PHOTO: Arlington demolitions and the Stoneridge relocations

A Commuter omnibus transporting people from a demolished settlement to stoneridge farm – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

Stranded . . . Mrs Shylet Chingozha sits hopelessly in front of a ramshackle with her belongings heaped outside as she listens to the noise of bulldozers demolishing houses at the illegal settlement near Harare Airport – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

Mrs Kuzivakwashe Mupinduri ponders her next move after her house was reduced to a heap of rubbles during demolitions of an illegal settlement by the city of Harare – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

These young boys look in shock as a bulldozer brings down the walls of their satellite school namely St Daniel during demolitions at an illegal settlement near Harare Airport – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

Two years old Peter Karimazondo is taken away as Mrs Matambudziko Guhwa removes a door frame fro the wall during demolitions at an illegal settlement in Harare – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

Mrs Sharon Madzvimbo forces a door frame out of the wall with the assistance of her grandmother Mrs Kerita Shambare – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

A family looks in shock as their house is demolished by the City of Harare at an illegal settlement nera Harae Airport – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

The Matombo family vacates from an illegal settlement to Stoneridge farm during demolition of the squatter camp by the City of Harare – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

Two years old Peter Karimazondo in tears as his mother struggles to remove a door from the wall before the bulldozer arrive to demolish – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

Mrs Chipo Dhwiwayo and her one year old twins Rumbidzai and rutendo looks defenselessly as their house is demolished by the City of Harare at an illegal squatter camp near Harare Airport – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

Mrs Elizabeth Madyirapanze puts her belongings outside before her house is demolished – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

Mrs Elizabeth Munemo takes off her belongings before her house is demolished – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

A Harare municipal police officer lead the way with a gun in hand as a bulldozer arrive to demolish houses at an illegal settlement near Harare Airport – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

These people were photographed while removing doors and window frames in a hurry as the demolishing City of Harare team arrives at an illegal settlement near Harare Airport

Mrs Matambudziko Guhwa look vulnerably at a bulldozer demolishing her house at an illegal settlement along airport road in Harare – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

Mrs Matambudziko Guhwa looks at a bulldozer demolishing her house after she failed to retrieve some of her belongings at an illegal settlement near Harare Airport – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

A municipal police officer patrols an illegal settlement near Harare Airport as the local authority carries out demolitions – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

Mrs Sharon Madzvimbo(center) digging a door frame out of the wall while her grandmother Mrs Kerita Shambare (left) and Mrs Matambudziko Guhwa looks on – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

Nine years old Hillary Kupara picks a flower pot from the rubbles of a house that was demolished by the City of Harare at an illegal settlement – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

The Matombo family load their belongings into a truck before leaving a demolished squatter camp for Stoneridge – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

Mrs Nyarai Moyo(green dress) and Mrs Patience Sawasawa prepare food in the open at the newly allocated stands at Stoneridge farm – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

Mrs Tafadzwa Furusa waiting to be allocated a stand at stoneridge farm recently – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

Hundreds of people whose houses were demolished near Harare Airport are now at Stoneridge farm where they have elected makeshift houses while waiting to be allocated stands – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

Proud land owners . . . Honest Chirandu and his wife Lisa Katsa clear weeds from their new stand which they were allocated at Stoneridge farm recently . . . Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

Mrs Fortunate Murowa prepares some dried vegetables for relish at the newly allocated stands at Stoneridge – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda

Hundreds of people who moved from the demolished houses near airport road wait for the allocation of stands at Stoneridge farm recently- Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda