{"id":36032,"date":"2021-03-05T21:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T19:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=36032"},"modified":"2021-03-05T18:36:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T16:36:19","slug":"zela-challenges-chilonga-community-evictions-at-masvingo-high-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zela-challenges-chilonga-community-evictions-at-masvingo-high-court","title":{"rendered":"ZELA Challenges Chilonga  Community Evictions At Masvingo High Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has filed 2 applications at the Masvingo High Court challenging the government\u2019s decision to move Chilonga Villagers from their ancestral land to pave way for the Dendairy grass project.<\/p>\n<p>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:<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News! Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association(ZELA) has just filed two court applications simultaneously at Masvingo High Court on behalf of Chilonga Community. #SaveChilonga<\/p>\n<p>The court papers show that the applicants are:<\/p>\n<p>The respondents are:<\/p>\n<p>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:<\/p>\n<p>Source: ZELA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has filed 2 applications at the Masvingo High Court challenging the government\u2019s decision to move Chilonga Villagers from their ancestral land to pave way for the Dendairy grass project. 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