal section that is operating at its premises, saying the service has a different owner and is run separately from the private clinic.
In the wake of reports that a team of investigators from Masvingo General Hospital had discreetly visited the place to probe whether renal unit parts stolen from the general hospital had not found their way to the clinic, it emerged that the renal unit at Makurira clinic’s premises is in fact being run separately as Agape Renal Care.
In a letter to TellZim News this week, Makurira Clinic’s attorneys, Chakabuda Foroma Law Chambers said their client had nothing to do with the renal dialysis unit operating at their premises.
“In particular, our client advises that, it does not own a renal unit and has never built one in all its years of existence spanning over 20 years. We unreservedly advise that the, the Renal Dialysis Unit which is on our client’s premises is a separate and distinct legal entity operating as Agape Renal Care. It a tenant running a separate business from Makurira Memorial Clinic,” reads part of the letter.
TellZim News is however reliably informed that a four-men investigating team from Masvingo General Hospital comprising Michael Chirenje, Tafadzwa Chikombingo, Humphrey Chimedza and another man identified only as Makuze did visit the clinic for investigations.
Masvingo Police Spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Charity Mazula confirmed that investigations on the missing parts were underway.
Mazula said more details concerning the issue were already emerging with suspects being called for questioning.
“Investigations are underway and suspects are being called for questioning, once everything is finalised, evidence will be presented in court,” said Assistant Inspector Mazula said.
She pleaded with members of the public to help the police do their work by making use of suggestion boxes.
Last week, this publication broke the story about the missing parts from a donated renal unit at Masvingo General Hospital. The story sparked anger among members of the public who felt that corrupt officials in the health sector were costing people’s lives.
The Provincial Medical Director (PMD) Dr Amadeus Shamu said the matter was under investigation.news

03 Feb 2017 – CHIREDZI – Barely three months after being commissioned, the newly-tarred Lion Drive has been condemned and transport operators are pressuring council over shoddy work carried out by the contractor whose merit in civil engineering could not immediately be verified.
The road was tarred by a company identified as Clime Construction and was completed way behind schedule in late 2016 after months of unexplained delays.
Chiredzi Town Council chairperson, Francis Moyo said the road had been condemned because huge potholes had suddenly emerged mainly at the bridge that connects old and new rank bus terminuses.
Road transport operators in Chiredzi have vocally complained about the poor workmanship that was done with residents saying they suspect corruption was at play during the construction process.
It was the last road constructed in 2016 but it has quickly degenerated and it looks worse than those that have always been there.
Moyo said he had since informed Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara), which administered the project, of the situation on the ground.
He said the council still owed Clime Construction some money but was no longer prepared to pay it.
“I have condemned Lion Drive because it was not done well as potholes have developed. I have since informed Zinara of the present situation and we are no longer going to pay Clime Construction of their balance because they are supposed to reconstruct it,” said Moyo.
However, Council Engineer, Wesley Kauma, who said he was out of town, seemed to contradict Moyo, saying a road cannot just be condemned because it had developed ‘two or three potholes’.
“I am not aware that the newly constructed road has developed potholes. I will pay a visit but we can’t just condemn it because it has developed two or three portholes,” said Kauma.news