Sunday, March 1, 2009

BHC builds over 23 000 houses

GABORONE - The Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC) has built a total of 23 684 housing units since its inception in 1972, Parliament was told.
According to the Minister of Lands and Housing Mr Nonofo Molefhi out of the 23 684 housing units 1 426 houses were vested in BHC by government.
In addition, Mr Molefhi said 10 024 houses had been sold out right to citizens and citizen owned companies, adding that 2173 houses had been sold to citizens and citizen owned companies under Tenant Purchase Scheme.
These amounted to 12 197 houses sold to date to citizens or citizen owned companies.
Further, he said BHC had come up with targets under NDP 10 to deliver 29 390 houses up to 2016.
"My Ministry together with BHC is engaged in a review of our operations and will present to government possible methods on expedited housing delivery." "I am therefore confident that with the support of the stakeholders, including government, the BHC will achieve its mandate of housing the nation by 2016." He was responding to a question from Lobatse MP, Mr Nehemiah Modubule who wanted to know the number of houses built by BHC since its inception.
Mr Modubule also wanted to know the number of those houses sold to the citizens and whether the minister was confident that the BHC will be able to fulfill its mandate of housing the nation.

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