Zimbabwe: 10 000ha Earmarked for Urban Housing
Zimbabwe: 10 000ha Earmarked for Urban Housing
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Conrad Mupesa The Government will acquire 10 000 hectares of land for urban housing development between now and 2025 to address the housing backlog, Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and Monitoring Implementation of Government Programmes, Dr Joram Gumbo has said.
He said this yesterday after touring Karoi Town Council socio-economic development projects aimed at addressing the housing and social services infrastructure challenges facing the farming town.
“Government is targeting the provision of 220 000 housing units under the auspices of the National Development Strategy 1,” he said.
“In order to ensure a successful housing delivery programme, Government will acquire 10 000 hectares of land in the urban areas for housing development during the National Development Strategy 1 period.
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