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Precious Maphosa, Sunday News Reporter
AT least $3 million has been availed for the development of 900 housing stands in Ntabazinduna, as officials push to address ballooning housing backlog in Umguza District, Matabeleland North Province.
In an interview, Umguza Rural District council chief executive officer Mr Collen Moyo said designs for the housing stands have been completed.
“Designs have already been done, we have come up with a layout which has 900 housing stands. The council, however, is still seeking partners to service the land, by servicing the land we mean creating sewer and water trunks and also creating roads within the allocated area.
“This project is meant to address the issue of the ever ballooning housing backlog,” said Mr Moyo.
He said they were working with the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe and funds have been mobilised for the development of the stands.
“We are working with IDBZ on this project, the implementation process now depends on IDBZ, on when to start the servicing.
A total of U$3 million will be adequate to develop and service the land,” he said.
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