This was contained in a notice of an application for the
removal of human remains published in a recent Government Gazette.
“Notice is hereby given that Glen Norah Housing Consortium
has made an application, in terms of section 38 of the Cemeteries Act [Chapter
5:04].
“To Harare City Council to undertake the removal of human
remains from Residential Site TPX-WR-09/12 (300 Stands Glen Norah Township) to
facilitate development of residential stands,” reads the notice.
The notice advised all persons claiming to have any
objections to the approval of such application to lodge the same, in writing,
with the Director of Amenities at Fourth Floor, Rowan Martin Building, Harare,
within three months of the first publication of this notice.
It further provided contact details for relatives or
members of the public to contact the undertaker of funeral services.
Ward councillor, former Mayor Herbert Gomba, confirmed the
development saying the area was allocated by the local authority to a group of
cooperatives sometime between 2013 and 2014.
Clr Gomba said the allocation of residential stands on
graves was not something amiss if the law is followed.
“They advertise inviting relatives to come forward and join
in the exhumation. However, if they don’t then they are going to be reburied at
cemeteries including Granville cemetery (commonly known as Mbudzi),” he said.
Preliminary investigations by this publication show that
the area being targeted is commonly known as Makunye around Glen Norah flats
area.
The area also once housed farm workers sometime around the
1920’s. Herald
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