By Brandon Josphat PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has exhorted newly-elected local government officials to work harder, shun corruption and concentrate on delivering quality service to their communities. Speaking at the National Heroes Acre in Harare yesterday, during the burial of the late former executive mayor of Bulawayo, Joshua Malinga, Mnangagwa said municipalities were critical for service…

By Brandon Josphat PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday urged Zanu PF bigwigs to put behind the just-ended elections and work extra hard to deliver what they promised to the electorate. Speaking before the start of the ruling party’s politburo meeting in Harare, Mnangagwa said all party officials must put their hands on the deck to develop…

CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs Gift Ostallos Siziba of Pelandaba Tshabalala and Surrender Kapoikulu of Bulawayo Central yesterday appeared in court on public order offence charges. The two, who appeared in court with four other opposition party members, were granted free bail by Western Commonage magistrate Progress Murandu and were remanded to September 29….

By Rutendo Ngara ROMAN Catholic Pope Francis yesterday appointed Right Reverend Bishop Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa as the Bishop of Masvingo Diocese. Bishop Mupandasekwa was the head of the Chinhoyi Diocese since April 2018. According to a press release shared by Apostolic Nunciature in Zimbabwe, Pope Francis also appointed Bishop Mupandasekwa to be the Apostolic Administrator…

Ketty Nyoni nyonik@dailynews.co.zw THERE is need for a radical shift by all football loving people to ensure that the country’s most popular sport is extricated from its myriad problems, including tackling worsening hooliganism. So says former secretary-general of the Premier Soccer League (PSL), Lesley Gwindi — who also warns that Highlanders need to act decisively…

By Brandon Josphat PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned newly-appointed Cabinet ministers, their deputies and permanent secretaries, that they would be measured by their performances not promises. Speaking in the capital yesterday, during a government high-level retreat, Mnangagwa said the government officials should immediately hit the ground running. “You, the incoming ministers and permanent secretaries, will…