Government has given illegal settlers in Chitungwiza and Seke communal lands three weeks to demolish and vacate their structures, while calling for the arrest of land barons who swindled home seekers of millions of dollars.
Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Dr Ignatius Chombo last week said the people had exposed themselves to varying degrees of danger by settling on wetlands, municipal servitude lines, and too close to high voltage power pylons.
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