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Harare City Council has expressed concern over the re-emergence of land barons who are parcelling out stands to unsuspecting home seekers in Budiriro and Kuwadzana.
According to the housing and community services committee chairperson, Councillor Resias Masunda, gullible home seekers must be warned, as they run the risk having their houses destroyed.
“Examples were behind Kuwadzana 2 Primary School, Council Farm, as well as Chizhanje area in Mabvuku.
“The committee expressed the need for council to conduct more publicity so that the public is well informed, as well as timeous enforcement to ensure that no structures are constructed,” he said in a report.
Finance and development cmmittee chairperson Clr Tranos Moyo said illegal stands were being pegged in Warren Park but there was no enforcement.
“People must be told in time before they start construction on land meant for development purposes, to avoid cases of demolitions, which raise the ire of the public. I saw a soldier and some youths pegging stands in Warren Park 1,” he said.
He urged council to send its development control units to stop illegal parceling out of land.
Acting Town Clerk Mrs Josephine Ncube said council was aware of the new invasions and has since engaged the Zimbabwe Republic Police after members of its Development Control Unit were assaulted by members of the public for stopping them from building on land they were given by the land barons.
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