Constitutional Court Halts State Seizures of Peri-Urban Land without Compensation

Constitutional Court halts state seizures of peri-urban land without compensation

Landmark judgment … Advocate Thabani Mpofu took up case of white landowner forced to give up his land near the Joshua Mqabuko International Airport through a decree by the lands minister BULAWAYO – In a landmark judgement with far-reaching consequences for property rights and urban development, Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the state cannot compulsorily acquire peri-urban land under its land reform programme without compensatin…

Constitutional Court halts state seizures of peri-urban land without compensation - Zimbabwe Situation

Constitutional Court affirms landowners’ rights, redefines limits of land reform programme Source: Constitutional Court halts state seizures of peri-urban land without compensation – Zimbabwe News Now Landmark judgment … Advocate Thabani Mpofu took up case of white landowner forced to give up his land near the Joshua Mqabuko International Airport through a decree by the lands minister BULAWAYO – In a landmark judgement with far-reaching consequ…

Constitutional Court halts state seizures of peri-urban land without compensation - Zimbabwe News Now

BULAWAYO – In a landmark judgement with far-reaching consequences for property rights and urban development, Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the state cannot compulsorily acquire peri-urban land under its land reform programme without compensating landowners. The decision, delivered in Fletcher v Minister of Lands & Others (CCZ 14/25), draws a firm legal boundary around what the controversial land reform laws can and cannot do — a…