Banks must help with housing
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Sophia Shaningwa, has called on banks to meet the government halfway in its efforts to provide affordable housing to Namibians.
Shaningwa was speaking at a house handover ceremony to Ndinoita Shimoshili by the City of Windhoek at Okuryangava. The house was constructed by Oluzizi Engineering Construction company.
“It is for you the banks, our financial institutions, to come on board and work with the municipalities countrywide and with the City of Windhoek which has a problem that needs to be changed and this problem can only be solved if we join hands,” said Shaningwa.
Shimoshili who is wheelchair-bound applied for land in November 2015 and the City decided provide Shimoshili with a house using its corporate social responsibility programme. An emotional Shimoshili said he was grateful for the donation from the City and the government for offering him a house for him and his family to live in.
“Thank you to the mayor of Windhoek, the president and the minister of lands for donating the house,” said Shimoshili with such gratitude that it drew tears, not only from Shaningwa, but many of the people in attendance.
The two-bedroom house cost approximately N$180 000 to construct.
Shona Ngava
Shaningwa was speaking at a house handover ceremony to Ndinoita Shimoshili by the City of Windhoek at Okuryangava. The house was constructed by Oluzizi Engineering Construction company.
“It is for you the banks, our financial institutions, to come on board and work with the municipalities countrywide and with the City of Windhoek which has a problem that needs to be changed and this problem can only be solved if we join hands,” said Shaningwa.
Shimoshili who is wheelchair-bound applied for land in November 2015 and the City decided provide Shimoshili with a house using its corporate social responsibility programme. An emotional Shimoshili said he was grateful for the donation from the City and the government for offering him a house for him and his family to live in.
“Thank you to the mayor of Windhoek, the president and the minister of lands for donating the house,” said Shimoshili with such gratitude that it drew tears, not only from Shaningwa, but many of the people in attendance.
The two-bedroom house cost approximately N$180 000 to construct.
Shona Ngava
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