Bulawayo's housing waiting list hit nearly 159,000 people as demand keeps climbing from locals and outsiders pushing into the city, with cash-only stand sales making it harder for regular folks to afford property while people with money from other regions scoop up available land. The council approved building plans worth over $4.5 million, processing around 1,200 applications with 268 getting the green light for projects like townhouses and school halls.
Officials are converting rental properties to homeownership across Iminyela, Mabuthweni, Emganwini, Mzilikazi, and Makokoba, with about 2,000 units already switched over and 716 still waiting. Toilet construction keeps rolling with hundreds finished in Mabuthweni, but over 1,300 still need to be built across different suburbs, and the department stays short-staffed with six positions empty, plus broken-down vehicles limiting inspections.
Officials are converting rental properties to homeownership across Iminyela, Mabuthweni, Emganwini, Mzilikazi, and Makokoba, with about 2,000 units already switched over and 716 still waiting. Toilet construction keeps rolling with hundreds finished in Mabuthweni, but over 1,300 still need to be built across different suburbs, and the department stays short-staffed with six positions empty, plus broken-down vehicles limiting inspections.
