A resettlement specialist, Sunday Mumba Chiteta, has backed calls by members of the public to reduce the term of leasehold for foreigners. Act No. 29 of 1995 stipulates that a foreigner may not own land, but they can secure a long-term leasehold of up to 99 years. A clause in the law that has been heavily criticized. Speaking in an interview with the Zambian Business Times—ZBT, Chiteta observed that individuals and chiefs have been selling land to foreigners indiscriminately, a status quo that has fueled disputes and sometimes displacements. During a consultative meeting organized by the Zambia Law Development Agency,...
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