While the country has seen a wise section of informality, where landowners just construct without planning permission from the Ministry of Lands, this is an offense under Section 49 of the Urban and Planning Act. According to information gathered by the Zambian Business Times–ZBT, the Act states that “the development of land without planning permission or failure to comply with planning permission constitutes an offense. Further, a planning authority can demolish the structure without payment of compensation.” The recent report indicates that 70 percent of urban settlements in Zambia are under informal settlements, a situation that has caused an outcry...
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