Civic Forum on Housing and Habitat Zambia Programme Coordinator Grace Mtonga has raised alarm over the lack of implementation of most land policies, citing that this has affected the resolve to reduce the housing deficit. Speaking in an interview with the Zambian Business Times, Mtonga cited the 1996 National Housing Policy, which was bound to promote private sector participation in the housing market. It also allowed the government to providing serviced land and streamline regulations and promote construction materials for local builders. Despite the policy winning recognition at the UN Habitat Governing Council, it was not fully implemented, facing significant...
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