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Man steals US$7 259, R10 000 blows it on cleansing ritual
A 51-year-old Bulawayo man, Bongani Matshazi, has been sentenced to six months in prison after being convicted of stealing US$7,259 and R10,000 from his employer to pay for a spiritual cleansing ritua...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 15:22hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Man sent to prison over dead bull
Figtree-based First Sibanda is in trouble after he was found cooking beef from a dead bull.The 33-year-old man is facing a stock theft charge and he appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mr Josh...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 13:59hrs | 1049 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ex-minister detained in Zimbabwe
Former Minister of National Healing, Moses Mzila Ndlovu, has been detained by police following a confrontation involving livestock belonging to one of the invaders occupying his farm in Matobo distric...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 13:58hrs | 1923 | by Staff reporter
Man in trouble for stealing stockfeed
In Fort Rixon, a 36-year-old man named Lungile Nkiwane was remanded out of custody after being accused of stealing stockfeeds from Mbokodo Abattoir in Figtree. Appearing before Plumtree magistrate Jos...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:27hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Criminal known for 'devastating punch' finally arrested
Mxolisi Ncube (37), a notorious criminal from Mbila village in Bulilima District, has been arrested by Figtree police after terrorizing villagers for over two years. His capture came after a 52-year-o...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:53hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Traditional healer axes friend to death
In a shocking incident a traditional healer allegedly axed his friend to death in the bushy area of Fig tree in Plumtree before dumping his corpse and dri...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 23:47hrs | 48 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Naked fish poacher arrested
THERE was drama at Matebeleland south's Figtree area where a fisherman fled while naked after he was caught casting his nets in a prohibited dam.Fearing to be prosecuted, the fisherman unity T...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fisherman flees naked
There was drama at Mzansi farm, Figtree where a fisherman fled naked after casting his nets in a prohibited dam.Fearing to be prosecuted the fisherman Unity Tshuma (35) took to his heels naked...Published: 28 Mar 2024 at 10:43hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Water levels in Zimbabwe dams decline
WATER levels in major dams have started declining as demand for irrigation water has been picking up with a significant number of farmers resorting to irrigation to sustain their summer crop.I...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
How Mzila's family suffered during Gukurahundi genocide
IN 1982, I was assaulted by five Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) uniformed young men donning red berets at my Luveve house number 4136 where I lived, while I taught at St Bernards High School in Pumula, ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:52hrs | 58 | by Moses Mzila Nkalange
No additional tollgates on Zimbabwe's premium roads
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has dismissed claims that additional tollgates were being established along the country's premium roads.Users of social media platforms have ...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sex-starved man assaults, burns woman's house
A man from Figtree in Matabeleland is facing legal consequences after his inappropriate response to a rejected love proposal. Levison Dube appeared before Magistrate Joshua Nembaware at Plumtr...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 23:08hrs | 8 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 39 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Man axes cheating wife
A jealous man from Figtree, Plumtree is in soup after he axed his wife whom he accused of cheating.Reason Moyo appeared before Plumtree...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 12:30hrs | 9 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwean court halts ex-minister's eviction
BULAWAYO High Court judge Justice Bongani Ndlovu last Friday issued an interdict barring government from evicting former Cabinet minister Moses Mzila-Ndlovu from his farm in Matobo district, Matabelel...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govtto roll out rural housing designs
THE Government will soon roll out the rural housing architectural transformation in the country's eight rural provinces after securing 15 best designs from local tertiary institutions as it moves to s...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 11:44hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree man nabbed for stealing laptop
A man from Plumtree was last week arrested for stealing a laptop from his friend in Figtree, Mangwe District.Alfred Nkomo (35) appeared...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 06:49hrs | | by Desmond Nleya
Zimbabwe to deploy Chinese like cameras in cities
The government is gearing up to deploy security cameras in smart cities, commencing with the capital city, Harare, to address crime issues and enhance traffic management. This move is part of the broa...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Goat thief killer on the run
A suspected goat thief was allegedly bashed to death by a mob of 15 people in Plumtree.Fourteen of the suspected murderers were arrested while one of the suspect Thulani Ncube defaulted court ...Published: 13 Sep 2023 at 13:17hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ex-Zimbabwe Minister sues over farm eviction
FORMER Co-Minister of National Healing and Integration, Moses Mzila Ndlovu who is facing eviction from his farm in Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province which he claimed he has occupied for the...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Two cattle thieves nabbed
The Zimbabwe Republic police arrested two suspected cattle rustlers in Matebeleland South, Figtree today. The duo Thamsanqa Ncube ...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 16:32hrs | 8 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Man stabbed, beaten with logs, robbed US$40
Police have arrested three people, who reportedly, robbed a man of US$40 after being stabbed and beaten with logs at a business centre in Figtree, Matebeleland South province.The incident happ...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 16:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt revises target from 220 000 to 1 million housing units by 2025
The government has revised from 220 000 to 1 million the target it had set to build housing units and related social amenities by 2025 following the tremendous progress that it has made across the cou...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulilima villagers build 6 clinics
SIX clinics being built by villagers in Bulilima East are nearing completion, a move that is expected to boost health provision and reduce distances they walk to access health services.The cli...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 08:54hrs | 14 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa donates farming equipment, bus to Solusi
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday donated an assortment of equipment that will help transform the Seventh Day Adventist-run Solusi University in Figtree, with the consignment including tractors with ploug...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Esigodini fire victims identified
Police have released the names of the 10 victims who died while trying to extinguish a raging veld fire at Rodrose Farm, Esigodini yesterday.In a statement, national police spokesperson Assist...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 19:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police officer stabbed to death while intervening in bar brawl
POLICE in Figtree situated in Matebeleland South have arrested 25-year-old Mthulisi Moyo for allegedly stabbing to death a Bulawayo based police officer.Detective Sergeant Lovedany Madambi, wh...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 18:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
100 hectares for Figtree smart city
Bulilima Rural District Council has offered a 100-hectare farm for the development of Figtree into a smart city whose transformation will be anchored on digitisation and adoption of green energy....Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Figtree positions for place among smart cities
THE transformation of Figtree settlement into a smart city has started taking shape with technical teams working with Bulilima Rural District Council as Government moves to fully implement the smart c...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean villagers cross into Botswana to fetch water
VILLAGERS from four villages in Ward 10, Bulilima District in Matabeleland South have been forced to illegally cross to neighbouring Botswana to fetch water from Maitengwe River after the wall of Fuba...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Fuyana: The warrior who delivered the fatal blow on Major Allan Wilson
DEEP down in the hills of rural Matobo District sits Mbembeswana, a humble and unassuming village. But, humble as it may appear, it is where the remains of one of the greatest Ndebele warriors, Chief ...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt insincere over Cyrene Farm invasion, says CCC
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has slammed government for "pretending" that it was assisting the Anglican Church in Figtree, Matabeleland South province to stop land invasions at i...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
State accused of stalling Sikhala case
LAWYERS representing Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators Job Sikhala (Zengeza West) and Godfrey Sithole (Chitungwiza North) yesterday accused the State of failing to provide video evidence...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 08:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Figtree earmarked for smart city status
NATIONAL Housing and Social Amenities minister Daniel Garwe has proposed that Figtree in Matabeleland South be developed into one of the country's planned smart cities.Figtree is about 40km fr...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 08:04hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo, Matabeleland in 7-hour blackout
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (Zetdc) Western region yesterday disrupted electricity supplies to some parts of Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and South affecting operati...Published: 04 May 2022 at 20:34hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt mulls creation of Smart cities
FIGTREE in Bulilima district, Matabeleland South, has been identified as one of three places in the country to be transformed into a digital and green energy smart city.Announcing the plan in ...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vet department kills six cattle moved without permit
Matabeleland South provincial veterinary director Dr Enart Mdlongwa last week ordered the killing of six cows that were moved without a permit from Figtree to Gwanda, in contravention to the law....Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Probe over Figtree stands allocation
BULILIMA Rural District Council in Matabeleland South Province is investigating allegations that the local authority's Chief Executive Officer, Mr John Brown Ncube illegally allocated 30 Figtree housi...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Figtree to be turned into a town
GOVERNMENT has set in motion the smart city concept that will see the development of Figtree as a tributary town to Bulawayo, as efforts to ease congestion in major cities gathers pace.Figtree...Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 20:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
NRZ runs first steam train of the year for lovers
LOVERS are in for a treat this Sunday as the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) Rail Leisure Unit will run its first steam train of the year to Figtree to help celebrate Valentine's Day.The N...Published: 12 Feb 2022 at 16:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Plumtree plunged into darkness
PLUMTREE Town has been plunged into darkness after thieves stole copper cables from the main power line on Saturday.This has also resulted in taps running dry due to lack of water pumping capa...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZETDC to switch off Bulawayo, Mat North and South for 7 hours
RESIDENTS in some parts of Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and South provinces will this Friday go seven hours without electricity as the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt plans to fully implement smart cities concept
GOVERNMENT plans to fully implement the smart cities concept in line with the recently launched climate policy with Figtree in Matabeleland South set to be transformed into such a city, President Mnan...Published: 18 Nov 2021 at 19:13hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Qoki brings smiles to hundreds of households in Matebeleland
THE past few weeks have seen Qoki Zindlovukazi trending following a revelation that the group of Zimbabwean women in the diaspora are millionaires after investing so much in immovable property....Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:20hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
ZHRC probes Cyrene Farm invasion
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has visited Cyrene Farm in Figtree, owned by the Anglican Province of Central Africa Church, to investigate cases of human rights violations by invaders and...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet okays Melfort Smart City
Cabinet has approved a proposal for the development of Melfort Smart City, which is expected to boost economic activity in the settlement lying about 35km to the east of Harare on the highway to Mutar...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Boy commits scuicide
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy from Emganwini suburb hanged himself in a bushy area at Manado farm near eHlekwini, Figtree area last week after a misunderstanding with members of his family.Matabeleland So...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activists invade Anglican Church farm
Zanu-PF activists, who invaded the Anglican Church owned Cyrene Farm in Figtree, Matabeleland South province, have been accused of invoking the ruling party's name to resist eviction.Anti-riot...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Qoki ZiNdlovukazi women set up economic revolution
ZIMBABWEAN women dotted around the globe have come together to form an economic empowerment vehicle called Qoki ZiNdlovukazi Community Organisation that has since attracted over 5 000 members....Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nust student kidnapped, murdered
A 23-YEAR-OLD National University of Science and Technology (Nust) student was brutally murdered by three assailants who allegedly hired him on the pretext that they wanted him to ferry their goods to...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 06:44hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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