Sun, 24 Sep 2017 11:50:08 +0000 WHY is the National Housing Authority (NHA) struggling in the middle of one of the largest building booms this country has ever experienced? Or put differently, why is NHA not part of Government’s infrastructure development programme, why should foreign contractors win tenders to build houses and schools which NHA is quite capable of undertaking? Where is the malaise? We read with keen fascination the NHA’s press release seemingly chiding us for exposing their failure to honour their obligations to employees by way of regular salaries. In a way, NHA answered the question of why its beleaguered workers had resumed protests over the government’s failure to clear their nine-month salary arrears. End of discussion perhaps? Not necessarily. So, the vacant housing units in the Northgate Gardens housing complex that were developed in conjunction with developers namely National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA), MKP Holdings, China Jiangsu International and Workers Compensation Fund […]
