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Reigate, Umgusa, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Title of entry:
Reigate, Umgusa, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Type of eviction:
Urban development policies , Land tenure irregularities
Region:
Africa
Country:
Zimbabwe
Neighbourhood:
Bulawayo
Name of community or family threatened with eviction:
Reigate Compound
Estimated number of people affected (in figures):
1500
Type of tenure:
Owners , Tenants
Economic characteristics:
Employed , Informal sector work , Casual worker , Unemployed/unsalaried , Various
Social characteristics:
None of the above
Age group:
Various
Case history:
Residents bought the houses and the land from Umguza Rural District Council (URDC).
Some had stayed for over 30 years
URDC plans to turn Reigate area into a residential suburb. It sold the land to some Bulawayo residents as housing stands.
URDC council chairperson Sikhanyisiwe Mpofu distanced herself from the eviction.
Scale of responsibility:
Local
Reasons given for eviction (official and unofficial) :
Umguza Rural District Council (URDC)plans to turn Reigate area into a residential suburb. It sold the land to some Bulawayo residents as housing stands but the URDC council chairperson Sikhanyisiwe Mpofu says the evictions have not been approved.
Main events in the eviction (date, year, time):
3 April 2013 Residents clash with council workers
Authorities planning or carrying out the eviction:
Umguza Rural District Council
Organisations involved, their strengths and weaknesses, and their position on the problem :
unknown
Agencies, NGOs or other organisations providing support to the community affected:
unknown
Measures taken or proposed by community members and/or organisations supporting them to resist eviction and/or find alternative solutions:
physical resistance
Options or possible solutions proposed by local or national authorities for the communities affected:
none
Future strategies or measures proposed to deal with this case or other evictions :
unknown
Important future dates (specify what and when: day, month, year) :
na
Source of information (name, address and nature of involvement) :
http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/news/zimbabwe/64812/chaos-as-300-families-evicted.html
Organsiations(s) providing information :
The ZImbabwean
Relationship of community organisations involved with IAI:
None
Update:
05/04/2013
Editor:
Mike Davies