20.11.2024
3:47
Harare
Mayor
Councillor
Jacob
Mafume
has
said
the
council
is
working
with
the
government
to
enforce
demolition
court
orders
in
an
orderly
manner,
to
protect
residents
who
may
have
fallen
victim
to
land
barons.
Last
week,
the
government
condemned
the
destruction
of
30
houses
in
Ridgeview,
Belvedere,
by
the
Harare
City
Council,
describing
the
action
as
inhumane.
In
an
interview
with NewsDay on
Monday,
Mafume
said
that
the
council
has
reported
land
barons
who
illegally
sold
land
to
residents
to
the
police
and
is
now
awaiting
their
arrest.
Said
Mafume:
We
are
working
with
government
on
the
court
orders.
Demolitions
should
be
done
in
an
orderly
manner
but
at
the
same
time
we
are
saying
people
should
be
compliant
with
the
country’s
laws.We
have
people
who
have
built
houses
where
children
are
supposed
to
play.
If
we
create
a
city
like
that,
our
children
will
not
be
happy.We
have
reported
the
land
barons
to
police
and
we
are
waiting
for
their
arrest.
Yes,
if
there
are
those
who
get
to
be
regularised,
they
should
be
cleared.
Reports
indicate
that
there
are
144
applicants
slated
for
regularisation
based
on
recent
council
resolutions.
One
notable
project,
Tafara
Pay
Schemes,
led
by
Everson
Luni,
has
adhered
to
council
by-laws
for
town
planning.
This
compliance
includes
the
payment
of
application
fees,
circulation
fees,
ZESA
charges,
surveying
fees,
and
costs
associated
with
the
Environmental
Management
Agency
and
sewerage
services.
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