It was reported that the "Middelburg crisis" needed to be prioritised because it had a backlog of 6 000 units. The Middelburg area consisted of five townships, two of which were Lusaka and Rosmead. The housing project in Middelburg was approved in 2008 but at the time of the visit no top structure had been built. As a result of inferior workmanship, houses were on the verge of collapsing.