Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has filed 2 applications at the Masvingo High Court challenging the government’s decision to move Chilonga Villagers from their ancestral land to pave way for the Dendairy grass project.
This was revealed by ZELA which shared a photo of the papers submitted to the court for their application; ZELA in a social media post said:
Breaking News! Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association(ZELA) has just filed two court applications simultaneously at Masvingo High Court on behalf of Chilonga Community. #SaveChilonga
The court papers show that the applicants are:
The respondents are:
Meanwhile ever since the issue of purported evictions came to light the following speculations have been circulating on social media though they are not yet verified:
Source: ZELA
