Sifelani Murambiwa.
Zimbabwe, Chiredzi. (News Of The South) – The newly formed Justin Chauke Housing Cooperative in Chiredzi has announced that they have secured local and international partners who are willing to bankroll the construction of 5000 housing units in the sugar growing town.
Responding to questions peddled by journalists in Chiredzi, Chairperson of Justin Chauke Housing Cooperative Edmore Veterai said the cooperative aims at availing a platform for low income earners to own their own houses.
Veterai says they will built 3000 high density houses, 1200 medium density houses and 880 low density houses as they aim at elevating Chiredzi’s face into a City.
“We have successfully identified local and international partners who are willing to finance the construction of 5000 houses in Chiredzi and this would be under the Justin Chauke Housing Cooperative. Its open to everyone, you just have to be on the council waiting list and pay $20
joining fee for the high density and will continue to pay $90 monthly installments for ten years. Those in the medium density will pay $120 per month and $150 will be paid by those in the low density” said Veterai.
Veterai who is also the Zimbabwe Sugarcane Development Association Chairman said Chiredzi aims at attaining city whilst becoming Masvingo Province’s economic capital city as it houses the country’s most viable sugar industry.
“We call this a critical mass and our target is ten houses per month. We want Chiredzi to have some up market suburbs just like what we see in other towns and cities. Our major target is have Chiredzi as Masvingo Province’s economic capital as it would be housing one of the country’s vibrant industries which is sugar production,” said Veterai.
The project is expected to create employment as outlined in the countrys economic blue print ZimAsset with locals expected to collect a greater percentage of the opportunities.
“We learnt this model from cooperatives in Harare and we have got the real socialist ideas. This project will employ all the youths in Chiredzi, we have so many builders, carpenters and brick moulders who are unemployed. We have just began a skills inventory and we are urging all the people in Masvingo to come forward and show us what skills they have because we want to develop our nation guided by ZimAsset,” said Veterai.
Chiredzi Town Council Chairman Councillor Francis Moyo however said council is working closely with Justin Chauke Housing Cooperative with the goal to attain city status whilst up lifgting standards of living for residents.
“This cooperative is one of those cooperatives which share the same vision with council. We want our resident to have proper housing facilities and we are happy we have a pool of individuals who share the same prospects with us,” said Moyo.
Justin Chauke ïs one National Hero buried at the National Heroes Acre who originated from Chiredzi and the cooperative is said to be an honour which he is receiving for his contribution he made during the war of liberation.
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