Eswatini urges municipal councils to prepare for 2050
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Times of Eswatini
Eswatini’s Housing Minister, Apollo Maphalala, has called on municipal councils to move beyond internal disputes and prepare towns for the needs of 2050. At the Eswatini Urban Forum in Ezulwini, he called for greater cooperation on infrastructure, social housing and sustainable urban expansion, according to the Times of Eswatini.
Eswatini’s Housing Minister, Apollo Maphalala, called on municipal leaders to prepare the country’s towns for the needs of 2050 at the second Eswatini Urban Forum in Ezulwini. He asked them to prioritise long-term planning over political and administrative conflicts, reports the Times of Eswatini.
Apollo Maphalala listed basic infrastructure, social housing and sustainable urban expansion among the priorities. He also urged municipal councils to move beyond disputes over the allocation of funding and their political relations in order to adopt a shared vision for urban development.
The minister called for “disruptive leadership” capable of challenging conventional methods and replacing outdated systems with solutions suited to the country’s needs. He said major national infrastructure achievements required leaders willing to disrupt established practices.
