Govt Officials Who Lied About Progress Muzuva, the Injured Nurse, Must Resign

📅 Published: August 16, 2025

Curated by AllZimNews.com

Hers is a story that should have inspired national gratitude and support.

Instead, it has become a symbol of betrayal and dishonesty.

On 8 August 2025, the Ministry of Health issued a press statement claiming that Muzuva had been fully supported by government since her injury.

The statement insisted she was receiving free treatment, had all her medical expenses covered, and continued to benefit from state support.

Within hours, however, Muzuva produced receipts and medical records that painted a very different picture.

Only a day before the Ministry’s announcement, she had paid for her own X-rays and consultation fees at Masvingo General Hospital.

Other records stretching back years showed repeated out-of-pocket payments for treatment and medication.

Her evidence demolished the government’s narrative and exposed the statement as a deliberate attempt to mislead the nation.

Local journalists, following up on the case, confirmed her story.

They retraced her medical journey, interviewed family and community members, and even met the now eight-year-old child she delivered in the ambulance that night.

Their findings revealed a tale of courage and sacrifice betrayed by official deceit.

Rather than honouring a frontline health worker who risked everything to lives, the Ministry attempted to mask its years of neglect with a fabricated account of benevolence.

This was not a simple miscommunication.

It was a calculated lie, crafted and released by officials who knew the truth but chose to deceive.

The damage done goes beyond Muzuva herself.