RIO-AID SEEKS TO UPGRADE SLUMS

A Romanian Company, Rio- Serve is anticipated to attend out pre and sincere feasibility reviews in Lusaka, for the slum upgrade or City Renewal programme by the discontinue of this year.
Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Constructing Ronald Chitotela says the reviews will most likely be completed at NO value.
Mr Chitotela added that in regard to slum upgrading, a total City Renewal is anticipated as soon as the preliminary actions are completed.
The Minister says a committee has been attach in role to earn into the matter of slum upgrading and it’s being supervised by Everlasting Secretaries from the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Constructing and Local Government.
The Minister added that Misisi, Kuku, Chibolya, Bauleni and Kanyama settlements in Lusaka, fetch been proposed for upgrading so that residential areas are well planned with all social products and services.
Within the meantime, Mr. Chitotela says the national housing Census will most likely be performed in collaboration with the Central Statistics Office.
Mr Chitotela says the housing census will most likely be aimed at organising the original wishes and requirements of lodging within the country.
He says the certainty can support in monitoring housing developments and also attach housing deficit in Zambia.
Mr Chitotela says the census will also enable every the non-public and non-non-public sector to adequately take half in provision of housing within the country.
That is per a statement released to ZNBC Recordsdata by Housing and Infrastructure Constructing Public Household Officer, Jeff Banda.