Chiyangwa wins Harare South land dispute

A housing development consortium which sold residential stands to over 20 000 people in Harare South has lost its bid in court to stop businessman Phillip Chiyangwa from reclaiming the land on three farms which he owns.

Following a hard-fought High Court hearing on Friday last week, Justice Joseph Mafusire dismissed the urgent bid by Ordar Housing Development Consortium (OHDC) on technical grounds.

The consortium was suing Sensene Investments (Pvt) Ltd, the then Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Ignatius Chombo and Attorney-General Advocate Prince Machaya.

Justice Mafusire also threw out the certificate of urgency by OHDC saying it was invalid and ordered the consortium to pay costs of suit on a higher scale.

The housing consortium comprises 56 corporates that illegally settled over 8 000 people at the farm, which Dr Chiyangwa owns through Sensene.