We’re on cusp of construction boom: President

Sunday Mail Reporter

Zimbabwe has embarked on a major construction drive that is now evident in the housing boom the country is experiencing in residential and non-residential infrastructure, both in rural and urban spaces, President Mnangagwa has said. The construction boom, which is being spearheaded by both the public and private sectors, has already delivered 145 000 housing units across the country. The Government plans to provide at least 220 000 housing units by 2025 under National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1). The authorities are also investing heavily in the construction of highways, dams, irrigation facilities, schools, colleges, clinics and hospitals. In this week’s instalment of his column in The Sunday Mail, President Mnangagwa said the country’s economic growth had spurred heightened construction activity. “Zimbabwe is on the cusp of a construction boom. Construction writ large, including in infrastructures, residential and non-residential structures, both for public and private sectors, and both in urban and rural spaces,” he said. ReadMore