NATIONAL Housing and Social Amenities minister Paul Mavima is set to headline the inaugural High-Level Housing and Social Amenities Stakeholders Dinner in Harare, aimed at mobilising private sector support for Zimbabwe’s ambitious target of delivering one million housing units under the National Development Strategy 2 (NDS2).
The event is scheduled for tomorrow in Avondale.
Organised under the theme Building Together: Operationalising NDS2 for Housing and Social Amenities, the dinner seeks to galvanise multi-sectoral buy-in for the government’s human settlements agenda.
According to the ministry, the initiative comes as Zimbabwe reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable housing delivery at the first session of the UN-Habitat Executive Board in Nairobi, Kenya.
Speaking at the forum, Mavima noted that the second republic delivered one million housing units during the NDS1 period (2020-25) and is targeting a further one million by 2030 through collaboration with private sector stakeholders.
The NDS2 blueprint, which runs from 2026 to 2030, identifies infrastructure development and housing as one of its 10 national priorities. The strategic framework aims to consolidate gains made under NDS1 and accelerate Zimbabwe’s journey towards becoming an upper-middle-income society by 2030.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently emphasised that orderly and planned human settlements are key enablers of inclusive economic growth.
The initiative is being supported by institutional efforts, with the National Building Society recently recording a surge in its mortgage book to US$52 million, alongside a US$3 million allocation for low-cost housing projects targeting civil servants.
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The upcoming dinner is expected to build on this momentum.
As the government ramps up efforts to address a national housing backlog estimated at over 1,5 million units, Mavima is expected to outline specific pathways for public-private partnerships and innovative financing models under the NDS2 framework.
