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Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynew.co.zw CHURCHES have encouraged Zimbabweans to remain hopeful about the country’s future, as they continue to push President Emmerson Mnangagwa to engage MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa — to help resolve the country’s myriad challenges, the Daily News reports. This comes after church leaders met Mnangagwa and Chamisa separately last…

Sindiso Mhlophe SENIOR STAFF WRITER mhlophes@dailynews.co.zw THE government is very concerned about the increase in violent crime in the country, as well as the continued abuse of social media, the Daily News reports. This comes as the country has witnessed a spate of armed robberies and murders, including the gruesome killing and decapitation of a…

Blessings Mashaya SENIOR STAFF WRITER mashayab@dailynews.co.zw THE government is sweating over the sale of a stockpile of ivory worth US$600 million as it is struggling to unite all African countries to approach the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) with one voice. This comes as Zimbabwe is pushing…

Jeffrey Muvundusi in BULAWAYO THE Information, Technology, Postal and Courier Services ministry is crafting a 2030 master plan which seeks to explore ICT’s capability as a pillar of development in the country. ICT minister Jenfan Muswere yesterday said the master plan to be rolled out soon was the way to go in this digital era….

IN VIEWS that are set to be a major talking point in the coming days and weeks, former Cabinet minister Obert Mpofu,  says it is time to forgive and move on from the Gukurahundi killings of the 1980s, the Daily News reports. In addition, the powerful ruling party secretary for administration — who hails from…

  PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has fired Supreme Court judge Francis Bere, after a three-member tribunal that was set up in March concluded that he was not fit to remain in office, the Daily News reports. The tribunal was made up of retired Justice Simbi Mubako and lawyers Rekayi Maphosa and Takawira Nzombe. “Following the advice of…

THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has solicited the assistance of churches to root out corruption across various sectors, the Daily News reports. This comes as the commission has broadened its investigative scope to cover money laundering, misappropriation of funds and extortion by both public and private sector officials. Speaking during a workshop on the implementation of the…

TWO witnesses from the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) who testified in the trial of corruption-accused former chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe, yesterday gave contradicting accounts on the procedure used when admitting law students for work-related learning. Guvamombe is answering to charges of criminal abuse of office and obstructing the course of justice before High Court judge…