Today, the 28th of October 2025, His Excellency the President, Cde. Dr. E.D. Mnangagwa chaired the Thirty-Third Cabinet Meeting. The following issues, among others, were considered and approved:
1.0 USER PAYS PRINCIPLE TO COMPENSATE FOR GOVERNMENT HOUSING PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED ON PRIVATE NDIGENOUS-OWNED AND OTHER PROPERTIES OR FARMS AND URBAN STATELAND
Cabinet considered and approved the proposal for the User Pays Principle to Compensate for Government Housing Projects Implemented on Private Indigenous-Owned and Other Properties or Farms and Urban Stateland. Under the “User Pays Principle”, beneficiaries of the Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle Programme will be required to pay for the total development costs inclusive of the value of land, cost of servicing and any other associated costs. Government will facilitate negotiations between the indigenous and other land owners and the beneficiaries, thereby allowing the residents to purchase the land directly over an agreed period of time. One such notable property is the 1 065.7 hectare Whitecliff farm in Harare where 11 000 families are settled. Government and Eddies Pfugari Estate agreed on US$44 million as compensation for the land.