: Phillip Chiyangwa invading council land

Phillip Chiyangwa invading council land
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Sokwanele  on 09 November, 2009 03:37:00
 
This in itself is not a problem, however the Bible-bashing tycoon cannot claim
he has made his millions of US dollars from anything but illicit trade.
He is currently on a mission to grab as much land as possible in the urban areas
of Harare, most of it State or council land.  This is land invasion under a
different guise.
The Borrowdale greenbelt council-owned land has been reported as “claimed”
by Chiyangwa and he denies any wrongdoing.
The pictures in this post were taken very recently and depict the disputed
Borrowdale vlei. The workers camped there claim Phillip Chiyangwa owns the land
and they are getting ready to put down boreholes. They could not produce any
papers to prove Chiyangwa’s ownership.
This greenbelt is the water catchment for Mazoe dam.
In September this year we wrote about the building boom going on in Harare in a
post titled The fact cats are busy building before things go bust. We wrote:On
the Borrowdale Road, Targon Construction is busy bulldozing and clearing virgin
land to build there. In normal circumstances a billboard would be erected
outlining the project, the partners and giving the council details, but no such
board is in place.Targo Construction is owned by Supa Mandiwanzira who is
apparently being backed by Phillip Chiyangwa.
This land is meant to be designated green belt, but that has never worried the
fat cat chefs in our country.
Indeed, this particular bit of green belt is the catchment area for the Mazoe
River – development should never be allowed so as to protect this fragile
environment, especially considering the dire water conditions in Harare. When
the City council valuator was called about the project, he emphatically stated
that no permission has been given for it. He claimed that his department had
sent a letter denying permission to the developers.