Staff Reporter
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned 858 housing units under the FBC Building Society Fountain Ridge Housing Project in Dzivarasekwa.
Speaking at the official opening, President Mnangagwa commended FBC Building Society for investing and facilitating the provision of modern housing infrastructure closing the national housing gap.
“I want to commend FBC Building Society for investing and facilitating the provision of a wide array of modern housing infrastructure for our citizens. Under my Administration, ownership as well as access to modern and affordable housing remain key priority areas in our national development matrix and quest to improve the standard of living of our people. My Government is, thus, determined to create an enabling environment to give impetus to the accelerated development of housing, water, sanitation, modern road networks and other social amenities across the country,” said President Mnangagwa.
President Mnangagwa went on to urge every citizen to take part in building Zimbabwe riding on the opportunities being availed by the Second Republic.
“Under the philosophy, Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo, ilizwe lakhiwa ngabanikazi balo”, we all have the obligation to play a part in building our great motherland, Zimbabwe. Riding on the opportunities created by the Second Republic, our people must occupy all socio-economic sectors for the common good of our country.
“The built environment is a product, creation and construct of our own purpose and interaction. It is an expression of our rich heritage, value consensus, collective aspirations as well as our advancement. Hence, individually and collectively, we must continue taking up the responsibility to clean and beautify our homes, work and recreational spaces,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Minister of National Housing and Amenities, Honourable Daniel Garwe, who was also in attendance said that his ministry in line with the Second Republic’s Vision 2030, had a target to deliver 220000 housing units by 2025 as prescribed under the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) aimed at contributing towards realizing Vision 2030.
