Council demolishes 13 houses

Harare City Council yesterday allegedly defied recent High Court interdict and demolished 13 houses at Tembwe Housing Co-operative in Budiriro 4 describing the structures as illegal.

Cooperative chairperson Caleb Kadye said armed council officials used a front end loader to pull down their houses and refused to be shown a copy of the court order barring demolitions.

The residents lawyer Kennedy Masiye threatened to file an urgent chamber application to have council charged with contempt of court.