HARARE – Zimbabwe's title deeds validation and securitisation programme has come under renewed scrutiny after concerns were raised in Parliament over the affordability and accessibility of the country's digital land administration reforms.

The Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has formally engaged the government following an outcry over the selection of 16 law firms to spearhead the Title Deeds Validation and Re-Issuance Pilot Programme. Legal practitioners and transparency advocates are questioning the criteria used to shortlist the firms, citing concerns over fair competition and nepotism in the digital land reform process.