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Online Reporter
A HARARE Magistrate has found Dr Lennon Tonderai Gwaunza, a specialist neurologist, guilty of falsifying that another medical practitioner was not qualified to practice as a clinical neurologist through emails sent to their fellow workmates.
Gwaunza was convicted when he appeared before magistrate Batiraishe Zishiri charged with violating some sections of the Cyber and Data Protection Act
He lied that Dr Andrew Mataruse was not a qualified clinical neurologist through emails sent to other doctors.
Gwaunza was remanded out of custody to December 20 for sentencing.
According to the State, he generated an email saying:
“I was volunteering at Pari and I have from immediate effect relinquished that role, so I will be unable to supervise Dr Mushawarima.
“Secondly Dr Mushawarima is a fully fledged neurologist who doesn’t need to be supervised by myself or by Dr Mataruse who isn’t a clinically-trained neurologist.
“However council feels it’s in Dr Mushawarima’s interest that he is supervised by someone who has never seen the entrance of a neurology training centre.
“Please, by all means, go ahead. I will not be involved in that circus.
It then emerged that Gwaunza lied as Dr Mataruse is one of the specialist physicians in Zimbabwe and has many post-graduate qualifications including MMed Medicine(UZ), Fellow College of Physicians (Eastern Central Southern Africa College of Physicians), Master of Science in Clinical Neurology (University College London), Specialist Certificate in Clinical neurology (Royal College of Physicians) and Fellow of the European Board Neurology.
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