Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe says the City of Harare is sitting on about 5,000 house demolition orders as authorities explore options to regularise some illegal settlements.

HARARE – In the corridors of the High Court of Zimbabwe, justice is often treated as a game of technicalities. Last week, Justice Joel Mambara struck down an opposing affidavit from the Minister of Local Government and Public Works simply because a state lawyer forgot to insert a date on the document. With that single procedural blunder, a massive 30.773-hectare prime piece of land in Mabelreign Township was effectively handed over to a private entity, Cabletron Enterprises (