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More land barons appear in court
19 Aug 2015 at 00:58hrs | Views
MORE suspected land barons appeared in court on Tuesday for duping home-seekers of $90 000.
Among the suspects that
appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Francis Mapfumo was a pair working
for the Ministry of Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment - Roy
Chikumene (36) and Tererai Method Mutasa (32) - jointly charged with
Reginald Chisangowerotah, a soldier.
Their accomplices are Kundidzora Sanangurayi (33), Never Chigogo (28) and Mark Murevanhema (26).
They were granted $100 bail each and ordered to report every Friday at CID Law and Order.
Prosecutor Mr Sebastian Mutizirwa is alleging that between January 29, 2013 and August 15 this year, the six formed Tinotenda Baba Housing Cooperative Society.
They registered the cooperative and were given a certificate (reference number 5466). They grabbed an open space measuring 10 hectares in Budiriro 5A.
The gang misrepresented to home-seekers that they were allocated the piece of land by Harare City Council.
They managed to hoodwink 108 members who paid $20 as joining fee and $40 in monthly subscriptions.
On October 31 2013 they applied to City of Harare requesting that their area be serviced.
Without permission, they surveyed the land, constructed roads and subdivided it into stands.
Beneficiaries started building houses.
The offence came to light when the City of Harare carried out a land audit.
The cooperative members lost $90 000 and nothing was recovered.
Their accomplices are Kundidzora Sanangurayi (33), Never Chigogo (28) and Mark Murevanhema (26).
They were granted $100 bail each and ordered to report every Friday at CID Law and Order.
Prosecutor Mr Sebastian Mutizirwa is alleging that between January 29, 2013 and August 15 this year, the six formed Tinotenda Baba Housing Cooperative Society.
They registered the cooperative and were given a certificate (reference number 5466). They grabbed an open space measuring 10 hectares in Budiriro 5A.
The gang misrepresented to home-seekers that they were allocated the piece of land by Harare City Council.
They managed to hoodwink 108 members who paid $20 as joining fee and $40 in monthly subscriptions.
On October 31 2013 they applied to City of Harare requesting that their area be serviced.
Without permission, they surveyed the land, constructed roads and subdivided it into stands.
Beneficiaries started building houses.
The offence came to light when the City of Harare carried out a land audit.
The cooperative members lost $90 000 and nothing was recovered.
Source - Herald
