Residents oppose Harare land deal with municipal boss

Over 100 Mandara residents have petitioned Harare City Council to reverse its recent move to sell a piece of land measuring 40 623 square meters to a private company owned by council's human capital director Cainos Chimombe.

The residents said the land identified as stand number 76 Mandara, was earmarked for construction of a school and should not be used for any other purposes.

They cited conflict of interest, adding that Chimombe's firm, Caneview Investments (Pvt) Ltd, had no financial capacity to build a school in the area in accordance with council's master plan.

On July 17, the city published a notice in the Press proposing to sell the land to Caneview Investments Private Limited for $406 000.