Own Correspondent Residents organisation Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) has warned illegal settlers in Harare to brace for demolitions. This follows a warning by the Provincial Development Coordinator (PDC) Mr Muguti. Muguti last week instructed Harare City Council to unleash demolitions on illegal settlements. He made the remarks at a full council meeting held in…
Own Correspondent Local Government Minister July Moyo has promised that there won’t be random demolitions of illegal houses as matters will be dealt with case by case. The reassurance follows information that the Harare City Council won 20 cases (see below) against some cooperatives in Harare which could result in more demolitions. Moyo said government…
Own Correspondent Government has criminalised the building of houses on wetlands as it seeks to stem the wanton creation of illegal settlements in urban areas. Housing Minister Garwe informed the House of Assembly of the new initiative by government this week. “Starting from now, all settlements on wetlands will be a criminal offence and the…
Correspondent The Chitungwiza Council has released a list of areas in which they are going to demolish illegal houses. Below is the list as released in a local publication.
Correspondent Land invasions in Chitungwiza have seen the dormitory town remaining with only 189 hectares out of a total of 912 hectares of wetland areas. Environmental Management Agency (EMA) Spokesperson, Amkela Sidange said there is need for a concerted approach in addressing the rot in Chitungwiza. She was speaking at a community event hosted by…
By OpenCouncilHRE reporters The Special Anti-Corruption Unit(SACU) will soon be instituting investigations on illegal activities by some land barons in Chitungizwa, OpenCouncil Harare can reveal. Information sourced by this publication has revealed some names of those being targeted by the institution operating under President’s Mnangagwa’s office. There are some notable names as outlined below: Frederick…
Correspondent Wetlands are superb at purifying polluted water, replenishing aquifers and harboring wildlife. But they are almost always terrible places to build houses. Many people have been disregarding regulatory authorities and building homes on wetlands across Harare. Here are the dangers that could mean you have just wasted your money buying that stand or building…
Correspondent The Harare City Council has promised to enact new measures to protect wetlands and these will include vetting golf clubs sited on wetlands. Newly installed Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume, speaking during a meeting with Harare Wetlands Trust (HWT) and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) said his office is ready to champion protection of…
By Edgar Gweshe The Harare City Council stands as one of the most corrupt local authorities in Zimbabwe and of late, there have been arrests of councilors, including the Mayor, Herbert Gomba as well as management officials on allegations of corrupt land deals. On Monday, councilors from the Housing Department were also arrested on allegations…
Own Correspondent Resident groups from Chitungwiza have made a police report against Ward 12 Councilor Darlington Musonza and Ward 13 Councilor Kevin Mutimbanyoka following a spike in illegal land sales in the dormitory town. The illegal land deals have seen rampant destruction of wetlands in Chitungwiza. Musonza and Mutimbanyoka were identified as some of the…