2030: Mnangagwa scheme hit by scandal
A Harare resident has taken the City of Harare to the High Court after his residential stand was seized without consent for a presidential borehole project. The applicant is seeking either a refund or an alternative land allocation after the municipality failed to resolve the dispute.
Why it matters
The case highlights concerns regarding property rights and the potential for political projects to bypass legal land ownership processes.
Controversy surrounding projects being rolled out by one of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's advisors has spilled into court after a Harare man found his residential stand turned into a site for one of the schemes without his consent.
This emerged in a case where a Harare man dragged the municipality to the High Court after it allocated his stand for a presidential borehole scheme run by Mnangagwa's special advisor Paul Tunguwarara without his knowledge.
The applicant, Chenjerai Milton Musonza, cited the City of Harare and the director of housing and community services as respondents.
Musonza submitted that sometime in March 2020, he was allocated a high-den-sity residential infill stand called Stand number Rem 5807 Glenview, Harare.
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