The Harare City Council (HCC) on 9 and 10 December 2015, demolished 250 homes in Budiriro and Aspindale. Some of the demolished houses had standard and approved paperwork from HCC as well as the Ministry of Local Government. No court orders were produced during the demolitions in violation of section 74 of the constitution, which guarantees freedom from arbitrary eviction. The State allowed pseudo authorities, corrupt council staff and land barons to flourish and exploit home seekers by issuing false paperwork for housing stands. On 28 November in Odzi some 17 homesteads were also demolished at Nyangundi resettlement scheme. A local ZANU-PF official was responsible for this violation, which was carried out without a court order regardless of his claim that the demolished homes were illegally on his farm.

Quarterly Political and Human Rights Violations Report

October - December 2015

Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum

http://www.hrforumzim.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/4th-QPVR-2015.pdf

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