The Harare city council says it has engaged the Zimbabwe Republic Police with the aim of demolishing settlements at Churu and Porta farms.
The two farms suffered the same fate in 1992 and 2005 respectively, after the government forcibly evicted more than 8 000 dwellers.
Evicting 4000 settlers in 1992 from Churu farm, which was owned by the late veteran politician Ndabaningi  Sithole, government then said the settlement  was a health hazard that would pollute Lake Chivero, Harare’s main water source.
Churu and Porta farms, were later acquired by government and handed over to the Harare City Council.
But because of a shortage of accommodation in the capital, thousands of people have re-invaded the farms and constructed shaky buildings.
According to the local authority’s July 7 2016 full council meeting minutes , the city fathers will soon raid the two settlements .
The Harare city council said that it was not going to regularise the “illegal” settlements at the two farms but instead “Council was working with the Zimbabwe Republic Police to remove the illegal settlers’ from the farms”.
“The Environmental Management Committee (Harare city council department) was also seized with the matter”.