…. Five hospital staff, Makurira Clinic under investigation

Itai Muzondo

30 Jan 2017 – MASVINGO – Renal Unit equipment donated to Masvingo General Hospital by the Zim – Chinese Project last year has been stolen, TellZim News can exclusively reveal.
The renal unit, situated close to the female medical ward, lost its dialysis circulation pump, float switch and Ultra Violate (UV) light in a daring grand theft that implicates corrupt officials.
Masvingo Provincial Medical Director (PMD) Dr Amadeus Shamu confirmed the development and said they have since reported the matter to the police.
“Three equipment parts are missing from the unit and we are not yet sure if they were stolen or not. The matter has been reported to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and they are helping us with investigations. We are not sure when investigations will be finished but the issue is being swiftly taken care of. I cannot state the cost of the missing equipment since it was donated,” Dr Shamu said.
The equipment went missing during the festive holidays and it was only realised a fortnight ago.
Sources said the equipment was yet to be commissioned and its disappearance has caused immense jitters, with Human Resource Officer; Shadreck Zangairai assigning an investigating team to probe the circumstances behind the theft.
A four-man investigating team comprising Micheal Chirenje, Tafadzwa Chikombingo, Humphrey Chimedza and a Makuze is understood to have discreetly visited Makurira Memorial Clinic after suspicions were raised that equipment used to build the private clinic’s own renal unit could have been stolen from Masvingo General Hospital.
A source in the investigative team said they were eager to find out the paperwork of the equipment at Makurira clinic.
“We went to Makurira Memorial Clinic where we saw one Sithole and questioned him where they got equipment for their renal unit. We actually wanted to find out whether they have paper work for the imported equipment so that we could remove them from our list of suspects but Sithole was not open enough,” said the source.
TellZim News is also reliably informed that upon hearing the incident, Dr Shamu quickly assigned his investigating team led by Public Health Services Administrator; Never Chingosho.
Other suspects who are being questioned by the PMD’s office in connection with the matter are understood to be Hospital Administrator; David Sithole, Human Resources Officer Zangairai, Chief Hospital Equipment Maintenance officer Micheal Chirenje and his assistants, Mortuary Attendant Kandson Dube and Senior Hand Masepa Jenika.news

Peter Chawapiwa

29 JAn 2017 – CHIVHU – A Church Administrator with the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM)’s Chivhu town assembly, was recently shamed after his wife allegedly busted his adulterous affairs with a married woman who is a member of the same church.
The administrator has since resigned his responsibilities at church and has also been publicly stripped of his duties at provincial level where he was also an administrator.
It is said that the administrator, who is also a Public Prosecutor at Chivhu Magistrates Court, was left humiliated after his wife discovered the affair after she gained access to WhatsApp messages her husband exchanged with the woman.
The lurid messages were reportedly punctuated with nude images that the two had become accustomed to sending to each other.

Close sources said the two’s favourite rendezvous was in Mpandawana where they would share their sinful love away from close friends, relatives and other believers.
After discovering the shocking messages, Ncube’s wife took the evidence to the assembly’s Pastor and the pastor convened a crisis meeting with church elders to map the way forward.
The woman at the centre of the affair is understood to be facing marital problems at home and had become bold enough to put WhatsApp statuses that gave hints that she had found love elsewhere.news

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Peter Chawapiwa

29 Jan 2017 – GUTU – A 30-year old Gutu man stands accused of raping and impregnating a 14-year old Grade 7 pupil who happens to be his friend’s daughter.
Justice Madhawu allegedly impregnated his friend’s daughter sometime in July last year. The pregnancy only came into light after the minor’s sister took her to Gutu Rural Hospital for a pregnancy test which proved to be positive.
The minor’s father said Madhawu was a frequent visitor at his home and he never suspected that he harboured sinister intentions.
The minor said Madhawu proposed love to her early in July while her father was sleeping in his bedroom and she did not respond to his proposal. On the same day, she said, Madhawu pulled her onto the sofa where he was sitting and became intimate with her.
He came back on several occasions in the same month and was intimate with her on the same sofa.
“On most occasions my father had no knowledge that he was in the house. He told me not to tell anyone saying it was a secret between us so I did not report to anyone.
“The first time he forced me but after that, it was by consent.
“When he came again in early August, I refused to be intimate with him and told him that I was pregnant. He came back later and asked why I had refused to sleep with him. He said I had refused because the pregnancy did not belong to him.
“After that he came on several occasions to visit my father but never again asked me to be intimate with him,” the minor said.
In December her elder sister, who had suspected that she was pregnant because her tummy and breasts were uncharacteristically growing, took her to hospital for a pregnancy test.
A report was made to Gutu police and the suspect has already appeared in court for initial remand.news

Cephas Shava in Mwenezi

29 Jan 2017 – MWENEZI – A 36-year-old Mwenezi was violently attacked by his younger brother for asking back the money he was owed, the Mwenezi Magistrates’ Court heard last week.  
Appearing before Magistrate Honest Musiwa was Brian Mhlanga, of house number 378 Rutenga, who was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment, with five of them conditionally suspended for five years.
Magistrate Musiwa suspended the remaining ten months on condition that Mhlanga performed 350 hours of community service at Mwenezi Court.
The charges arose from an incident on November 30 last year when Brian assaulted his elder brother; Gift Mhlanga with fists all over the body after Gift had approached him at his homestead and asked him to pay back his money.
A misunderstanding then ensued leading to the assault which left Gift with serious injuries. He was rushed to Neshuro District Hospital where he received some treatment.
A medical report that was produced in court reflects that Gift sustained severe injuries.
When asked by the magistrate why he battered his brother, Brian denied assaulting him, saying they were fighting.
He told the court that the bad blood between them was being fuelled by Gift who wantonly sales the properties of their late father.
Angelinah Makonya appeared for the state.news

27 Jan 2017 – MWENEZI – A 22-year-old polygamous man who shared a single bedroom, same blankets with his two wives and a one-year-old son recently assaulted his 19-year-old elder wife after she had jiggled him while he was busy having sex with his 17-year-old second wife.
Appearing before the Mwenezi Magistrate, Honest Musiwa, Oliver Mapepa of village 4 Lapacha, Chief Chitanga, pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting his wife Nyarai Masere and was fined US$25 or alternatively 10 days behind bars.
Prosecutor Angelinah Makonya revealed that on January 3 this year in Village 4 Lapacha at around 8: 00 pm, Mapepa, who was asleep with his two wives in the same hut and same blankets, assaulted Masere with open hands several times on the face and head.
When asked by the magistrate, why he assaulted his wife, Mapepa said Masere was denying him access to his second wife.
The scuffle started when Masere mistakenly nudged Mapepa, who was making love to his younger wife, with her elbow.
This irritated Mapepa who abandoned the lovemaking business and began to beat Masere. A police report was made at Mwenezi Police Station leading to Mapepa’s arrest.
TellZim News is reliably informed that Mapepa’s wives are happy with their family set up despite all of them using a single hut for both kitchen and bedroom.news