Development

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Egypt bans tree-cutting across its new cities to protect green spaces

Housing Minister Randa El-Menshawy has ordered a halt to tree-cutting in Egypt's new cities and instructed authorities to protect parks and pursue violations.

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Ayariga calls for redevelopment of Ghana's Zongo communities without displacing residents

The Local Government Minister says urban Zongos can be transformed to fix sanitation, housing and access problems while residents stay in their homes.

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One killed as Lagos building collapses during demolition in Aboru

A two-storey building being manually demolished in Aboru, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos, collapsed overnight, killing one worker and leaving two others injured, LASEMA said.

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Harare housing officials accused of selling 31 stands on gazetted Marlborough wetland

Allegations of corrupt land allocations have rocked the City of Harare's Housing Department after 31 residential stands were sold on a gazetted wetland in Marlborough, with construction already under way and no environmental impact assessment in place.

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South Africa plans R2.2bn redevelopment of Pretoria's vacant Telkom Towers precinct

Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson says the department will refurbish all nine buildings in the long-vacant Telkom Towers precinct, with a Request for Information due to the market as early as next week.

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African contractors urged to capture share of US$330bn construction market

African contractors must position themselves to win a meaningful share of a continental construction market projected to reach US$330 billion by 2031, the Zimbabwe Building Contractors Association says.

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Cape Town approves housing on Seawinds park known as a gang 'killing field'

The City of Cape Town has approved closing the R7.6-million Seawinds park in Overcome Heights so the site can be used for the Overcome Heights Housing Project.

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Kenya's affordable housing drive delivers 1,836 units despite Sh122 billion spending

Kenya's affordable housing programme absorbed Sh122.2 billion in the 2025-26 financial year but completed and handed over only 1,836 units, the Controller of Budget's latest review shows.

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France's Groupe Duval invests CFA11.8bn in new Douala shopping mall

French property group Groupe Duval is investing about CFA11.8 billion (€18 million) in Sadi Mall, a commercial complex under construction in Bonamoussadi, northern Douala.