Local authorities urged to engage in extensive town planning

LOCAL authorities have been urged to engage in extensive town planning to attract investors to their jurisdictions.

Speaking at the third Local Government Investment Conference (LOGIC) held in Bulawayo yesterday under the theme Local Authorities Ready for Investment, chairperson for the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Designs at the National University of Science and Technology, Tafara Madyangove, said town planning was part and parcel of the battle to attract foreign direct investment.

“Our framework being used in the planning is not in line with the changes occurring in our country, hence there is need for us to plan, noting that without planning, there is no investment to talk about,” he said.

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