The Zambia Land Alliance (ZLA) has observed that purchasing land in a sub-serviced area can have long-term consequences that include displacement. Unserviced land is one that lacks basic utilities like drinking water, wastewater or sewer connections. Electricity, telecommunications and proper legal road access. In most cases the local authority, under state land powers, initiates services for a particular locality and numbers the plots for advertisement. Speaking in an interview with the Zambian Business Times (ZBT), Land Alliance Executive Director Patrick Musole urged that there have been several recorded cases of disputes and challenges with accessing amenities in most cases. “The...
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