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50 bogus estate agents target home buyers

A growing network of unregistered estate agents is preying on desperate home-seekers in Manicaland, with unsuspecting buyers losing substantial amounts of money in fraudulent property deals.Investigations have revealed that while the provi…

Published: 21 Aug 2026 at 09:08hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mandiwanzira blames councils over illegal housing demolitions

ZANU PF Secretary for Local Government Supa Mandiwanzira has criticised local authorities for approving building plans on illegally acquired land, saying councils must share responsibility when homes are later demolished after residents ha…

Published: 06 Aug 2026 at 11:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

Magwegwe West housing project to resume after Bulawayo wins arbitration

THE long-delayed Magwegwe West housing project will resume next month after the City of Bulawayo won an arbitration case that had stalled servicing of the residential development, bringing renewed hope to hundreds of home seekers.The proje…

Published: 06 Aug 2026 at 11:48hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo housing waiting list surpasses 162 000 applicants

Bulawayo's housing crisis continues to worsen, with more than 162 000 people now registered on the city's housing waiting list, highlighting the widening gap between demand for residential stands and the local authority's ability to delive…

Published: 25 Jul 2026 at 16:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

Government halts MPs' housing project on wetland

The government has halted plans by a group of Members of Parliament to develop residential stands on Harare's ecologically sensitive Monavale Wetland following intervention by Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe.The dec…

Published: 10 Jun 2026 at 09:47hrs | | by Staff reporter

Difference between housing agreements and title deeds

Residents holding housing agreements issued by the Bulawayo City Council have been urged not to confuse the documents with title deeds, as they do not confer the same level of legal ownership or protection under the law.The clarification c…

Published: 05 Jun 2026 at 14:13hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo targets uncoordinated cluster housing projects

The City of Bulawayo is introducing a new policy aimed at tightening control over cluster housing developments in an effort to curb overcrowding, preserve suburban character and enforce stricter urban planning standards.The proposed Policy…

Published: 18 May 2026 at 12:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Cowdray Park housing project stalls

The long-running servicing of over 15,000 residential stands under the Hlalani Kuhle Development in Cowdray Park has been pushed to an estimated 16-year completion period, as funding shortfalls and inconsistent resident contributions conti…

Published: 10 May 2026 at 20:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

EMA halts MPs' wetland housing project

The Environmental Management Agency (Environmental Management Agency) has moved to stop construction of residential stands intended for Members of Parliament following public outrage over alleged damage to Monavale Vlei, a wetland of inter…

Published: 06 May 2026 at 11:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gwanda housing project stalls for over a decade

Frustration is mounting among beneficiaries of the Judds Farm housing project in Gwanda, where hundreds of home seekers say they have waited more than 10 years for access to stands they fully paid for but cannot yet occupy.The development,…

Published: 10 Apr 2026 at 11:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo housing waiting list hits 160 000

The Bulawayo City Council has approved building plans valued at more than US$9,6 million amid mounting pressure from a housing waiting list that has surged past 160 000 applicants.Latest council figures show that 161 058 housing applicatio…

Published: 18 Feb 2026 at 16:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

The Politics of Land and Housing

I have been asked to speak on the politic of land and housing in our cities. I only get these invitations because of the strength of the movement of which I am part and so, on behalf of Abahlali baseMjondolo, I thank the University of Chic…

Published: 13 Apr 2011 at 07:06hrs | | by Sbu Zikode

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