KARIBA, Jul 29 (NewsDay Live)- The Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities has reaffirmed its target to deliver a million houses by 2030, with senior officials saying delivery will depend on deliberate planning, resource mobilization, and teamwork across various government departments.
The commitment was made during the ministry’s midterm strategic plan review workshop in Kariba , which also brought together provincial leadership from Mashonaland West province to align national targets with devolution priorities.
Addressing delegates, National Housing and Social Amenities minister Paul Mavhima said the midterm review was critical to assess progress and correct course.
"To achieve the goals and objectives we set at the beginning of the year, it cannot happen by accident. It must be deliberate. We must commit to execution and we must work as a team," Mavhima said.
He added: "As a ministry, we have a monumental task before us: to deliver 1 million houses by 2030. That must remain our primary goal. We must ask: What needs to be done? What resources must we mobilize? What human effort must we put in place to achieve that target?"
Mavhima emphasized that the ministry’s mandate goes beyond numbers.
"We are a ministry entrusted with the delivery of decent housing and sustainable human settlements. This is an immense responsibility that ensures every citizen has access to adequate, proper, and quality housing," he said.
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He called on directors, engineers, and finance teams to come up with practical, action-oriented solutions that will unblock bottlenecks in land servicing, funding, and project implementation.
In a speech read on her behalf, Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs and Devolution minister Marian Chombo said the province is aligning its projects with Vision 2030 and NDS2 through the devolution agenda.
"The devolution agenda is about bringing development closer to the people. As a province, we remain committed to ensuring that no one and no place is left behind,"_she said.
MChombo said the province had made progress in key social infrastructure.
"The construction of staff housing for civil servants in the province is almost complete. We are also prioritizing the scoping of new projects to ensure that teachers, health workers and learners have proper accommodation and facilities," she said.
Chombo touted the Harare-Chirundu Border Highway project as a game-changer for the province, saying it remains a top priority under NDS2.
"The costs of infrastructure at the worksite will have to be carried over as a priority under NDS2. We therefore call for the expediting of resource mobilization for the implementation of the border highway project so that it benefits all districts,"she said.
