May 2026

Tapiwa Chirume LOCAL universities must rise beyond their traditional teaching role and become incubators of practical solutions to the country’s pressing socio-economic challenges, Public Service Commission chairperson Vincent Hungwe has said.Speaking at a University of Zimbabwe Public Service Commission Lecture in Harare yesterday, Hungwe said institutions of higher learning should be at the centre of…

Brighton Muronzereyi PARLIAMENT has urged the government to allocate more resources towards equipping police forensic laboratories, to strengthen criminal investigations and decentralising forensic services across the country.This follows a familiarisation tour conducted last week by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs, Security Services and War Veterans Affairs at the Police Forensic Science Laboratory…

Shamaine Chirimujiri A 30-YEAR-OLD Gokwe man of Bharabhara Village under Chief Semuchembu has been sentenced to nine years in prison after he was convicted of unlawful possession of raw, unmarked ivory.The conviction was handed down by the Gokwe Magistrates Court following a sting operation conducted by detectives and Parks and Wildlife officials.According to the National…