Residents who say they legally bought land have seen their homes demolished. Harare, Zimbabwe – At around 5am on Friday, August 14, Methro Masunga, 28, was jolted awake by the sound of bulldozers and shouting municipal police officers. Outside, earth-moving vehicles were preparing to demolish homes in St Martins Extension, a suburb of Harare. At first, Masunga thought the machinery had arrived for roadworks. Then she realised her home was among those marked for destruction.