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Land barons in court for US$419 500 fraud

Two suspected land barons, Lillian Chitanga and Spencer Maibeka, directors of Brickstone Builders and Contractors (Pvt) Limited, appeared in court yesterday facing allegations of defrauding 16 prospective home seekers of US$419 500 through…

Published: 11 Sep 2025 at 10:53hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter

Honeymoon over for land barons

The Zimbabwean government has announced a new offensive against land and space barons who have been illegally allocating State land in urban and peri-urban areas, following the unveiling of a comprehensive policy aimed at ending decades of…

Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:00hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter

Police name 17 drug barons arrested in nationwide crackdown

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has released the names of 17 drug barons and suppliers arrested across the country between January 8, 2025, and February 11, 2025, as part of an ongoing operation targeting illegal drug activities.In a st…

Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 16:36hrs | 1411 | by Staff reporter

Council by-laws to criminalise land barons

THE City of Harare is crafting by-laws to provide for the criminalisation of land barons wreaking havoc in the capital including parcelling out land on wetlands to desperate homeseekers.Land barons, most of whom are linked to Zanu-PF, have…

Published: 01 Jan 2024 at 08:13hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF suspends five over land

Zanu-PF has suspended five Mutare District Coordination Committee members for alleged indiscipline and illegal parcelling out of land in the Gimboki area of Mutare under the cover of the ruling party's name.Zanu-PF Manicaland provincial se…

Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 09:49hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter

Govt guns for land barons

GOVERNMENT has finally decided to act on land barons and illegal settlements by crafting a cocktail of strategies that include reviewing legislation and setting up courts to specifically deal with them.The fight against land barons is also…

Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:59hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt puts space barons on notice

THE Harare Metropolitan province yesterday announced plans to set up a taskforce targeting space barons and businesses operating without permits.The taskforce will comprise the police, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, National Social Securi…

Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:41hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

75 land barons arrested

AN  inquiry into the illegal sale of State land in urban areas is now 60 percent complete and so far, 75 land barons have been arrested for fraud, theft of trust funds and other corruption-related offences. Government appointed a comm…

Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 14:49hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

'Kasukuwere shielding Zanu-PF land barons'

ZENGEZA West MP Simon Chidhakwa has castigated Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere's recent move to suspend the entire Chitungwiza council over illegal land deals, without causing the arrest of Zanu-PF land barons named by a Parli…

Published: 02 May 2017 at 06:49hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Muchinguri urged to deal with Zanu-PF land barons

ENVIRONMENT, Water and Climate minister Oppah Muchinguri was on Thursday urged to bring to book land barons, including Chitungwiza South MP Christopher Chigumba (Zanu-PF), who has been fingered as one of the officials illegally parcelling …

Published: 08 Apr 2017 at 11:54hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter

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