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Teacher hangs self, leaves phone numbers as note
A quiet morning at Kwite Primary School in Mangwe turned into a scene of shock and sorrow after Shelton Kasere Lubimbi, a Grade 5 teacher aged 34, was found hanging inside his quarters on Thursday, 3 ...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 15:32hrs | 1454 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Senior Magistrate overturns with government vehicle
Plumtree regional magistrate Lungile Ncube yesterday had an accident with the government vehicle at the 7 kilometer peg along Plumtree - Bulawayo highway....Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 06:57hrs | 2315 | by Paul Ndou
6 killed in Bulawayo-Plumtree Highway accident
A tragic accident occurred on Sunday morning along the Bulawayo-Plumtree Highway, where six people died instantly when a Nissan Caravan kombi carrying 19 church congregants veered off the road and ove...Published: 13 Aug 2024 at 07:00hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
Teen axes villager
AN 18-year-old man of Gato in Plumtree has appeared in court facing a murder charge.Shelton Ndlovu appeared before Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware last week and was remanded to January&nb...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:29hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Man head-butted for leaving ZANU PF offices
A ZANU PF supporter was severely assaulted after he was seen braaing meat instead of staying at his party office.Never Ncube (42) who assaulted Nathiel Ndlovu for leaving ZANU PF offices was d...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 11:41hrs | 11 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man kills friend for impregnating his wife
A 42-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man is assisting police with investigations after he allegedly stabbed his friend to death in a woman dispute.The matter came to light at Plumtree magistrates courts yes...Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 13:25hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Health disaster looms for expecting mothers at Plumtree Hospital
PLUMTREE Hospital workers have expressed concern over the safety of expecting mothers at the institution.A senior employee at the health institution, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said ...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Boy (6) strangled to death over sweet reeds
A 71-year-old man has been arrested in Chivi on allegations of strangling to death a boy for stealing sweet reeds in his field as murder cases continue to rise countrywide.The six-year-old boy...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 05:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Deaf male rapes minor
A minor was on Monday raped by a deaf dump man in Plumtree at Hingwe area, after he had invited her to his homestead.The girl aged 12(name withheld) who is also an orphan was allegedly raped b...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 19:15hrs | 13 | by Shelton Muchena and Desmond Nleya
Plumtree Hospital a death trap
Plumtree General Hospital has reportedly become a death trap as patients lose their lives while waiting to be served.Residents claim that the poor treatment by the Hospital staff has become so...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 19:39hrs | 5 | by Shelton Muchena in Plumtree
Cult family shuns hospitals
DEATH in a family is heart-numbing and if there is anything that can be done to prevent it the majority will choose to do that. However, this is not the case for an Apostolic sect family in Gwambe in ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:16hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Another Gatsheni bus crashes
THREE people were injured while 18 others escaped unhurt when a wheel came off a Plumtree-bound bus while it was in motion, police confirmed. The second accident involving a Gatsheni Express bus withi...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
$5 million availed for construction of Umzingwane Hospital
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has allocated $5 million towards the construction of a new district hospital for Umzingwane under the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP).The curren...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 20:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
An open letter to Bulilima MP Dingimuzi Phuthi
"DO NOT DISAPPOINT US" I would like to congratulate you on winning The Bulilima Constituency as our MP. Remember this "including all other people who are in the opposition when they ...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 18:46hrs | 4 | by Taboka
Family poisoned at funeral wake
Three members from the same family in Bulilima, Matabeleland South Province were allegedly poisoned during their aunt's funeral wake on Saturday last week.One of the poisoned members Shepherd ...Published: 14 Jul 2017 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Heartless step father slapped with two years for torturing minor
A man from Plumtree has been jailed 2 years for torturing his step son on several occasions.Tau Moyo pleaded not guilty to domestic violence and raping another female child when he appeared fo...Published: 01 Mar 2017 at 11:52hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Maid pregnant after abuse by married boss
AN unemployed married man from Plumtree allegedly raped his maid for 19 consecutive days and impregnated her in the process.Rudolph Chipare (30) would allegedly rape the 20-year-old maid at kn...Published: 20 Jul 2016 at 06:50hrs | 3 | by Thandeka Moyo
Man rapes two pupils for biscuits
A MAN from Madlambudzi in Bulilima District yesterday appeared in court for allegedly raping two pupils after giving them biscuits. Prince Maisa, 23, allegedly raped the Madlambuzi primary school pupi...Published: 03 Jun 2016 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Thandeka Moyo
Plumtree Hospital upgraded
Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care Dr Aldrin Musiiwa has said Plumtree Hospital was upgraded to its present status of the standard district hospital.The deputy Minister said under the Wo...Published: 05 Mar 2016 at 08:16hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Herdboy gets 20 years in jail for rape
A FIGTREE teenage herdboy who raped his employer's one-year-old daughter has been sentenced to 20 years in jail. Moses Muleya, 19, of Manda village, was on Friday convicted of rape by Bulawayo reg...Published: 18 Jan 2016 at 05:19hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
Man lubricates daughters (11 months) privates, rapes her
A Dombodema man in Plumtree was in habit of smearing camphor cream and petroleum jelly on her 11 month old daughter and niece private parts before raping them.He said it by smearing the cr...Published: 18 Dec 2015 at 08:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Wife murderer 'hangs self' at in-laws'
A BULILIMA man who bludgeoned his wife to death before axing his six-year-old daughter leaving her for dead was yesterday found hanging from a tree outside his in-laws' homestead in a suspected case o...Published: 28 Oct 2015 at 05:34hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Man axed by double crossing girl's uncle
A man who intervened when the uncle of a double crossing girl wanted to attack the two boyfriends who were quarrelling over her was later axed on the head by the girl's uncle when he returned the ...Published: 26 Mar 2015 at 13:36hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Poisoned amahewu leave 23 youths in hospital
TWENTY-THREE youths from Vulilndlela area in Bulilima area fell ill after drinking a traditional beverage amahewu in a suspected case of food poisoning. Ten of the affected were treated at a l...Published: 24 Jan 2015 at 20:36hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Man pumps 5 bullets into wife as kids watch
A Tsholotsho man pumped five bullets into his wife, shouting "I'm done with you dog". The woman miraculously survived the barrage of bullets and is fighting for her life at the United Bulawayo Hospita...Published: 17 Jan 2015 at 11:38hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Botswana bound Zupco bus overturns, injures seven
FIFTY passengers escaped death while seven sustained injuries when a Zupco bus they were travelling in overturned along the Bulawayo-Francistown highway recently.The accident occurred on Tuesd...Published: 11 Jan 2015 at 09:29hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Missing taxi driver found dead
THE Bulawayo taxi driver who went missing six days ago is dead and his decomposing body was found near Kerry Mine on the outskirts of the city. Julius Muganhu's body was in an advanced state of decom...Published: 09 Jan 2015 at 06:53hrs | | by Patrick Chitumba
Botswana soldiers savage Zimbabwean border jumper, leave him for dead
PLUMTREE - A ZIMBABWEAN border jumper was shot and wounded by Botswana soldiers who then dumped him bleeding profusely in a bushy area .Alters Ndebele, 23, of Tshankwa area in Bulilima, was ...Published: 14 Nov 2014 at 15:18hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Medical practitioners urged to spread Ebola awareness
Government has challenged medical practitioners to join hands in spreading awareness about the deadly Ebola virus to wipe out the "fear-Ebola mentality" that has gripped the nation.Officially ...Published: 01 Sep 2014 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
7 die, 23 injured in road accidents
SEVEN people died while 23 others were critically injured in two separate accidents in Bulawayo and Plumtree.Three people died on the spot yesterday afternoon while 14 others were seriously in...Published: 05 Aug 2014 at 11:49hrs | 2 | by Sukulwenkosi Dube - Nqobile Tshili
Villagers hunt sex pervert who attacked three grade three pupils
A child sex-predator is on the loose in the Madlambuzi area of Matabeleland South where he reportedly abducted and indecently assaulted three pupils last week.Panicking villagers have form...Published: 07 Jul 2014 at 19:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
97-year-old deportee still stuck in Plumtree Hospital
NINETY-SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Alfred Khumalo is still stuck at the Plumtree District Hospital 10 months after he was harshly deported from Botswana as the neighbouring country has refused to take him back....Published: 18 May 2014 at 10:39hrs | 3 | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Hundreds of villagers cheat death in food poisoning incident
ABOUT 40 people from Khandamhlophe Village in Bulilima District have been admitted to Plumtree District Hospital in a suspected case of food poisoning which affected the entire village.A majo...Published: 20 Nov 2013 at 16:50hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Frail 96-year-old deportee still stuck at Plumtree Hospital
The 96-year-old man who was deported from Botswana three months ago is still admitted to the Plumtree District Hospital as no retirement home is willing to take him in. Mr Alfred Khumalo was deported ...Published: 02 Nov 2013 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Botswana deportee (96) gets reprieve
NINETY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Alfred Khumalo, who was deported from Botswana last week, will remain in the country until investigations on his claims he hails from Zimbabwe have been finalised, an immigration o...Published: 22 Aug 2013 at 09:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Deported 96-year-old admitted at Plumtree hospital
NINETY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Alfred Khumalo, who was deported from Botswana last week, is still admitted at Plumtree Hospital.Sources at the hospital yesterday told Southern Eye that no arrangement had...Published: 19 Aug 2013 at 10:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Botswana has deported 60 000 Zimbabweans
BOTSWANA has deported 62 117 illegal immigrants from Zimbabwe since 2011 amid reports that President Ian Khama has declared 406 foreigners as prohibited immigrants.Labour and Home Affairs min...Published: 16 Aug 2013 at 20:14hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Businessmen up for kidnap, attempted murder
TWO businessmen from Bulilima district in Matabeleland South Province have landed themselves in trouble with the law after they allegedly kidnapped a fellow businessman from the same area and severely...Published: 22 Apr 2013 at 05:28hrs | 1 | by Court Reporter
Scotchcart accident, boy (12) killed
A 12-year-old boy from Dombodema resettlement area in Bulilima District died when a donkey-drawn scotchcart he was travelling in hit a stump and overturned along the Dombodema-Plumtree road, police s...Published: 30 May 2012 at 04:55hrs | 5 | by Beitbridge Reporter
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