BULAWAYO residents have been implored to buy locally-produced building materials when constructing their houses to support local businesses.
Provincial Affairs and Devolution minister for Bulawayo Judith Ncube made the impassioned call while commissioning 100 out of 650 fully-serviced stands in Mahatshula East, a partnership between the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and a private contractor.
She welcomed Bulawayo City Council’s efforts to ensure requisite infrastructure is available for project beneficiaries.
“I would like to encourage the new home owners to remember to use locally-sourced building materials and be climate sensitive when constructing their homes,” Ncube said.
“The government projects that economically, there will be employment creation for local contractors, boosting of local business, development of new shopping centres, clinics and other amenities as necessitated by the commissioned Mahatshula East stands.”
She called on residents to embrace new technologies to minimise electricity and water challenges which continue to affect the city and the country at large.
“The electricity load-shedding and water (rationing) challenges that continue to riddle our country Zimbabwe and our city, requires residents to embrace technologies such as solar panels and rainwater harvesting systems to make their new homes sustainable and climate friendly,” Ncube said.
BCC said building plan approvals for the project would take four to six weeks, adding that no development should take place without approved plans.
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