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Land barons challenge contempt charges

Suspected land barons Rodgers Pote and Trymore Arineshito, facing charges of contempt of court for carrying out unauthorised development on an illegal settlement, have applied for discharge at the close of the State's case.Harare magistrat…

Published: 11 Sep 2025 at 10:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Land barons continue to wreak havoc in Harare

Harare City Council has raised alarm over the illegal occupation of more than 140 sites across the capital by land barons, with city officials turning to the courts in a bid to halt the unregulated developments threatening urban planning a…

Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

Land barons uses 'lawfare' against City of Harare

More than 144 sites in Harare have been illegally occupied by land barons, forcing the city council to seek recourse through the courts, Parliament heard on Monday.The capital has witnessed a surge in illegal buildings, many erected on wet…

Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 19:08hrs | | by STaff reporter

Land earmarked for public schools sold to land barons

Residents of Eastview and Caledonia in Harare have called for an urgent investigation into the alleged illegal sale of State land, initially earmarked for the construction of a public school, to a private developer.In a formal complaint ad…

Published: 13 May 2025 at 18:29hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter

Bishop-cum-land barron up for US$80k fraud

A Bishop at Emmanuel Global Church, Emmanuel Muzondi (49), appeared in court on Tuesday facing allegations of defrauding a local businessman, Lovemore Pasipamire, of US$80,000 in a failed residential stand deal. Muzondi, from Old Highfield…

Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 11:56hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter

Esigodini Gold Baron not going back to mining

Baron Dube, once a feared figure in Esigodini's illegal gold mining circles, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2020 for the murder of a rival gold panner, Prince Anthony Bvundura. Despite his earlier release after an appeal, the Supre…

Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF warns land barons

Zanu-PF has said law enforcement agents should go after "big fish" land barons who have made millions of dollars through selling State land which is against the Government and the ruling party's land redistribution programme.The party's Se…

Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF draws line in the sand

Zanu-PF has demanded that all illegal land occupations, sale or parcelling out of land and stands, as well as illegal developments, stop forthwith, as the ruling party only supports planned settlements, acting Secretary-General Patrick Chi…

Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:51hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Land barons ride on Zanu-PF campaign

SUSPECTED Zanu-PF-linked land barons have invaded large tracts of land in Harare and Chitungwiza, where they are doling out residential stands to desperate home-seekers as a vote-buying gimmick ahead of the August 23 harmonised elections.N…

Published: 16 Jun 2023 at 08:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Land baron surrenders to police

Suspected land baron Felix Munyaradzi who is facing fresh new charges of defeating the course of justice and interfering with State witnesses was arrested yesterday, hours after police and the Special Anti-Corruption Unit announced that th…

Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:10hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Cop accused of receiving bribes from land baron

THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched investigations against a junior officer accused of abuse of office after she allegedly received kickbacks from suspected land baron Felix Munyaradzi who was arrested last year on allegations …

Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 05:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Land baron up for selling owned land

A Land baron from Ntabazinduna has been dragged to court after he sold a land owned by another villager to a home seeker.Isaac Silumbu was not asked to plead to the charge of  fraud when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Batanai …

Published: 15 Jun 2016 at 06:53hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes

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