Mugabe commissions 186 houses
20/03/2008 08:35  - (SA)  

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Johannesburg - Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has commissioned 186 houses in Rimuka, Kadoma, as part of the government's programme to provide low-cost housing for all, say reports.

The project - described as a partnership between the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and Government - saw the demolition of the old Nissen "Misanayenzou" houses, so named because their leaky roofs resembled the humped backs of elephants.

The houses were built in the 1940s to accommodate Rhodesian soldiers who were taking part in World War II, and later migrant workers who came to work in mines.

Addressing thousands of party supporters who packed Rimuka Stadium in Kadoma on Wednesday, Mugabe said the government was committed to providing affordable housing for all, said reports.

When the president toured Kadoma in May 2005, he condemned the Misanayenzou houses as an eyesore "unfit for human habitation". He said the houses had to be demolished and replaced with modern ones.

- SAPA

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