Nyore Madzianike
Senior Reporter
ZANU PF’s Department of Lands and Agriculture has helped resolve land disputes, bringing relief to many households countrywide.
The development follows resolutions adopted at previous editions of the National People’s Conference and Congress, which mandated the department to provide policy guidance on land and agriculture and promote productive and equitable land utilisation.
The department was also tasked with strengthening agricultural production and commercialisation, as well as monitoring implementation.
The department is headed by the secretary for Lands and Agriculture, Cde Kenneth Musanhi, deputised by Cde Mike Madiro.
According to the Zanu PF Central Committee Report presented at the 23rd National People’s Conference held in Chinhoyi, approximately 85 of 136 land cases were settled through the Zimbabwe Land Commission.
“Provincial Lands committees in Mashonaland West were directed to process 450 applicants (work still in progress),” read the report.
“The Department remains seized with land issues across all provinces and continues to engage the Ministry of Lands for sustainable solutions.
“The Department intervened and resolved three cases in Mashonaland East involving 253 households, plus five cases in Mashonaland West involving 930 households.
“As a result, the applications for permits or offer letters are now being processed by the Ministry of Lands and Rural Development.
“At least 11 lands officers suspected of unethical conduct were moved from the Lands Administration Department pending investigation and subsequent disciplinary action.”
Working with the Ministry of Lands and Rural Development and the Land Tenure Implementation Committee, the department has continued to promote the Presidential Land Tenure and Title Deed Scheme.
Following the engagements, title deed issuance increased from 472 in 2025 to 917 between January and August 2026.
“Further to this, the Department proactively engaged with the chairman of the Land Tenure Implementation Committee, laying the groundwork for a nationwide awareness campaign on the Title Deed Scheme,” read the report.
“This strategic collaboration underscores the Department’s commitment to strengthening tenure security and farmer confidence.
“The Department further demonstrated its commitment to stakeholder engagement by participating in the Land Tenure Implementation Committee’s breakfast meeting held at the Hyatt Hotel in August 2026.
“This platform provided valuable opportunities for dialogue, collaboration and alignment on the Title Deed Scheme.”
The department said it had moved beyond viewing land as an end in itself, with its broader focus now on whether land was being converted into production to transform livelihoods, increase incomes, strengthen food security and food sovereignty, create employment, attract investment and drive rural economic transformation.
The department also reported that it had begun stakeholder engagements in preparation for the 2026/27 Mitigation Strategy, targeting an increase in the area under Pfumvudza/Intwasa and summer cropping.
