Zimbabwe: High Court Orders Harare City Council to Immediately Refurbish Mbare Flats in Landmark Ruling

The High Court has ordered the City of Harare and the government to refurbish Mbare flats with immediate effect to restore dignity to residents who have lived under “squalid and intolerable conditions” for years.

The landmark ruling follows an application by residents who told the court that the responsible authorities had long forgotten their mandate and should be compelled to do their work.

High Court judge Justice Priscilla Munangati-Manongwa ruled in favour of the residents and ordered the…