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The City of Harare carried out demolitions of dozens of houses in the Ridgeview area of Belvedere on Thursday, November 7, claiming the structures were built with fraudulent documentation.
In a statement, the City of Harare explained that the illegal buildings had been torn down once before, last year.
However, the occupants, encouraged by land barons who had sold them the land, ignored the council’s orders and rebuilt the structures.
The council said that prior warnings had been issued to the illegal settlers, instructing them to vacate the area before the demolitions took place.
Samuel Nyabeza, the acting director of planning, confirmed that the city is intensifying efforts to remove illegal settlements.
He also issued a stern warning to land barons, stating that they will be arrested without hesitation or favouritism. Said Nyabeza:
<blockquote>
We have to restore order in the city and we will not tolerate a situation where people just build houses without approvals and permission from council. A settlement has to be planned with all amenities in place before people start building.
You cannot build a house without council-approved plans; you cannot build where there are no sewer and water facilities. We urge residents to check with the City of Harare before buying land. Even when building a structure, every stage should have council approvals.
</blockquote>
The City of Harare said the land barons who sold land to unsuspecting residents in Belvedere have been arrested before and are out on bail.
In the meantime, the council has vowed to expand its demolition efforts across various parts of the city, making it clear that it will not tolerate any form of land invasion.
More: <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

Pindula News

The city of Harare destroyed many houses in Belvedere because they were built without permission. The council had warned the people to leave before demolishing the houses. Land barons sold the illegal land. The city plans to remove more illegal settlements. Residents should get approval before building. Land barons have been arrested in the past. The council will continue demolishing illegal houses to stop land invasion.

Harare City Council Demolishes Dozens Of Houses In Belvedere

Police have arrested four suspected armed robbers in Harare in connection with an armed robbery incident that occurred around 2.45 PM on 26 February in Belvedere, Harare.
In a statement, ZRP national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the suspects went away from the Belvedere home with cash and property, all valued at US$7 650 and 5 000 Rupees. Reads the statement:
<blockquote>
The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms the arrest of Harry Dzingwe (30), Tongai Chikumba (30), Walter Chanhuwa (41) and Egypt Musundire (30) in connection with an armed robbery case which occurred in Belvedere, Harare, on 26th February 2023 at around 1445 hours.
The four suspects who were using a white Toyota Belta with no registration plates while armed with an unidentified pistol and iron bars, allegedly pounced at a house in Belvedere, where they attacked the complainants and stole cash and property, all valued at US$7 650-00 and 5 000-00 Rupees.
Investigations done by ZRP CID Homicide led to the arrest of Harry Dzingwe, Tongai Chikumba and Egypt Musundire, who later implicated Constable Walter Chanhuwa, a rogue police officer, currently on suspension for a case of unlawful possession of a pangolin, which led to his arrest on 8th March 2023 along Seke Road near Maruta Shopping Centre.
The suspects have since appeared before Harare Magistrate court on 10th March 2023 on initial remand and were remanded in custody to 25th April 2023.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police warns armed robbery syndicates that the long arm of the law will soon catch up with them and the law will take its course.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police reiterates that it does not condone the involvement of errant police officers in criminal activities and will ensure that the law takes its course without fear or favour.
</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a>

Armed Robbers Pounce On Belvedere Home In Broad Daylight

A Harare man was shot dead in Belvedere suburb while he was closing the gate to his house.
Police said Grayham Chundu (41) was shot and killed on Saturday night just before 9 PM at the gate to his house along Castens Way in Belvedere and nothing was stolen. ZRP tweeted:
<blockquote>
Police in Harare are investigating circumstances surrounding a murder case that occurred on 29/10/22 at around 2050 hours at a house along Castens Way, Belvedere in which the victim, Chundu Grayham (41) was shot with an unidentified firearm on the stomach by two unknown suspects, whilst closing the gate. The victim died on the way to the hospital and nothing was stolen at the house.
</blockquote>
In an unrelated case, ZRP Silobela arrested two men for allegedly fatally stabbing another man with a knife. Police said:
<blockquote>
On 29/10/22, ZRP Silobela arrested Justice Matindike (24) and Tirivashe Gumbo (23) in connection with a case of murder that occurred on 29/10/22 at Mambo Queen Mine, where the victim, Marshal Gwabeni (30) died after being stabbed on the chest and both hands with a knife.
The suspects were on a revenge mission after the victim had stabbed Justice Matindike with a broken beer bottle in the hand following an argument over an unknown issue during a beer-drinking spree on 28/10/22 at a nightclub.
</blockquote>

Man Shot Dead At Gate In Belvedere, Harare

A land developer has appeared in court on allegations of duping the owner of Triplate Security Company of a Mercedes Benz worth US$43 000 in a botched sale of two residential stands in Harare.
Martin Kudakwashe Kambanja, the director of MS Resources which is into land development and construction, appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court charged with fraud, according to <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/land-developer-in-court-for-fraud-2/">The Herald.</a>
<h2>What happened:</h2>
The State alleges that sometime in June 2020, the owner of Triplate Security Company was told by one Ian Kudzayi Rusike that Kambanja was selling two residential stands in Belvedere measuring 1 500 square metres each.
The complainant approached Kambanja who allegedly showed him the two residential stands on the site plan which he had in his office before taking him to the physical location of the two residential stands.
Kambanja valued the stands at US$25 000 each.
The Triplate Security Company director then offered Kambanja a Mercedes Benz E350 (AFD 8054) valued at USD$35 000 plus US$8 000 cash as payment for the two stands.
On June 8, 2020, the complainant allegedly handed Kambanja the Mercedes Benz E350 and US$8000 cash towards the purchase of the two stands.
Kambanja is alleged to have demanded an extra $200 000 saying it was for a certificate of completion for Harare City Council.
Triplate Security Company director discovered that he was duped after some verifications with the council where he was told that there were no stands on sale in that area.
Kambanja was not asked to plead to the charges and was released on $50 000 bail. He was remanded to December 12.
<h2><a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a></h2>

Land Developer In Court For Illegally Selling Two Belvedere Stands

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is appealing to members of the public who have missing relatives to assist in the identification of a victim of a hit and run road traffic accident.
Police said the victim is a male adult, whose body was found lying along Kirkman Road between Bishop Gaul and Monavale Roads on the 23rd of June 2022. A police statement seen by Pindula News reads:
<blockquote>
The victim was wearing a black jacket and blue jeans trousers. Anyone with information to contact the Officer in Charge Harare Traffic on 0242 788558 or 0771 464678, National Complaints Desk on 0242 703631 or WhatsApp 0712 800 197.
</blockquote>
Meanwhile, police in Mberengwa arrested Moses Mhlanga (43) for a case of robbery in which he attacked two women aged 26 and 43 at the Greenspan area in Mberengwa before stealing cash amounting to US 351, ZAR250, and a cellphone. 
After the robbery incident, the two complainants made a report at ZRP Mberengwa. While reporting, the complainants saw the suspect, who intended to file an assault report at the Police station, leading to his subsequent arrest.
<h2><a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/">Pindula News</a></h2>

Police Seek Assistance In Identification Of A Hit And Run Victim

Four police officers have appeared separately before Harare Magistrates court after sharing US$70 000 and jewellery worth $10 000 they had seized from a woman accused of theft.
The woman, Viola Mutumbu of Belevedere allegedly stole the money and jewellery from her husband’s employer, <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/woman-in-court-over-us70k-loot/">The Herald</a> reports.
Viola Mutumbu (25) appeared before magistrate Mrs Yeukai Dzuda charged with unlawful entry into premises in aggravating circumstances.
<h2>The state’s case:</h2>
Prosecutors alleged that on July 2 at around 6 30pm, Sheekhar Ashokrap Sankpal left his place of residence in the company of Mutumbu’s husband, Prince Fainoza.
Fainoza is employed as a general worker and driver by Sankpal.
Following the duo’s departure, Mutumbu went into the house where she forcibly opened doors using a metal bar and stole a portable metal safe containing cash amounting to US$70 000 and jewellery worth US$10 000 and hid the loot outside.
On the following day at around midnight, Sankpal and Fainoza returned home and discovered that the safe was missing.
A report was made at ZRP Milton Park.
Mutumbu phoned her brother-in-law, Chriswell Fainoza whom she gave the safe for safekeeping.
<h2>Thieving cops arrive:</h2>
On July 8, Detectives from CID Highlands, Edward Mateta, Tinashe Matongo, Princes Mavis Matikiti, and Costa Davison arrested Mutumbu for questioning in connection with the missing safe.
Mutumbu allegedly revealed that she had given Chriswell the safe for safekeeping.
Mateta, Matongo, Matikiti and Davison then unlawfully released Mutumbu from their custody before they allegedly went on to break the safe and stole US$70 000 and jewellery. 
<h2>The Expose’</h2>
The four shared the money amongst themselves and gave Chriswell Fainoza US$4 000 as his share. 
Upon hearing of the transaction, Prince Fainoza then reported the matter to the police leading to the arrest of the quartet.
They were then taken to court and charged with criminal abuse of office as public officers.
They were not asked to plead to the charges when they appeared before regional magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje, who remanded them in custody to today for bail ruling.
The State led by Mr Ngonidzashe Kaseke told the court that there was overwhelming evidence, as the detectives were seen breaking the safe.
He also told the court that Chriswell Fainoza will testify that he saw the four breaking the safe.
Through their lawyer, the quartet denied stealing the money adding that the charges were created by another police officer only identified as Chidyamudungwe, whom they accused of trying to protect his relative Mutumbu in the matter.
Mateta, Matongo, Matikiti and Davison claim that the money could have been stolen by Mutumbu or could have been lost through a robbery.
<h2>Pindula News</h2>

Woman Steals US$70 000, Police Officers Arrest Her And Share The Money

Ten students from Belvedere Teachers College and Morgan Zintech Teachers College who were facing allegations of staging an unsanctioned demonstration at Belvedere Teachers College have been acquitted.
Harare magistrate Judith Taruvinga on Friday discharged the students at the close of State’s case and ruled that the State had failed to prove a prima facie case against them.
The students from Belvedere Teachers College are Blessing Nyamurowa, Lavender Chifamba, Nqobizita Masuku, Julia Munyanyi, Tariro Chineganda, Nokhutula Zengeni, Talent Madzivanyika, Tracy Ngomambi.
The other two students, Stephen Marivo and Walter Muzamani are from Morgan Zintech Teachers College.
The students were all represented by Paidamoyo Saurombe from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR).
Prosecutors told the court that the ten had responded to a WhatsApp group post by Savious Mutuvire calling for students to stage a demonstration.
Mutuvire is a member of the student representative committee (SRC) at Belvedere Teachers’ College.
The State further alleged that the accused went to the college’s gate where they started singing while holding placards criticising the Government and the college’s administration.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) was notified of the demonstration and police officers were dispatched to the college who promptly arrested the students.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/court-acquits-student-teachers-accused-of-staging-illegal-demo/">New Zimbabwe</a></h4>

Student Teachers Accused Of Staging Illegal Demo Acquitted

Recent reports claiming that a United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean woman who was among a group of people who attacked Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Sibusiso Moyo in London last year was now back home have been dismissed as false.
Mary Nyandoro, who is thought to be an MDC activist, was alleged to have jetted into the country on Monday and quarantined at Belvedere Technical Teachers’ College alongside fellow returnees.
A daily local publication which published the story has since deleted it on its website seemingly confirming other reports that Nyandoro did return to Zimbabwe.
NewsDay reporter Blessed Mhlanga tweeted:
<blockquote>There was a story yesterday doing rounds that SB Moyo attacker was at Belvedere Teachers College- turned out to be false – the usual team remains silent with their masters lie <a class="url-ext" data-full-url="https://www.herald.co.zw/sb-moyos-attacker-among-uk-returnees/" href="https://t.co/VcgJmFTQtW" rel="url noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://www.herald.co.zw/sb-moyos-attacker-among-uk-returnees/">herald.co.zw/sb-moyos-attac…</a> it has been deleted.
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Deputy Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Lovemore Matuke had said Nyandoro was indeed among the 26 returnees. He was quoted as having said:
<blockquote>Ms Nyandoro is among the batch of 26 UK returnees who are complaining about the facilities at the college.</blockquote>
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SB Moyo Attacker NOT In Zimbabwe

A United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean woman who was among a group of people who allegedly attacked Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Sibusiso Moyo in London last year is among the 26 people who returned to the country on Monday.
Mary Nyandoro, who is thought to be an MDC activist, is among the returnees who are quarantined at Belvedere Technical Teachers’ College.
Deputy Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Lovemore Matuke confirmed the presence of Minister’s attacker, saying the returnees are attention seekers bent on fomenting disunity within the populace. Said Matuke:
<blockquote>Ms Nyandoro is among the batch of 26 UK returnees who are complaining about the facilities at the college.
Now is not the time to score cheap political mileage, as Government, with the rest of the world is making frantic efforts to fight the spread of Covid-19 pandemic.
These people are attention seekers with a political agenda. This is not the time for politicking, the pandemic is serious.
We cannot risk their families because they have their own motives. The activists are trying to politicise Covid-19 and trying to destabilise the spirit of unity, which is currently prevailing in the country.
We will only be able to give attention to such behaviour after we manage to control the pandemic.</blockquote>
Nyandoro is alleged to have been part of a group of Zimbabweans who poured water on Minister Moyo while he was in London on government business.
The group was waving placards and was demanding the release of MDC-Alliance deputy chairperson Job Sikhala who had been arrested and was facing treason charges.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/sb-moyos-attacker-among-uk-returnees/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

SB Moyo Attacker Returns To Zimbabwe

Concern has been raised about the well-being of Zimbabwean citizens who are quarantined at Belvedere Teachers’ Technical College following heir return from the United Kingdom on Monday.
Two of the returnees tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
The returnees are reportedly using a communal bathroom and sharing toilets and the virus could easily be transmitted under such conditions.
Prominent journalist Hopewell Chin’ono <a href="https://twitter.com/daddyhope/status/1253103334237638663" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tweeted</a>:
<blockquote>This is a MASSIVE disaster since these people are using a communal bathroom &amp; sharing toilets.
Imagine the infection explosion that will happen at Belvedere Teachers college quarantine Center if they continue living like this.
The horse might have bolted with infections.
Tragic!</blockquote>
The Ministry of Health and Child Care, in a statement on Wednesday, said two of the three people who recently tested positive for COVID-19 were returnees from Britain. The statement read in part:
<blockquote>Case #26 reported yesterday is a 49-year-old male resident of Harare who recently returned from the United Kingdom. He is symptomatic, with mild-moderate disease and is receiving medical management under mandatory isolation.
Case #28 also reported yesterday is a 25-year-old male resident of Harare who recently returned from the United Kingdom. He is asymptomatic, with mild disease and is recovering under mandatory isolation.</blockquote>

Disaster Looms As Returnees Use 'A Communal Bathroom And Share Toilets' At Belvedere

Scores of Zimbabwean citizens who returned from the United Kingdom on Monday aboard Ethiopian Airlines will have to stay at Belvedere Technical Teachers’ College for the mandatory quarantine, a government official has said.
Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Secretary Simon Masanga on Tuesday said the government will provide borehole water for the citizens following complaints that the water provided by the Harare City Council was undrinkable. Said Masanga:
<blockquote>The institution had running water, but what they wanted was borehole water and we are in the process of getting that sorted.
However, today we will organise bottled water for them. Since we could not secure accommodation for them at the UZ, that means we will have to work with what is there.
They will have to stay at Belvedere Teachers’ College, after all, this is only a temporary arrangement.</blockquote>
The returnees on Monday allegedly demanded to be isolated at a hotel, arguing that the conditions at the college were deplorable.
Quarantining of returning citizens is a standard procedure being done to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, moreso with Britain currently one of the hotspots of the disease.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/belvedere-to-remain-quarantine-centre/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

Govt To Keep Returnees At Belvedere Teachers' College

<blockquote>As a matter of fact, and for the avoidance of doubt, I’m one of the returning residents who came via an Ethiopian airline yesterday (Monday).
I don’t want to belabour you with a long read. I will, therefore, go straight to the point. Yesterday, the permanent secretary in the ministry of information Nick Mangwana tweeted that we — overseas returnees — were demanding hotels. No, this is an outright lie! We did not demand hotel accommodation.
I was shocked when I read the tweet which many Zimbabweans believed, including those who purport to be frontline human rights defenders.
And the Fourth Estate too was hoodwinked. Here is the other side of the coin. Just like any other Zimbabwean citizen with rights including access to shelter, water and health amongst other basic amenities, we demanded to be housed at a decent facility.
Decent in as far as basic health as defined by health bodies in the wake of the coronavirus is concerned. By basic facilities, we meant at least a room with a bed and blankets; toilets with running water and clean bathrooms,
Belvedere, a facility which government authorities provided doesn’t have all those. And government spin doctors led by Mangwana want all Zimbabweans and the rest of the world to laud government for a job well done when in fact what they are doing is exposing returning residents to COVID-19, a pandemic government is claiming to be working to halt.
That hundreds of desperate college students live in shanty facilities such as Belvedere with no complaints doesn’t make it a habitable place.
That other citizens returning via Plumtree and Beitbridge ports of entry have agreed to be housed in dirty, stinky and cholera-infested facilities doesn’t make it right either and doesn’t indicate at all that the government of Zimbabweans cares about its citizens.
If this treatment of citizens by Zimbabwean authorities has anything to show, it is that authorities who have presided over poor infrastructure including hospitals do not care at all about protecting its citizens from COVID-19.
While we understand that this is an abnormal situation, a period of crisis, no right-thinking Zimbabwean should commend the government for treating its returning citizens like animals.
When we arrived at Belvedere we thought authorities had already assessed the place and certified it as habitable. Although we did not expect anything flashy given the fact that this is a temporary quarantine facility in an emergency, we didn’t expect that we will be thrown in a place which doesn’t have basic amenities such as running water.
To make matters worse, government authorities who came to address us regarding our concerns were arrogant. A case in point is when a senior official in the ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare threatened to unleash police on us, to force us to occupy an inhabitable accommodation.
“If you don’t comply we will ask the police to enforce our commands,” the permanent secretary in the Social Welfare ministry who should otherwise know better about the government’s obligations about taking care of the vulnerable, us included, told us.
He added: “You can’t choose where to stay, we chose for you.”
This was after we had requested to be either quarantined at our homes or housed at a decent facility. Alternatively, we requested the government authorities to open one of the hotels so that we pay living costs on our own while the government provides food.
We also made it clear to the government authorities that we’re willing to be quarantined like other returning citizens but only if bare minimum conditions are met.
To those who have made insulting returning residents, their full-time jobs during this ongoing crisis; please know that while we understand the importance of being isolated from the rest of the community now, the conditions that returning residents are subjected to will propagate the spread of COVID-19.
While most of us are from Coronavirus hotspots, we don’t necessarily have the disease, but because of our poor living conditions in quarantine we’re now at more risk of contracting the deadly disease more than other citizens yet government should protect everyone equally.
And while some of you are wailing, thinking returning home is the stupidest thing to do, remember that some of the returnees are students whose accommodation has been withdrawn by their universities in countries such as the U.K and the U.S.
And also remember that some of the returning residents are people who had just visited for shorter periods and therefore cannot live in those countries indefinitely.
After all, it’s better to die in Zimbabwe where your family can bury you albeit within 24 hours than to die elsewhere where your family will not be able to access your mortal remains.
And by the way, returning residents also have homes where they can self-quarantine and cater for basic services our government is failing to meet.
While most of us are willing to be quarantined, we also do not understand why authorities are imposing 21-day isolation, instead of the WHO-approved 14 days.
Why should a cash-strapped government seek to host returning citizens for 7 extra days at its expense when it can use those resources to cater for more vulnerable communities who are already bearing the brunt of the extended lockdown, with barely any food?
And while you naysayers are supporting the government on outright violation of human rights in the name of fighting COVID-19, remember that the government that you’re enabling to abuse it’s returning citizens now will not stop at that.
Post-COVID 19 this government will continue to violate civil rights because you enabled it to do so during a crisis.
Last but not least, Mangwana, we appreciate your ardent job in timely informing the nation about COVID-19, especially using real-time platforms such as twitter.
But I just have one request: Please stop spinning public interest information. It doesn’t help your government and citizens who should make informed decisions during this unprecedented time.
And to gullible Zimbabweans, please always take what government authorities say with a pinch of salt. 99.9 per cent of what they say is false or half-true.
The worst you can get from government authorities is a single-story narrative. Find the other narrative before you opine on issues of public interest.
Quick updates:
There is still no running water at Belvedere.
Contrary to reports, police did not guard Belvedere so that returnees don’t riot or at worst escape. Three police officers came, engaged with returnees then left after an amicable discussion.
No matter what authorities say, we won’t stay where we risk catching more viral diseases in addition to coronavirus.
We will fight for our rights until we’re relocated to a facility that meets basic conditions: running water, one-person room, functional ablution facilities, bedding and food.
To sign off, let’s just say my name is Case #0</blockquote>

‘Today It’s Us, But After COVID-19 It Will Be You’, Zimbabwean Returnee At Belvedere Slams People Supporting Govt ‘Lies’ {Full Text}

The driver of a Mercedes-Benz (registration number ADJ 3334), who allegedly sped off after he fatally knocked down a pedestrian, has handed himself over to the police.
The driver killed the pedestrian on New Year’s Day along Princess Road opposite <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Belvedere_Maternity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Belvedere Maternity Hospital</a> and the police had been on his trail since the incident.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Paul_Nyathi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul Nyathi</a> said the driver is being charged with culpable homicide and failing to stop after a road accident.
In another incident, police are looking for a silver Honda Fit (registration number AET 0890) which was involved in a hit and run accident on New Year’s Day along Tafara Way in <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Mabvuku" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mabvuku</a>.
The driver of the vehicle knocked down two pedestrians and did not stop after the accident.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/holiday-crashes-claim-111/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Herald</a></h4>

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