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Plumtree renaming streets to reflect Kalanga history
The Plumtree Town Council has renamed several streets to reflect the town's deep Kalanga history and cultural identity. The initiative forms part of a broader urban renewal programme aimed at modernis...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 22:00hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Man steals cellphone after making a fake job promise
Patrick Chikodzi (26) from Mathendele, appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware for allegedly stealing a cellphone from an unsuspecting job seeker.He was remanded in custody to ...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 22:00hrs | 309 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Plumtree rolls out prepaid water meters
The Plumtree Town Council has announced plans to introduce prepaid water meters, a move that has sparked outrage among residents who argue the system threatens their right to water and risks deepening...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:31hrs | 62 | by Staff reporter
Resident backlash forces Plumtree to scrap US$12 levy
Plumtree Town Council has scrapped the controversial infrastructure development levies imposed on residents and businesses earlier this year, following a wave of opposition from the local community....Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:11hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Man forges ZIMRA document
A 28-YEAR-OLD Plumtree man is in trouble after he forged a ZIMRA clearance document.Delan Rutsito was dragged to Plumtree magistr...Published: 22 Feb 2025 at 08:57hrs | 358 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Botswana-bound bus kills 18 cattle on Bulawayo-Plumtree highway
Tragedy struck on Monday evening when a Botswana-bound bus collided with a herd of 21 cattle along the Bulawayo-Plumtree highway, approximately 10km from Plumtree town.Eighteen cattle were kil...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 05:53hrs | 940 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree council suspends ambulance services due to breakdown
Residents of Plumtree and the general public are being urged to make alternative arrangements for medical emergencies, following the announcement that the town's council ambulance is currently out of ...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 13:21hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Bulilima villagers flee homes in fear of elephant attacks
In Bulilima, Matabeleland South, villagers are fleeing their homes due to a surge of elephant invasions driven by drought conditions. The elephants, migrating from Botswana, have been seeking food and...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:53hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree Town Council plans to demolish vending structures
The Plumtree Combined Residents and Development Association (PCRADA) is in conflict with the Plumtree Town Council over the council's plans to remove informal traders from the central business distric...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 07:40hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
FULL LIST: President Mnangagwa honours best performing public official
In a prestigious ceremony held at the State House in Harare, President Mnangagwa honored the outstanding performance of several key public officials across various sectors. The event, which mark...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 11:16hrs | 60 | by George Tshuma
Businessman threatens to shoot client
A 62-YEAR-OLD Plumtree businessman is in trouble after he threatened to shoot a client in his supermarket.Mika Magazine Sibanda appeared before Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware facing thre...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 18:59hrs | 8 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Inadequate toilets leave Plumtree stinking
PLUMTREE residents have bemoaned inadequate ablution and sanitation facilities in the town centre especially at the vendors trading points, amid fears of possible outbreaks of waterborne diseases....Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 13:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Council fences off Plumtree sewage ponds
PLUMTREE Town Council has finally fenced off the sewage ponds that claimed the life of a young boy while endangering the lives of other humans and domestic animals.The new development was revealed by ...Published: 19 Jan 2024 at 13:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Godolude to launch Walikhaba Walichaphisa on Friday
Fast-rising Rhumba/Tshibilika musician, Godolude is set to launch his sixth album titled Walikhaba Walichaphisa in Plumtree town on Friday.The album will be launched at Kondabayakhe nightclub ...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 14:22hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Kalanga festival returns after Covid-19 induced break
AFTER a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Luswingo Kalanga Cultural Festival is set to make a comeback next month. The festival, which celebrates the rich and diverse culture of the Ba...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:43hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Man nabbed for car smuggling
A Plumtree man was last week arrested for smuggling a car into Zimbabwe from Botswana using an illegal entry point.Munyaradzi Munjenje (35) from Plumtree township was nabbed by members of CID ...Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 14:00hrs | 15 | by Desmond Nleya
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 | 2 | by Desmond Nleya
Mkomana's thirst for power exposed
"DEMOCRACY cannot survive when one side believes there are only two outcomes to an election; either they win, or they were cheated. That is not democracy. And that is where the vast majority of Maga R...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:43hrs | 17 | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Former Ambassador runs for council seat in Bulilima
Former Zimbabwean Ambassador to Nigeria, Mabed Ngulani, is running as a councillor for Ward 2 in Bulilima District on a Citizens for Coalition for Change (CCC) ticket.His election manifesto fo...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 18:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Abandoned' luxury bus mystery on Bulawayo-Plumtree Road
ABOUT 25 kilometres before one reaches Plumtree Town along the Bulawayo-Plumtree Road, they cannot help noticing a Botswana-owned luxury bus that has been curiously parked by the road side for more th...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland region gets only $789,6 million for road projects
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has disbursed $789,6 million towards road development projects in Matebeleland provinces in the first four months of this year out of a combined tota...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Minister's aide bashed for accusing Zanu-PF official of being a former MDC member
An enraged Zanu-PF District Community Coordinator chairman for Bulilima allegedly beat up ICT deputy minister Dingumuzi Phuti's aide who had accused the former of having been a member of the oppositio...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 19:16hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree gives residents water meter ultimatum
PLUMTREE Town Council has given pre-paid water users in the border town three weeks to revert to post-paid meters after some residents went for three years without paying for water.A number of...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Wrong man arrested after LONE gunman senselessly attacks
YOU would expect women and school children to be the only ones who walk home in groups to protect themselves from a violent armed robber but in the Empandeni area in Mangwe District, men can also be s...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Don't force parents to buy uniforms at school'
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has given schools the greenlight to produce and sell uniforms, but warned schools not force parents to buy uniforms from them if there are cheaper optio...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 arrested for smuggling in Plumtree
POLICE in Plumtree recently arrested two people for allegedly smuggling an assortment of goods from neighbouring Botswana destined for Bulawayo.One of the arrested individuals was already on t...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kennedy Ndebele mourns death of his son
PREMIER Soccer League chief executive officer, Kennedy Ndebele is in mourning following the death of his son, Ndabenhle under yet to be established circumstances. The late PSL head of secretar...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Kombani Lodge goes up in smoke
PLUMTREE'S 52-bed Kombani Lodge was yesterday razed by an inferno that started as a veld fire near a Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) depot before a whirlwind lifted burning debris, which landed ...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Godolude to perform in Plumtree
RHUMBA dancer-cum-musician Mandlenkosi "Godolude" Mpofu will stage a show in his hometown Plumtree on Friday night. The show will be held at Kondabayakhe Night Club where the dance muso will b...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 18:58hrs | 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 | 11 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree to hold the longest 'nqolacade' ever seen
THE Vaka community in Plumtree aims to be included in the Guinness Book of Records when they hold the longest scotch cart convoy - "nqolacade" - which they have termed ‘The Long Ride for Development...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Radio Bukalanga braces for Airwaves
Newly licensed community radio, Radio Bukalanga will soon be on the air waves after having acquired most of the required broadcasting equipment, it ...Published: 15 May 2022 at 10:05hrs | 4 | by Desmond Nleya
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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zinara disburses more than $4,7bn for ERRP2
THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) has disbursed more than $4,7 billion for the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) with road rehabilitation works now 50 percent complete....Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Poor network leaves Mangwe isolated
"To access internet connectivity for my Zoom meetings, I have to climb a mountain and use my Botswana mobile number," says Gilbert Masuku as he explains the network challenges in Mangwe."Alter...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:13hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 kills 57 in two weeks
ZIMBABWE has seen a massive jump in Covid-19 cases, with 2 374 cases and 57 deaths reported in two-and-a-half weeks of this month alone, triggering the Government to consider putting more areas under ...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teenager drowns in council sewage pond
A 15-year-old Phakamani Secondary School pupil from Plumtree town drowned in a council sewage pond on Wednesday while trying to swim, Matabeleland South police have confirmed.Shaun Khuphe, a F...Published: 24 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Lack of IDs haunts Matebeleland youths
After dropping out of school because of financial constraints, 20-year-old Cephas Dube from tsukuru village in Bulilima district decided to seek employment in the informal sector.Without money...Published: 16 May 2021 at 09:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
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 | 9 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge town faces demolition
IN a shocking revelation, more than 300 structures in Beitbridge Town, including part of the border post, a hospital, police base, schools, Dulibadzimu Stadium and hundreds of houses were built on wet...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:08hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains spell doom for Plumtree villagers
After receiving poor rains in the 2019-2020 forming season which culminated in hunger, Macingwane, Ezimnyama, Ngwanyana and other villages in Mangwe, Matabeleland South province, remain in despa...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
4 suspected rustlers arrested for possessing stolen cattle
POLICE in Matabeleland South Province have arrested four suspected rustlers who were found in possession of three cattle stolen from a farm in Gwanda.Provincial police spokesperson Inspector L...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 16:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Violent storm destroys schools in Plumtree
A HEAVY storm accompanied by strong winds which hit Bulilima district on Tuesday night has left a trail of destruction at six schools and a number of homesteads.It also plunged Plumtree town a...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 10:06hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border donkey rustlers on the prowl
To new arrivals, "Dip 27" is no different from any other rural service centre in Madabe communal lands south of Plumtree in Zimbabwe.Yet locals know that the daytime semblance of law-abiding p...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:21hrs | 3 | by Oscar Nkala
Kalanga Cultural Festival cancelled
ORGANISERS of the Luswingo Kalanga Cultural Festival, the Kalanga Language and Cultural Development Association (KLCDA) have announced the cancellation of the 2020 edition.The festival which w...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 18:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree plunged into darkness
PLUMTREE Town and the border post have been plunged into darkness for the past three days as Zesa is struggling to restore power after thieves indiscriminately vandalised overhead electricity cables i...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 06:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
IDBZ to build 300MW plants
THE Infrastructure and Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) is scouting for investors to finance the construction of mini-hydro and solar projects with capacity to generate 300 megawatts (MW), as the c...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Ignore retrogressive MDC Alliance protests, begs Muchinguri
ZIMBABWEANS should ignore the planned mass protests by the opposition MDC Alliance aimed at toppling the Government as this is retrogressive to development being spearheaded by Zanu-PF across the coun...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa visits San community
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa yesterday landed in the San community area of Makhulela in rural Plumtree aboard an Airforce chopper, becoming the first high-ranking official to arrive in such style in ...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:29hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree runs dry again
A PIPE burst at Plumtree's major water supply booster over the weekend has forced residents to source the precious liquid from unprotected sources exposing them to waterborne diseases.Plumtree...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
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