GOVERNMENT and the opposition MDC Alliance blamed each other for demolitions in Budiriro high density suburb in Harare that left hundreds of people homeless.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police, Messenger of Court and people claiming to be from the Harare municipal police demolished 150 houses on Tuesday, triggering the counter-accusations.
Government blamed the MDC-A led council for poor housing policies that allowed land barons to blossom under its watch.
On the other hand, MDC-A blamed government for allowing land barons, to occupy land for political gain only to dump them later and blame the opposition.
When NewsDay visited the Budiriro high-density suburb yesterday, hundreds of people, whose houses were demolished, were in the open together with their children and property by heavy rains that pounded that part of Harare.