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Masarira Proposes Turning Mafume's Belvedere Property Into Drug Rehab Centre

1 month agoThu, 13 Feb 2025 09:46:50 GMT
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Masarira Proposes Turning Mafume's Belvedere Property Into Drug Rehab Centre

Opposition activist Linda Masarira has proposed that the controversial Belvedere property, owned by Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume, be repurposed into a drug rehabilitation centre.

Masarira, leader of the LEAD political party, wrote this week to retired Justice Maphios Cheda, Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry into Harare Urban Planning and Governance, presenting her case.

She suggested that, instead of demolishing the property, Mafume’s hostel should be converted into a rehabilitation facility, given the scarcity of such centres in Zimbabwe. Said Masarira:

I write to you as a concerned citizen and advocate for social justice, urging the commission to consider an alternative resolution regarding Mayor Jacob Mafume’s unauthorised hostel in Belvedere.

While I acknowledge the importance of upholding urban planning regulations, I propose that, rather than demolishing the structure, it be repurposed into a government-supported drug rehabilitation centre to address the growing substance abuse crisis in Zimbabwe.

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Zimbabwe is currently facing a surge in drug and substance abuse, particularly among the youth.

Unfortunately, there are very few rehabilitation centres available, and the existing ones are largely inaccessible to low-income individuals.

She suggested that instead of demolishing an existing structure, repurposing it as a rehabilitation centre could offer a cost-effective and socially beneficial solution. Wrote Masarira:

This initiative would align with Zimbabwe’s National Drug Master Plan and international best practices that prioritize rehabilitation over punitive measures.

I respectfully urge the commission to assess the feasibility of this proposal before proceeding with demolition.

Mafume converted his residential home in Belvedere into a hostel without the proper authorisation. He failed to apply for a “change of use” permit, thereby bypassing council regulations for his commercial venture.

City of Harare inspector David Wadarwa recently testified before the Commission that he would recommend the demolition of the unauthorised renovations on Mafume’s property. He said:

I will advise the owner of the property to demolish the alterations made to his property and revert to the original approved plan. I will write a letter to my seniors informing them about this.

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33 Comments

milking honey 💰 money · 1 month ago
hooo dzedu dzamai pwanya dzaitadza kuita ma rehab kugetto uko here uye mastands edu anga ari emari dze pension kwete yekuba ku council pls do like wise bull doze now and now pls
Feliz♡ · 1 month ago
Zvataurwa naLinda zvine musoro, pazvashatira ndepekuti it's someone's (private) property than to demolish! It's rather better to convert it to something that benefits the society, vomupa pamwe pakakodzera nemuono wake iye Mafume vomubatsira kuvaka zvaari kuda or compensate.
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263 · 1 month ago
Vanhu veCity Council vakamakana. Hapana nyaya apa.
dck · 1 month ago
hapana nyaya hazvisungise izvi kungopaza chete nefine oyita reply
Anonymous · 1 month ago
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Big Dude · 1 month ago
Linda can comment well when she's not high. I hope that Doink and herself will not be the first inmates.
Darkseid 😈 · 1 month ago
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Oncemore · 1 month ago
They must jail the culprit
Patz · 1 month ago
Siyanayi ne property yemunhu vana Masarira. Inoputsirwei iyo yakawakwa pari legal. It will just be regularised. Vana Masarira vakai ma rehab acho kana mune shungu
Tororo · 1 month ago
@Patz hamuna kuverenga nyaya yaLinda. Revisit and re-comment.
🤦🏽‍♂️ · 1 month ago
Linda should hold on to her bra straps, the property remains Mafume's despite the illegality of the improvements.
TAXPAYERS · 1 month ago
zvakangonaka ft ikaramba iri roji,,, cz zvese it a worsted tym, bt pakatoita hapo pekudhandirana bhooo
HiLLBiLLIES VOLkSWAGEN 0774857233 · 1 month ago
I SUPPORT OUR ZIMBABWE BEAUTIFUL QUEEN LINDA MASARIRA MUKADZI AKANAKA KUDARIKA VESE VEMUZIMBABWE I THINK GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE OVER AND COMPENSATE JACOB MAFUME / OR JAILED JACOB MAFUME BCOZ AKUVAKISA DZIMBA IDZO NEMARI YEKUBA ( PROCEED FROM CRIME KICK BACKS )
😎 · 1 month ago
Zvako iwe uyu I opposition to ino funga, just yesterday I talked of the intensity of capital injection to have that establishment erected irregardless of formalisation etc, If it was on wetland and again such erection to its completion date would be spared and other considerations would be met with
collins · 1 month ago
that structure was never said to be fully demolished hanzi the renovations ndodzogona ku demolishwa chete to bring it back to the original approved plan. i dont knw where she gets her info. kanopenga kamukadzi ako
😎 · 1 month ago
How is that possible, restoring it's original shape! 😮 Kana pakavakwa ne circle cement and inowanikwa kupi iyo company akavarwa 🙄
collins · 1 month ago
i am saying zvakataurwa pa inquiry yacho, not my words
Anonymous · 1 month ago
It will go to one of these guys kazembe, ziyambi, Owen ncube, Daniel garwe attendance mavetera the guys who are supporting 2030
Ctrl Alt Del · 1 month ago
whilst we are on that we can also turn her house into a shebeen kkkkkkkk
Scud · 1 month ago
or a Brothel
shaks · 1 month ago
zvataurwa zvinemusoro asi zvataurwa nehuure azvisisina msoro
HiLLBiLLIES VOLkSWAGEN 0774857233 · 1 month ago
MUKADZI WESE IHURE ASI ...... ? WAIZIVA HERE ?
coni · 1 month ago
manga muchizviziva here kuti gore rapera iri masarira Linda akarohwa nekakomana kake kaimhanya nako ka Ben 10 mungamiririrwa nemukadzi anodanana nevana vadoko here ndiye uya wekusapota zanu anoda benzi riya raimbove mp ku Norton
HiLLBiLLIES VOLkSWAGEN 0774857233 · 1 month ago
KA BEN 10 NDIKO AITODA KUNAKIRWA PAYE COZ LINDA ANE GUMBO KAA
07 · 1 month ago
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𝕮𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖉 𝕿𝖆𝖑𝖐 · 1 month ago
Is she a shareholder?
trabablas · 1 month ago
chine njerewooo chimukadzi ichiii ..vakomana vemusombo vawane pekuporeraaaaa vari
Popularity · 1 month ago
Good idea though we come back to the main issue if the plan of the building would accommodate for such a purpose..
@vhedza · 1 month ago
You are to the point bro, application for repurpose still stands whether the government takes over.

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