{"id":49972,"date":"2021-11-17T19:50:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T17:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=49972"},"modified":"2021-11-17T19:25:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T17:25:35","slug":"ex-minister-barred-from-building-a-stadium-on-wetland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/ex-minister-barred-from-building-a-stadium-on-wetland","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Minister Barred From Building A Stadium On Wetland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has ordered former Finance Deputy Minister Terence Mukupe to stop the construction of a stadium near Cleveland Wetlands.<\/p>\n<p>Mukupe was also charged with breaking EMA laws and fined ZWL$100 000.<\/p>\n<p>Mukupe, a former Harare East MP, fronts Nakiso Holdings, a local developer which is constructing a stadium near Cleveland wetlands.<\/p>\n<p>However, the project has faced opposition from Community Water Alliance (CWA) who allege that the site is a wetland.<\/p>\n<p>Documents seen by Open Council indicates that EMA ordered Nakiso to stop any developments in the area. EMA said:<\/p>\n<p>You have implemented a prescribed project without an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) certificate issued by the agency.<\/p>\n<p>You are to cease all operations with immediate effect and can only resume when issued with express written authority in the form of a certificate issued by the agency.<\/p>\n<p>Nakiso was also charged with contravening Section 97 of the EMA Act and ordered to pay a fine of ZWL$100 000.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mukupe has accused his detractors of fighting him to derail the project. He said:<\/p>\n<p>Why are these people fighting my project only when next to my stand is a property belonging to a senior MDC official? They know that it is just politics, nothing more<\/p>\n<p>Harare City Council recently approved the construction of the state-of-the-art sporting centre and according to the lease agreement, Nakiso was allocated 7.3 hectares of land.<\/p>\n<p>So far construction of the stadium had already begun while other facilities are at the approval stage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has ordered former Finance Deputy Minister Terence Mukupe to stop the construction of a stadium near Cleveland Wetlands. Mukupe was also charged with breaking EMA laws and fined ZWL$100 000. 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