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A HARARE law firm has lost its bid to recover US$50 000 in legal fees from a clergyman and his wife after the High Court ruled that the agreement the lawyers drafted was illegal.The ruling was made by High Court Justice Joseph Chilimbe, who dismissed an appeal filed by Mundia & Mudhara Legal Practitioners against…

Masimba Makwembere THE government has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting consumers as counterfeit goods and illegal smuggling flood the country’s local markets. Marking World Consumer Rights Day, the minister of Industry and Com­merce, Mangaliso Ndhlovu, yesterday said the government was intensifying efforts to safeguard citizens. “Zimbabwe has not been spared from the menace involving the…

RUTENDO NGARA Senior Staff Writer THE GRAIN Marketing Board (GMB) is facing a severe financial crisis fol­lowing a massive funding shortfall from the government, which has provided less than half of the required operational budget for the current fiscal year. Details of the parastatal’s dire straits emerged during a high-level interface meeting between GMB chief…

CHIEF WRITER THE police have intensified a nationwide operation targeting motorists who use unregistered vehicles or those fitted with illegal gadgets, including sirens, bar lights, and beacon lights. The blitz, dubbed “No to plateless vehicles, illegal sirens, blue lights and other illegal gadgets fitted on motor vehicles,” is designed to restore order and curb a…

SENIOR STAFF WRITER THE British Council has part­nered a local school, Anderson Adventist High School, for research aimed at reducing gender bias in classrooms. This comes as the Gweru-based school was among the 11 global research projects selected for the 2025 cycle of the British Council’s Action Research Grants Programme, highlighting Zimbabwe’s role in pioneering…

FOUR men from Bulawayo have appeared in court accused of breaking into a vehicle that had developed a mechanical fault before robbing the motorist of cash, a cellphone, and a car battery.The accused — Marvellous Ndlovu, 32, Ajudi Banda, 24, Thubelihle Dube, 28, and Andile Moyo, 21, all from Emakhandeni — appeared before Bulawayo magistrate…

SIGNIFICANT progress has been made on development projects in Maphisa ahead of this year’s Independence Day commemorations.Speaking on the sidelines of a tour of the projects, the minister of Local Government, Daniel Garwe, said refurbishment of the Maphisa Rural Hospital was now about 85 percent complete.“We started the tour from the Maphisa rural hospital which…

A CHITUNGWIZA man has been jailed for 20 years for a series of break-ins that terrorised Harare residents.Criminal Investigations Department spokesperson Rachael Muteveri yesterday told the Daily News that the accused took advantage of the absence of homeowners to force entry into properties and steal cash.“I confirm that Gift Elliot Mushonga Chibvongodze was convicted on…