1, It's a shame that politicians, media & other misinformed fane seekers want to milk popularity through misinformation about Budiriro. This thread with facts and evidence will help ease & remove any doubt about who did what. Enough of this shared & crocodile tears

2, Firstly every council has a Development Control Department. Their job is simply to remove illegal structures. This is in the Urban Councils Act under Development Control Section. So if you build illegal structures the law forbids & the courts can judge in favour of council
3, The Budiriro homes are illegal structures as the housing cooperative sold land earmarked for a school & without any form or authorization. This is Events Housing Coop. They sold each stand for USD2,500 and pocketed the money. This is between 2017 & 2018, the buyers were misled
4, All in all @cohsunshinecity has close to 38 judgements which were over land invaded by housing cooperatives. This means thousands of homes are sitting on illegal land, illegally built meaning no approved plans. This means there is no wanted, sewer, roads and power
4, As it stands court applications were done in March 2017 & the courts took too long to order the immediate removal of these land barons. Judgement was pass in February 2019 & 9 months notice was issued to all sitting home owners to stop building & evacuate.
5, The home owners were give notice 9 months which expired on 31st of Oct 2019. The Sherrif was instructed on 13 Feb 2020 at which point country went in to Covid period. The Sherrif resumed work & notice of ejectment was served on the 17th of Nov 2020. @HStvNews
6, As @ProvinceHarare we do not get involved in court judgements. The responsibility lies with the Applicant & Respondent to settle their issued the legal route. In this case ALL 38 Housing Cooperatives did not appeal judgements some did not even defend summons. They ignored
7, Let me therefore say the statements issued by @mdczimbabwe against me & Get is irresponsible as they have the majority councillors in @cohsunshinecity & shows a serious lack of leadership & professionalism. It is simply a legit court order served at the wrong time rainy season
8, As the @ProvinceHarare PDC my job covers working with all councils so meeting them is not a crime. Secondly Development Control employee hundreds of people what's their job if @MDCAllianceZW is so shocked at the demolitions. Let's grow up please as leaders
9, We as Govt appreciate that @cohsunshinecity has been mismanaged for decades & @JMafume with his executive have been working with us to ensure we clean the mess & restore sanity. Trying to politicize the legal functions of council is just plain ignorance
10, The fact remains we have thousands of home built illegally & some people stole people's hard earned money. What do we do as a Nation to regularize those duped of their money & review of which laws to ensure stiffest penalty to land barons including asset forfeiture
11, As for @HStvNews & all other journalists who dwell in these streets stop this habit of reporting your dreams & rumours. True reporters ask for interviews or comments. My door is always open to media don't confuse our silence for ignorance. Please retract @ZimMediaReview
12, Our country needs long lasting solutions to all our problems hence Vision 2030. @cohsunshinecity should still police you all to ensure you build legally & those housing cooperatives should be deregistered & people pay directly to council. We need order & sanity.
13, Tents will be provided to those affected on the rain. However it's a temp move as they should look for alternative accommodation whilst this housing cooperative should refund fully all their money. If they don't have civil action should commence. Tents & food coming today
14, Lastly Zimbabwe let's understand our laws & respect them. Nobody is above the law. Let's stop this mud slinging & address the elephant on the room the land barons who use political leverage & corrupt councillors. It's time to stand up & do right by our children. Ndatenda

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Ready?

Create a private foundation and give it all away. 1/

Let's stipulate first that lottery winners often have a hard time. Being publicly identified makes you a target for "friends" and "family" who want your money, as well as for non-family grifters and con men. 2/

The stress can be damaging, even deadly, and Uncle Sam takes his huge cut. Plus, having a big pool of disposable income can be irresistible to people not accustomed to managing wealth.
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Meanwhile, the private foundation is as close as we come to Downton Abbey and the landed aristocracy in this country. It's a largely untaxed pot of money that grows significantly over time, and those who control them tend to entrench their own privileges and those of their kin. 4

Here's how it works for a big lotto winner:

1. Win the prize.
2. Announce that you are donating it to the YOUR NAME HERE Family Foundation.
3. Receive massive plaudits in the press. You will be a folk hero for this decision.
4. Appoint only trusted friends/family to board. 5/
Patriotism is an interesting concept in that it’s excepted to mean something positive to all of us and certainly seen as a morally marketable trait that can fit into any definition you want for it.+


Tolstoy, found it both stupid and immoral. It is stupid because every patriot holds his own country to be the best, which obviously negates all other countries.+

It is immoral because it enjoins us to promote our country’s interests at the expense of all other countries, employing any means, including war. It is thus at odds with the most basic rule of morality, which tells us not to do to others what we would not want them to do to us+

My sincere belief is that patriotism of a personal nature, which does not impede on personal and physical liberties of any other, is not only welcome but perhaps somewhat needed.

But isn’t adherence to a more humane code of life much better than nationalistic patriotism?+

Göring said, “people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.”+

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From today, we will memorize the names of 27 Nakshatras in Vedic Jyotish to never forget in life.

I will write 4 names. Repeat them in SAME sequence twice in morning, noon, evening. Each day, revise new names + recall all previously learnt names.

Pls RT if you are in.

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Today's Nakshatras are:-

1. Ashwini - अश्विनी

2. Bharani - भरणी

3. Krittika - कृत्तिका

4. Rohini - रोहिणी

Ashwini - अश्विनी is the FIRST Nakshatra.

Repeat these names TWICE now, tomorrow morning, noon and evening. Like this tweet if you have revised 8 times as told.

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Today's Nakshatras are:-

5. Mrigashira - मृगशिरा

6. Ardra - आर्द्रा

7. Punarvasu - पुनर्वसु

8. Pushya - पुष्य

First recall previously learnt Nakshatras twice. Then recite these TWICE now, tomorrow morning, noon & evening in SAME order. Like this tweet only after doing so.

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Today's Nakshatras are:-

9. Ashlesha - अश्लेषा

10. Magha - मघा

11. Purvaphalguni - पूर्वाफाल्गुनी

12. Uttaraphalguni - उत्तराफाल्गुनी

Purva means that comes before (P se Purva, P se pehele), and Uttara comes later.

Read next tweet too.

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Purva, Uttara prefixes come in other Nakshatras too. Purva= pehele wala. Remember.

First recall previously learnt 8 Nakshatras twice. Then recite those in Tweet #4 TWICE now, tomorrow morning, noon & evening in SAME order. Like this tweet if you have read Tweets #4 & 5, both.