Residents from Harare’s Budiriro 4 residents have approached the High Court seeking an interdict order to stop the Harare City Council from demolishing their houses. The residents are arguing that the council is acting illegally because it does not have a court order. Part of the court papers filed by the residents read,
….The said notice, among other things, directs me to vacate the piece of land I am currently occupying. It further directs that I must remove my belongings and demolish the structure I have erected on the said piece of land…The move contemplated by the first respondent is, indeed, vindictive and capricious. Further, it adversely affects my rights, legitimate expectations and interests. In addition, no court of law has sanctioned any such move.
The matter is pending.
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