THE government has called for a renewed focus on grassroots development, stressing that Zimbabwe’s long-term economic transformation depends on empowering communities from the bottom up.Speaking at a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) engagement workshop yesterday, the permanent secretary for Presidential Affairs in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Tafadzwa Muguti, said sustainable development could…

WORKERS have bemoaned the failure to address their plight amid mounting economic pressures, warning that deteriorating wages and the rising cost of living are steadily eroding livelihoods across the country.Speaking at the Workers’ Day commemorations held at Dzivaresekwa Stadium in Harare yesterday, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Muchaneta Taruvinga painted a grim picture…

A FORM 3 pupil at Chishawasha High School, Harare, was allegedly drugged and raped by a 34-year-old man, a former church acquaintance, who appeared in court this week.Sani Tinashe Mushakwe of Pomona, accused of raping the teenager, appeared before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa.He was remanded in custody until May 14 pending the finalisation of…

Brandon Josphat POLITICAL EDITOR FREQUENT power cuts are adding to the current strain on hard-pressed Zimbabweans, while also continuing to hamper economic activity in the country, key stakeholders have bemoaned. Speaking to the Daily News — the country’s most influential newspaper — the stakeholders thus implored authorities yesterday to do more to mitigate the relentless…