News / Local
BCC deny War Vets ministry land
04 May 2016 at 21:12hrs | Views
Bulawayo City Council has declined to offer War Veterans, War Collaborators, Ex Political Detainees and Restrictees ministry land in Pumula South to build a memorial hospital.
Councillors said land for such facilities have already been availed to other groupings in Pumula South.
However, the applicants are still to construct.
Councillors, according to a report availed on Wednesday said the ministry could be offered land in other townships.
The war veterans ministry has long indicated that it intends to build such a facility. During the debate Councillor Ephraham Ncube noted that War Veterans were recognised groups of people. Most of them were still nursing post war injuries.
"A special medical facility was therefore referred for them. He supported the application" Councillor Lot Siziba concurred saying that the application should be acceded to. Councillor Silas Chigora sought clarification on the piece of land being applied for. He wanted to know what the land was reserved for?
"The hospital should cater for all residents and not specific individuals" said Chigora. Councillor Norman Hlabani said that the application should be supported but with conditions.
"The hospital should benefit all residents in Bulawayo. He enquired if the land would be leased or sold to the applicants? " reads part of the report.
Councillor Rodney Jele said the committee had in the past dealt with an application of a similar nature in Ward 27.
"If this application was acceded to, then the ward would have 2 hospitals adjacent to each other. He also wanted to know if there was state land which Central Government could utilise in Pumula South for this purpose? Councillor Monica Lubimbi also said there were a number of activities in Ward 27 and in view of this, such facilities should be established in other wards.
Councillor Silas Khumalo said that two applications for private clinics in Ward 27 had already been acceded to.
" Up to now no construction works had commenced. He felt that other wards should also benefit from such services. Therefore the development should go to other wards".
An official with the Engineering Services said the area was a big piece of land reserved for a hospital. Although another applicant had been authorised to establish a hospital, there was adequate land for the proposed facility.
Councillors then resolved "That the recommendation of the Director of Engineering Services be not adopted and instead the applicant be offered a suitable piece of land elsewhere in Bulawayo, (but not in Ward 27) for the purpose of constructing a memorial hospital as similar facilities had already been established in Pumula South".
Councillors said land for such facilities have already been availed to other groupings in Pumula South.
However, the applicants are still to construct.
Councillors, according to a report availed on Wednesday said the ministry could be offered land in other townships.
The war veterans ministry has long indicated that it intends to build such a facility. During the debate Councillor Ephraham Ncube noted that War Veterans were recognised groups of people. Most of them were still nursing post war injuries.
"A special medical facility was therefore referred for them. He supported the application" Councillor Lot Siziba concurred saying that the application should be acceded to. Councillor Silas Chigora sought clarification on the piece of land being applied for. He wanted to know what the land was reserved for?
"The hospital should cater for all residents and not specific individuals" said Chigora. Councillor Norman Hlabani said that the application should be supported but with conditions.
Councillor Rodney Jele said the committee had in the past dealt with an application of a similar nature in Ward 27.
"If this application was acceded to, then the ward would have 2 hospitals adjacent to each other. He also wanted to know if there was state land which Central Government could utilise in Pumula South for this purpose? Councillor Monica Lubimbi also said there were a number of activities in Ward 27 and in view of this, such facilities should be established in other wards.
Councillor Silas Khumalo said that two applications for private clinics in Ward 27 had already been acceded to.
" Up to now no construction works had commenced. He felt that other wards should also benefit from such services. Therefore the development should go to other wards".
An official with the Engineering Services said the area was a big piece of land reserved for a hospital. Although another applicant had been authorised to establish a hospital, there was adequate land for the proposed facility.
Councillors then resolved "That the recommendation of the Director of Engineering Services be not adopted and instead the applicant be offered a suitable piece of land elsewhere in Bulawayo, (but not in Ward 27) for the purpose of constructing a memorial hospital as similar facilities had already been established in Pumula South".
Source - Byo24News
