Today New Era continues with its coverage of the Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP) with a closer look at Pillar 3: Social Progression. The second focal point in this pillar is Residential Land Delivery, Housing and Sanitation.
Lack of decent housing continues to be one of the most contentious issues in the country and the lack of decent housing was identified as a priority by Government, which introduced the Mass Housing Initiative in 2013. The Mass Housing Initiative aimed to deliver 187 000 houses by the year 2030. Unfortunately, the implementation of the Mass Housing Initiative was affected by several problems and was put on hold in the middle of 2015. Following the successful resolution of the identified problems, the initiative will resume in the 2016/17 fiscal year. Government remains committed to provision of decent housing for all in the Namibian House. To that end, Government welcomes the pledge from the business sector to assist workers in obtaining housing.
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