DAR ES SALAAM, July 29 -- THE government has called on both local and foreign investors to channel capital into Tanzanias real estate sector, to support sustainable urban development and address the countrys significant housing deficit, which currently stands at 3.8 million units.

Speaking at the Tanzania-Japan Seminar on Housing and Urban Development in Dar es Salaam yesterday, the Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Mr Deogratius Ndejembi, attributed the growing shortfall to rapid urbanisation experienced over the past five decades.

Mr Ndejembi said there is a strong need for collaboration with international partners, particularly from Japan, to complement government efforts in expanding housing access throu...