Government is considering a new land verification system that would allow property buyers to establish whether land is legally owned, surveyed, planned and transferable before paying for it.

The Government has issued a final three-month deadline for beneficiaries of Urban State Land to settle outstanding obligations or face cancellation of allocations and repossession of the land.

HARARE — The Zimbabwean government has lifted restrictions on land use changes, restoring full planning authority to local councils in a major policy shift set to reshape urban development, property investment, and spatial planning across the country. The decision, announced by Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe, ends a Conditional Moratorium that had been in place since May 2025, which temporarily centralised control over land use approvals.