The government has given beneficiaries of urban state land a final three-month window to regularise their land allocations, while the Zvimba East Veterans Investments Company (Zevic) has urged its members and prospective landowners to settle outstanding arrears as the regularisation of its stands gathers momentum.
In a recent notice, the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works warned that beneficiaries who fail to comply with the conditions of their land allocations risk having their allocations cancelled and the land repossessed.
The ministry said it had observed that many allottees had failed to pay the purchase price for allocated land, settle statutory charges, surrender commonage stands where required, and fulfil other contractual obligations.
“Failure to comply undermines orderly urban development, prejudices government interests and delays the provision of public infrastructure, schools, health facilities, recreational amenities and other essential public services,” the ministry said.
The government has given all defaulting beneficiaries three months to settle outstanding payments, remit any land due to the government, and fulfil all contractual obligations.
It warned that legal and administrative action — including the cancellation of allocations, repossession of land, and recovery of outstanding debts—would be taken against defaulters after the grace period.
Meanwhile, Zevic has announced that the Zvimba Rural District Council (ZRDC) is already processing the regularisation of Zevic stands.
Zevic communication director and public relations officer, Leonard Ncube, said the local authority was examining available offer letters, site plans, and other documentation to ensure that all legal procedures are followed.
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“Zvimba RDC is in the process of regularising Zevic stands,” Ncube said.
“The local authority is doing everything to finish this process. They are looking into available offer letters, site plans and every due process will be followed”.
He cautioned members of the public against paying money to organisations or individuals claiming to be conducting parallel regularisation exercises.
“Please don’t pay money to different organisations,” Ncube said. Only Zevic has offer letters and site plans.
“The engineers from Banket ZRDC office are already seized with the task. For verification, please visit Zvimba RDC”.
The ongoing regularisation exercise presents an opportunity for land beneficiaries to clear outstanding arrears owed to the government, paving the way for the smooth processing of title documentation and infrastructure development.
Ncube said the intrinsic value payment should be paid to the government, not Zevic.
He added that timely payment of outstanding balances will not only help beneficiaries secure their land rights but will also provide resources needed to support government programmes, including the provision of roads, water, sewer reticulation, schools, clinics, and other essential public infrastructure in developing communities.
