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Bulawayo's housing waiting list surges to over 130,000
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The housing waiting list in Bulawayo has reached a staggering 130,000 as of November last year, slightly rising from 129,000 in the previous month. This development highlights the escalating demand for housing in the city, driven by an influx of people from various regions seeking land to build homes.
Latest council minutes released on Wednesday indicate that the City of Bulawayo is grappling with an ever-growing housing crisis.
"The updating and capturing of Housing waiting list forms into the AS400 computer system was an on-going process and as of October 2024, an accumulative total of 129,133 forms had been captured," the minutes read.
"In November 2024, an accumulative total of 132,132 forms had been captured. In 2024, a total of 130,344 forms had been captured into the AS400 computer system."
Regarding the Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle housing scheme double allocation regularisation process, the council reported that it had 30 unresolved cases.
"At the beginning of the period under review, council had 36 unresolved cases of double allocation. However, a total of six cases were resolved during the period under consideration, resulting in 30 cases being outstanding," the minutes stated.
In terms of conversion to home ownership, the council noted that a total of 410 houses had been converted from rented to home ownership.
"There were no changes in November 2024. In Mzilikazi/Makokoba, a total of 1,567 houses had been converted to home ownership. Out of a total of 2,283 units, 716 units were yet to be converted. In Makokoba and Mzilikazi, there were no changes in July 2024," the minutes said.
The construction of individual toilets at Iminyela and Mabuthweni has been ongoing, with 10 new units completed and 217 remaining partially complete at Iminyela.
"Four hundred and eighty-four toilets have been done to date at Mabuthweni. A total of 1,331 units were still outstanding from the two suburbs," the minutes indicated.
These figures underscore the urgent need for innovative solutions to address the growing housing crisis in Bulawayo, with the city council striving to manage and mitigate the challenges associated with the increased demand for housing.
Latest council minutes released on Wednesday indicate that the City of Bulawayo is grappling with an ever-growing housing crisis.
"The updating and capturing of Housing waiting list forms into the AS400 computer system was an on-going process and as of October 2024, an accumulative total of 129,133 forms had been captured," the minutes read.
"In November 2024, an accumulative total of 132,132 forms had been captured. In 2024, a total of 130,344 forms had been captured into the AS400 computer system."
Regarding the Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle housing scheme double allocation regularisation process, the council reported that it had 30 unresolved cases.
"At the beginning of the period under review, council had 36 unresolved cases of double allocation. However, a total of six cases were resolved during the period under consideration, resulting in 30 cases being outstanding," the minutes stated.
In terms of conversion to home ownership, the council noted that a total of 410 houses had been converted from rented to home ownership.
"There were no changes in November 2024. In Mzilikazi/Makokoba, a total of 1,567 houses had been converted to home ownership. Out of a total of 2,283 units, 716 units were yet to be converted. In Makokoba and Mzilikazi, there were no changes in July 2024," the minutes said.
The construction of individual toilets at Iminyela and Mabuthweni has been ongoing, with 10 new units completed and 217 remaining partially complete at Iminyela.
"Four hundred and eighty-four toilets have been done to date at Mabuthweni. A total of 1,331 units were still outstanding from the two suburbs," the minutes indicated.
These figures underscore the urgent need for innovative solutions to address the growing housing crisis in Bulawayo, with the city council striving to manage and mitigate the challenges associated with the increased demand for housing.
Source - newsday
