Demolitions hurt women, children
December 27, 2020 in Local
Eight years ago Miriam Phiri moved into her newly built house in Chitungwiza’s Zengeza 4 Extension.
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with Moses Mugugunyeki
Despite having purchased the ground on which she built her “mansion” from a “third party”, Phiri claimed to have the blessings of the local authority.
She is among thousands of home seekers who have fallen prey to land barons masquerading as “real estate agents” who operate outside Chitungwiza Municipality head office in Zengeza 3.
“I was referred to someone outside the council office who could facilitate a piece of land to build a house,” said Phiri, a single mother of three.