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Zimbabwe targets 1 million houses by 2025
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Zimbabwe is on track to achieve an ambitious target of one million houses by 2025, as part of the Second Republic's commitment to ensuring decent shelter for all citizens. This milestone comes after the Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities exceeded its initial target of 220,000 houses under the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1).
Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, National Housing and Social Amenities Minister Zhemu Soda attributed this progress to collective efforts by the Government, private sector, and individual citizens.
"At the moment, we are collating data from various stakeholders participating in this initiative, including local authorities using devolution funds and individuals constructing their homes," Minister Soda said. "We are confident that the one million housing units target will be achieved by 2025."
Zimbabwe's housing backlog, estimated at two million units in 2020, continues to evolve due to population growth and rising demand. Minister Soda highlighted that the ongoing housing initiatives are crucial in addressing this deficit while ensuring progress toward the one million-unit goal by the end of NDS1.
The Government's 100-day cycle programme has seen substantial progress in housing and related infrastructure projects:
Marondera Flats (Mashonaland East): 95% complete. Lupane and Binga Projects: Fully completed. Mutawatawa Mothers' Shelter (UMP): 90% complete. Beitbridge Redevelopment: 71% complete.
The Government has created a conducive policy and legislative framework to encourage private sector participation in housing development. This approach has led to initiatives by private land developers, banks, building societies, mining houses, and employer-assisted housing schemes.
Additionally, the Presidential Title Deeds Programme, launched in April 2023, aims to secure property rights for homeowners in informal and conventional settlements. The programme plans to issue approximately 1.5 million title deeds nationwide.
Zimbabwe's housing initiative aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11, which seeks to ensure access to adequate housing and services by 2030. It also supports the country's Vision 2030, aimed at achieving an upper-middle-income economy.
As the nation pushes forward with its housing agenda, the Second Republic's commitment to "leaving no one and no place behind" remains a central tenet, underscoring its drive to build inclusive and sustainable communities.
Speaking during a post-Cabinet media briefing in Harare yesterday, National Housing and Social Amenities Minister Zhemu Soda attributed this progress to collective efforts by the Government, private sector, and individual citizens.
"At the moment, we are collating data from various stakeholders participating in this initiative, including local authorities using devolution funds and individuals constructing their homes," Minister Soda said. "We are confident that the one million housing units target will be achieved by 2025."
Zimbabwe's housing backlog, estimated at two million units in 2020, continues to evolve due to population growth and rising demand. Minister Soda highlighted that the ongoing housing initiatives are crucial in addressing this deficit while ensuring progress toward the one million-unit goal by the end of NDS1.
The Government's 100-day cycle programme has seen substantial progress in housing and related infrastructure projects:
The Government has created a conducive policy and legislative framework to encourage private sector participation in housing development. This approach has led to initiatives by private land developers, banks, building societies, mining houses, and employer-assisted housing schemes.
Additionally, the Presidential Title Deeds Programme, launched in April 2023, aims to secure property rights for homeowners in informal and conventional settlements. The programme plans to issue approximately 1.5 million title deeds nationwide.
Zimbabwe's housing initiative aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11, which seeks to ensure access to adequate housing and services by 2030. It also supports the country's Vision 2030, aimed at achieving an upper-middle-income economy.
As the nation pushes forward with its housing agenda, the Second Republic's commitment to "leaving no one and no place behind" remains a central tenet, underscoring its drive to build inclusive and sustainable communities.
Source - The Herald
