More than 200 people have illegally occupied residential stands at Sadza Growth Point that were earmarked for just 39 beneficiaries, prompting Government to order their removal. Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe, who visited Chikomba District on Friday, said the Government would not regularise the illegal occupation as authorities step up efforts to bring land administration under control.

There is a quiet, ecological execution taking place on the fringes of Harare, and it is being rubber-stamped by our own courts and municipal offices. Week after week, the Southerton Business Times has documented a horrifyingly selective application of the law: ordinary citizens are watched over by state bulldozers in high-density suburbs like Stoneridge, while wealthy, well-connected entities are quietly handed the keys to our city’s life support systems.