“Any headman or village head found participating in, facilitating or benefiting from illegal land sales will be arrested, prosecuted and, upon conviction, removed from office.” Other notable names in the crosshairs include Wellington Madzivire, a suspected Harare land baron arrested for allegedly grabbing council and housing consortium land. The Supreme Court recently confirmed his 10-year sentence for land fraud, a landmark case that exposed how deep the corruption goes within the very institutions meant to protect public land. “The abuse of public land, fraudulent land sales and illegal settlements will no longer be tolerated.” Permanent Secretary for Presidential Affairs and Devolution, Engineer Tafadzwa Muguti, has already ordered provincial secretaries to compile detailed reports on all illegal settlements.