The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a Harare doctor over what it says is a fake lab test, charged at $60.

ZACC which has not cared to prosecute multi million dollar cases such as of the former ZIFA boss Henrietta Rushwaya, announced the arrest of Dr Michael Mandaza as it stated:

Mandaza conducted fake laboratory tests to patients at his hospital, charging them US$60 per test when in fact, he does not own any laboratory and instead, was generating fake laboratory reports.

Investigators from ZACC discovered a date stamp for the alleged fake laboratory, medical records of patients subjected to the fake tests, laptops and other digital devices used to generate the fake laboratory reports at the hospital.

Further searches at Dr. Mandaza’s residence in Zimre Park also resulted in the confiscation of USD$15,000 and R2,000.

ZACC is still to explain why it has rushed to dabble in this level of police cases which are better relegated to the Zimbabwe Medical Council, a professional body capable of determining what is right or wrong.

Doctors can perform various tests per needs and Zimbabwe is currently in emergency mode due to the Covid and other restrictions.