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By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Chief Justice Luke Malaba demanded dexterity from sheriffs and registrars at the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to enhance public confidence in the judiciary system. Addressing court registrars and sheriffs in Nyanga, Manicaland province, yesterday, Malaba said being in public office required commitment and competence for efficient service delivery. “At the…

By Brandon Josphat THE newly-elected president of the Zimbabwe Chief’s Council (ZCC), Mtshane Khumalo, has pledged to ensure that traditional leaders are non-partisan and that they promote peace and tolerance during this election period and beyond. This comes amid complaints that some traditional leaders were engaging in partisan politics and doing the bidding of the…

By Brandon Josphat and Brighton Muronzereyi THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has confirmed that it has started printing presidential ballot papers for the upcoming elections. This comes in the wake of Monday’s ruling by the Constitutional Court (ConCourt), which dashed the hopes of former Cabinet minister and independent presidential aspirant, Saviour Kasukuwere, to lead the…

MATABELELAND North traditional leader Chief Mtshane Khumalo was yesterday elected new president of the Chiefs Council, with the outgoing leader of the body, Chief Fortune Charumbira voted in as deputy. Charumbira, who is also president of the Pan African parliament, had been president of the Chiefs Council for several years. On the other hand, until…

By Rutendo Ngara THE founder of the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa Forward in Faith (ZAOGA FIF), Archbishop Ezekiel Guti, was buried at a private ceremony in Bindura yesterday. The national hero, who died on July 5 in South Africa having turned 100 recently, was interred in a mausoleum and also received a 21-gun salute….

By Brandon Josphat josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) says it has tightened its system to curb leakage of public examination papers. This comes as Zimsec was rocked by scandals last year after school authorities and candidates were found in possession of leaked 2022 “O” Level final examination papers, with over 5 000 students…

THE money laundering trial of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s former wife, Marry Mubaiwa, failed to commence yesterday after the State asked for a postponement, telling the court that investigations were not yet complete. Mubaiwa is on trial after she was arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission in 2019 for allegedly laundering nearly US$1 million to…

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued another impassioned plea for peaceful polls, while also vowing to deal ruthlessly with chaos mongers ahead of the crunch polls. Addressing a huge star rally in Harare yesterday, Mnangagwa emphasised repeatedly that Zimbabweans should not be divided by elections. This comes as political tensions have been on the rise in…

Brandon Josphat STAFF WRITER josphatbl@dailynews.co.zw THERE is a marked improvement in the mid-year pass rate for ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level students. This is reflected in the June results which were released yesterday by the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec), when compared to 2020. Zimsec resumed the sitting of these examinations this year after a two-year…