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Zimbabwe: Demolition of Illegal Structures Continues
The Herald, 2 July 2021
The on going demolition exercise continued yesterday in Harare's Highfield suburb, with the local authority razing down illegal structures at the famous Machipisa area. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: 'Govt Has Killed Us' - Harare Traders As Demolitions Continue
New Zimbabwe, 30 June 2021
INFORMAL traders at Tichagarika shopping centre and Glen View 8 home industries complex in Harare have equated the government's decision Tuesday to demolish their market stalls to… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Council Demolishes Home Industries
The Herald, 30 June 2021
Harare City Council yesterday demolished part of the famous Glen View 8 home industries complex where some traders had illegally set up shop as it continued to raze down… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Ruling Party Stops House Demolitions
The Herald, 29 June 2021
ZANU PF has put a stop to the ongoing house demolitions around the country after engaging the relevant Government ministries saying the ruling party values the right to shelter. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Defiant Residents Left Stranded After Demolition of Homes
The Herald, 26 June 2021
Hundreds of residents of Diamond Park, an illegal development in Melfort between Harare and Marondera that the courts ordered vacated six months ago, saw their houses demolished by… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Lawless Demolitions Fuel Corruption
263Chat, 24 June 2021
The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) says the ongoing demolitions in Harare and Chitungwiza are fueling corruption as they are not done in accordance with the law. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Workers Union Castigates Demolition of 'Illegal' Structures
263Chat, 29 June 2021
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has expressed concern over the recently instituted demolition of illegal structures by some local authorities. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: 'Corrupt' MDC to Blame for Home Demolitions - Chinamasa
New Zimbabwe, 27 June 2021
ZANU PF political commissar Patrick Chinamasa says current demolitions that have left hundreds with no homes and vending stalls are a result of corrupt activities by MDC Alliance… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: MDC MP Demands Housing Minister Garwe's Resignation Over Demolitions
New Zimbabwe, 30 June 2021
SOUTHERTON MDC Alliance MP Peter Moyo has demanded that National Housing Minister Daniel Garwe should resign immediately, or be fired by President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the… Read more »
Blame Game as Traders' Illegal Structures Demolished In Zimbabwe
Informal traders in capital city Harare have equated the government's decision to demolish their market stalls to a death sentence, as it is their only source of survival. The ruling Zanu-PF political commissar Patrick Chinamasa has said that "current demolitions that have left hundreds with no homes and vending stalls are a result of corrupt activities by the opposition MDC Alliance led local authoritie." However the MDC Alliance has blamed the demolitions on the Zanu-PF administration.
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