There have been outcries regarding house demolitions carried out in Harare and other cities recently. The reason, authorities say, the land on which the houses were constructed was acquired or occupied illegally. Land barons have been duping home seekers of their hard earned money for years. And these demolitions have been carried out whenever land wherever land has been acquired illegally. People are not learning from such demolitions and they continue to fall prey to the land barons and end up on the receiving end, losing their hard earned money. But why do people continue to repeat the same mistakes that others have done and end up crying. Why not carry out due diligence before committing one’s resources on an illegally acquired land. The best way to avoid that is to seek advice from the local authorities or the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works. They will give free advice. What do you think? Let us discuss. Ministry of Local Government and Public Works The City Of Mutare Masvingo City The City of BulawayoShurugwi Town Council Gweru City Council Ruwa Local BoardMunicipality of Redcliff Chipinge Town Council Rusape Town Council Municipality of Beitbridge Municipality of ChitungwizaMunicipality of Kariba Officiala Municipality of Marondera