High Court Orders Release of ‘Hidden’ Land Report After Six-Year Wait

High Court Orders Release of ‘Hidden’ Land Report After Six-Year Wait

The High Court has ordered President Emmerson Mnangagwa to make public a long-awaited report into the controversial sale of state land in a ruling seen as a major test of government transparency. The report, compiled more than six years ago examined allegations of widespread illegal land sales by so-called “land barons” and the rapid growth of unregulated settlements in urban areas. The case was brought by former Member of Parliament Allan Norma…

Mnangagwa Orders Publication of Uchena Commission Report on Urban State Land Sales - The Zimbabwe Mail Mnangagwa Orders Publication of Uchena Commission Report on Urban State Land Sales

HARARE – The Government has directed that the findings of the Justice Tendai Uchena-led Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State land in urban areas be formally published and made publicly accessible, according to an official notice released in the Government Gazette. The directive, according to State Media, was issued through General Notice 608 of 2026, signed by the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr Martin Rushwaya, on behal…