By Richard Mukwenya
Masvingo Rural District Council Planning and Economic Affairs Executive Officer Pius Nyatsanza from Nemamwa Growth Point committed suicide by taking a poisonous substance recently.
Nyatsanza was pronounced dead upon arrival at Morgenster Mission Hospital where he was rushed after ingesting a poisonous substance on June 2, 2025.
Masvingo Provincial Police Assistant Spokesperson Masauso Patinyu confirmed the incident to TellZim News of the now deceased officer and urged members of the public to seek counseling for peers.
“I can confirm the incident that happened in Sani area, Nemamwa where Nyatsanza consumed toxic poisonous that took his life over a yet to be established reason.
‘’I urge members of the public to seek counselling from professionals or from peers rather than resorting to suicidal acts,” said Patinyu.
On June 2, at around 0830 hours Nyatsanza boarded a commuter omnibus vehicle in Masvingo CBD heading back to Nemamwa and had a stop at Sani where he walked in an old empty tarred road and proceeded to consume the poison.
After a moments he fell in the road and laid fid on his back facing upwards and around 0900 hours some local villagers discovered him drooling an acidic discharge and breathing heavily.
He was quickly rushed to Morgenster Hospital and pronounced dead upon arrival. His body was later transferred to Masvingo Provincial Hospital for post mortem.
