Chitungwiza shelves murambatsvina drive

Chitungwiza municipality has backtracked on its threat to demolish 10 000 illegal structures constructed on wetlands and on top of sewer mains.

The town's authorities had last month indicated that it had received a government directive to destroy the houses which have now starved the town of ventilation gaps as land barons parcel out stands for private gain.
This followed an investigation into the allocation, change of use, subdivision and repossession of stands by a team appointed by Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo last year.

The team unearthed massive corruption in the sprawling town leading to the dismissal of several councillors. The commission also recommended that houses built on road sites, on top of sewage pipes and those built under electricity cables be demolished