In Highfield, the police came to the area around Machipisa shopping centre and forcibly closed the operations of informal traders. Some shopping complexes around Mushandirapamwe Hotel, belonging to the bother of former Chinhoyi Member of Parliament, Mr Chiyangwa, were also forcibly shut down. In the residential suburbs, police demolished a few buildings and also forced some people to demolish their own property while they watched. They then promised to come back to destroy all undemolished structures. As in Mabvuku and Tafara, almost every house in Highfield has a backyard structure (legal or otherwise). If all these structures are destroyed, then over half the suburbs population of about fifty thousand will also be homeless. In Glen View, the demolishing of residential properties was mainly taking place around area eight. This is also the area that had the thriving home industries that were previously destroyed by the police. As in other suburbs, the police promised to return to do the total demolishing. REPORT ON FORCED EVICTIONS AT RUWA The evictions have now affected people resettled at commercial farms in Ruwa. People who had been settled at Barbour farm were evicted, but the extent of the evictions and the number of people affected is still to be established. REPORT ON BHOBHO FARM This is a farm near to Tafara and Caledonia farm. This farm has had an informal settlement for some time. People who used to stay at the farm are those who could not afford house rentals in Mabvuku and Tafara. Since the start of operation Murambatsvina, the population of the area has been swelling. It is suspected that some of the new residents of the settlement could be people who have managed to escape from Caledonia farm. A health time bomb is looming at the area. The situation is desperate. REPORT ON FORCED EVICTIONS IN MASHONALAND CENTRAL The current clean up exercise has affected the following households in Bindura. Place Households Displaced Kitsi Yatota 140 Chipadze 700 Faro 200 Chanaka 300 Jack Fero Farm 100