Online Reporter
Online Reporter
More than 22 000 stand owners are set to register for the KWANGU/NGAKWAMI Presidential Title Deeds programme in Epworth this month, with the number set to rise to 45 000 in two months.
The programme is aimed at formalising the dormitory settlement.
The registered stand owners will be able to use their title deeds as collateral for their property.
Epworth Local Board Secretary, Dr Wilton Mhanda confirmed the development, affirming that with the regularisation exercise nearing completion, over 22 000 households are eligible for registration in the Presidential Title Deeds initiative.
An additional 23 000 stand owners will be entitled to title deeds in two months, as soon as the Epworth Council completes all the work.
“Our regularisation exercise is almost complete, and over 22 000 families are set to receive title deeds under the KWANGU/NGAKWAMI Presidential Title Deeds programme upon completion of roads resurfacing and land marking in some areas,” said Dr Mhanda.
“In two months from now, an additional 23 000 stand owners will also receive deeds under the same programme.”
Dr Mhanda described the development as a major achievement for informal settlements in the country.
He said this will help in improving infrastructural development through properly planned housing structures that are approved and inspected by council.
The title deeds programme is meant to enhance property rights for those in informal or unregulated settlements, long-standing tenants in local authority houses and those at rural growth points.
