Lupane Govt projects on track

For the past 13 years Lupane has undertaken a number of projects that seek to upgrade the lives of the local communities.
These include the Lupane State University (LSU), civil servants houses, Elitsheni Government Complex and the provincial          hospital.
In an interview with Chronicle yesterday Matabeleland North Governor and Resident Minister Thokozile Mathuthu said the          projects were progressing despite challenges.
She said significant progress had been made at Lupane State University (LSU) and the supply of water from Bubi-Lupane Dam to residents.
“Construction at LSU is progressing very well. There is also progress in the connection of water from Bubi-Lupane Dam to residents and Government offices.
“There is also positive development in the construction of a reservoir and a water treatment plant. The provincial registrar’s office has been completed and is ready for official handover. The construction of civil servants houses is also at an advanced stage and we hope some of the civil servants will be accommodated there soon.
“There is a need to decentralise the registry services so that people from Matabeleland North can benefit. The challenge is that some of the projects are not well funded.”
Matabeleland North provincial administrator Ms Latiso Dlamini concurred with Governor            Mathuthu but could not give much detail.
“Generally everything is progressing well but I cannot give you finer details off hand. We will be having a provincial development committee (PDC) meeting on Wednesday where all Government departments will present progress reports about their work. More information will be given there,” said Ms Dlamini.
At the moment most Government departments are still operating from Bulawayo’s Mhlahlandlela Government complex, a development that people from the province feel is depriving them access to key services such as securing passports.
Concern has been raised over the slow pace of development in Lupane, which was declared a provincial capital for Matabeleland North in 1999.
Since then development has been taking place at the service centre, which has been turned into a town.