Will Chapo’s housing promise hold up?

Will Chapo’s housing promise hold up?

Good afternoon. In Maputo’s Costa do Sol neighbourhood, not far from the coast, an area about the size of nine football pitches has been levelled with red sand, apparently to provide stable foundations in swampy land. It was in this area that President Daniel Chapo yesterday announced the launch of a new housing project which aims to provide 6,000 flats aimed at young Mozambicans. Named “Cidade Jovem” (Young City) or Phoenix after the name of th…