HARARE – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s flagship Presidential Title Deeds and Settlement Regularisation Programme is facing growing criticism from Epworth residents amid concerns that progress on the ground has been slow more than two years after its launch. Mhetu said only four people at the gathering indicated they had received title deeds, a situation he described as evidence of serious delays in implementation. According to Mhetu, officials from the Epworth Local Board attributed the slow pace to staff shortages affecting land allocation, pegging and surveying. The Presidential Title Deeds Programme was launched by Mnangagwa in April 2023 at Epworth High School, where he handed over more than 265 title deeds and said over 11,000 had already been processed for the area. Many residents continue to face vulnerability to land barons and disputes over ownership due to the absence of legal documentation.