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Original Post Date: 2010-09-21 Time: 10:00:02 Posted By: News Poster
By Gideon Thole
LANDS Minister Gladys Lundwe has called on members of the public to be vigilant and report all individuals breaking the law by illegally selling land.
Ms Lundwe said in Masaiti at the weekend that there was an increase in illegal land dealers who were swindling members of the public out of millions of Kwacha through the illegal sale of land.
She said land was a natural resource which should be shared equally among all citizens and that few selfish individuals should not be allowed to use it as a money spinner.
Speaking during a tour of development projects in her constituency, Ms Lundwe said it was important for Zambians to make sure that they followed the right procedure when buying land.
“There is need for one to make effort to check with the ministry .The only legal document to be used for the sale of land is the title deed and not a letter of offer from the Ministry of Lands,” she said
She advised all those who have acquired land to make sure that they obtained valid title deeds directly from the Ministry of Lands and not through third parties.
Ms Lundwe said the Government had given the regional chief land officers powers which were similar to that of the commissioner of lands- issuing land and titles to deserving applicants and revoking the land titles of all those who had illegally acquired land.
She said there was no need for people from different parts of the country to travel to Lusaka to obtain title deeds.
She said once land applicants had been issued with letters of offer and had responded accordingly, applicants would be issued title deeds upon meeting the necessary conditions.
“One needs to have drawings of the land and its features, survey diagram and all the necessary documentation before the Ministry of Land can issue title deeds. Processing a letter of offer does not mean that one had title to the land,” she said.
And Ms Lundwe said people with vast pieces of land which they were holding on to with the hope of selling in future when the prices go high, were contributing to the drastic increase in the cases of illegal squatters.
Ms Lundwe said in Masaiti that some people were forced to settle on pieces of land which were idle in different parts of the country because they had immediate use for it.
The minister said Government was having difficulties to resolve conflicts which arose from the settlement of squatters on private land.
“The Government usually has problems to relocate squatters but some people have the habit of getting political mileage out of this whole issue,” she said.
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Original date published: 21 September 2010
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201009210598.html?viewall=1