Changadzo Fires Warning: No Reunification Without Justice,No Political Umbrella for Land Baronism

Staff Reporter

WAR veterans have taken their internal dispute over the Zevic Private Limited housing project in Nyabira to the office of Veterans Affairs Minister Monica Mavhunga, who is seeking to broker unity among rival groups following a fallout over land allocations, finances and corporate control.

The former Zevic Pvt Ltd directors have been holding marathon meetings at Batanai Gardens Complex in Harare, where three distinct factions are being engaged in an effort to find common ground.

However, one faction, led by Zevic Tagarika Investments Private Limited Secretary General Michael Changadzo, has rejected any reunification arrangement that it believes could blur accountability.

In a formal statement dated August 27, Changadzo said his group respected Minister Mavhunga and Government, but would not surrender its legal rights or accept liabilities arising from activities it says were undertaken by other groups.

He said the company was opposed to any process that could, in its view, sanitise or legitimise alleged land baronism, arguing that such an outcome would contradict the Second Republic’s campaign for orderly land administration.

Changadzo said Zevic Tagarika Investments Private Limited should not be treated as automatically responsible for activities allegedly conducted by groups operating under other names, including Zevic Chitangazuva and Mashvick.

He maintained that his company had not illegally sold stands in Nyabira since 2023, following the breakdown of the former arrangement.

The statement also raises allegations of double allocations, disputed occupation of stands and questions over money allegedly received from home seekers. Changadzo called for such matters to be investigated and, where necessary, determined by the courts rather than being absorbed into a political or administrative reunification.

He further referred to previous internal disputes, court proceedings and his arrests involving members of the former arrangement, while stressing that allegations must not be presented as established facts where courts have determined matters.

Changadzo also questioned what he described as contradictory positions from the Khumalo camp, particularly reports portraying his company as bogus while simultaneously participating in proposed reunification efforts.

He called for documentary claims and allegations against all parties to be subjected to verification.The faction alleged that individuals associated with opposing groups went to its property and lodge during the ministerial engagement, where locks were allegedly broken and construction materials allegedly disappeared.

It called for independent investigation of the claims.Changadzo said attending the ministerial meeting was not acceptance of reunification, but an opportunity to respect Government and present his faction’s position.

The company called for courts and authorities to determine outstanding disputes, insisting that accountability must prevail over cosmetic unity.

The dispute now places mediation against a broader question: whether reconciliation can be achieved without compromising legal rights, corporate identity and the Government’s determination to confront alleged land baronism.//