Ward 12 Councillor Simon Manzanga has called on Government to speed up the issuance of lease agreements and resettle families displaced after more than 760 houses were demolished in Harare

HARARE – The Zimbabwean Government has officially outlawed the practice of "parallel development", declaring that no residential houses may be built or occupied before essential infrastructure such as roads, water supply, sewer systems, and stormwater drainage has been fully installed and certified by local authorities. The policy marks a major shift in Zimbabwe's urban housing development framework and is intended to restore orderly town planning while tackling the rapid gro