New Town To Be Constructed Near Bulawayo
Published: 2016 March 09 12:30:00 (8195 Views)
The government has endorsed for the construction of three new towns around Zimbabwe, two near Harare and one near Bulawayo.
The project will see construction of over 150 000 housing unit. Beneficiaries will be drawn out from the councils waiting lists country wide.
Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Saviour Kasukuwere, said the government would capacitate and give Urban Development Corporation (Udcorp) State land to develop.
Kasukuwere revealed that local councils were suppose to be the ones in charge of of housing development in the new towns, but due to numerous reasons and challenges councils failed to meet demand.
He said Udcorp should form partnerships with local authorities for housing delivery and help build their capacity to deliver housing in the near future.
Economist and development banker Thomas Zondo Sakala will chair the new Udcorp board which also includes Hashmon Matemera, the former group managing director of BancABC; UZ lecturer in planning and development Audrey Kwangwama, ministry director Nyasha Priscilla Mudzinge, Harare Institute of Technology vice chancellor Eng Quinton Kanhukamwe, architect and technician Nyarai Gutu and EMA director general Dorothy Chasi.
- Chronicle
The project will see construction of over 150 000 housing unit. Beneficiaries will be drawn out from the councils waiting lists country wide.
Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Saviour Kasukuwere, said the government would capacitate and give Urban Development Corporation (Udcorp) State land to develop.
Kasukuwere revealed that local councils were suppose to be the ones in charge of of housing development in the new towns, but due to numerous reasons and challenges councils failed to meet demand.
He said Udcorp should form partnerships with local authorities for housing delivery and help build their capacity to deliver housing in the near future.
Economist and development banker Thomas Zondo Sakala will chair the new Udcorp board which also includes Hashmon Matemera, the former group managing director of BancABC; UZ lecturer in planning and development Audrey Kwangwama, ministry director Nyasha Priscilla Mudzinge, Harare Institute of Technology vice chancellor Eng Quinton Kanhukamwe, architect and technician Nyarai Gutu and EMA director general Dorothy Chasi.
- Chronicle
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Anonymous user
2016 March 10 03:17:56
not true no indepth information poor journalism
Anonymous user
2016 March 09 10:22:21
so where is the heading linking with e story. New Town To Be Constructed Near Bulawayokkkkkkkk wat a kindergatten journalism.
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