Government lies about injured nurse exposed

📅 Published: August 18, 2025

📰 Source: zimbabwesituation

Curated by AllZimNews.com

The nurse delivered the baby girl inside the moving ambulance while fending off repeated attacks from the mother, who at one point struck her with a bench.

She was holding the slippery newborn, whose umbilical cord had not yet been cut and the placenta in her hands to prevent the child from bleeding, even as she tried to shield herself from blows from the mother.

By the time the ambulance stopped, she had sustained lasting injuries that left her unable to walk normally.

Truth Diggers, the investigative unit of Alpha Media Holdings, went beyond the viral account — visiting the nurse for a face-to-face interview, tracking down the patient and her family, and meeting the now eight-year-old child she d that night.

What emerged is a story of extraordinary courage, a miraculous survival and deep neglect by the very health system she served.

A Health ministry Press statement on August 8, 2025, had painted a picture of comprehensive State support, including free medical care and timely benefits for Muzuva.

But Muzuva says she was deeply hurt the government saw it fit to issue a Press statement claiming she was on full State support at a time when she had appealed for public assistance.

This, she says, misled the public and turned potential well-wishers against her, with some accusing her of trying to profiteer from the situation“The Ministry of Health and Child Care acknowledges the concerns raised by Ms.

Progress Muzuva and reaffirms its commitment to treating her case with the seriousness, empathy and transparency it deserves,” the statement read. “We recognise the impact of her injury sustained in the line of duty in 2018 and remain committed to ensuring that all matters are addressed in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and established procedures.

As of January 21, 2020, Ms Muzuva was granted Government patient status, entitling her to free treatment in public health institutions.

This status remains in effect to date. ”Muzuva says the government claims are false, detailing how she has repeatedly footed hospital bills, denied an audience with senior officials and left to survive on US$93 a month,  while her retirement package remains unresolved.

She presented to Truth Diggers medical receipts as proof of payment made for medical expenses on the day before government made that statement. “The Ministry indicated that they granted me Government patient status, which could be true on paper, but in practice, I have been footing my medical bills and did not get  free treatment, even at Masvingo General Hospital.