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Uganda moves to acquire 600 acres in Wakiso for Dei BioPharma expansion

Uganda has begun steps to acquire an additional 600 acres in Gombe Division, Wakiso District, for Dei BioPharma's pharmaceutical plant, with landlords and bibanja holders promised compensation.

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Kenya's building collapse toll reaches 30 deaths in five years as professionals demand an overhaul

Thirty people have been killed and 58 injured in building collapses in Kenya over the past five years, a pattern professionals link to weak inspections and approvals that persist after each disaster.

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Oyo candidate pledges to clear Circular Road compensation within 100 days

Action Peoples Movement candidate Bimbo Adekanmbi has promised to settle outstanding compensation for property owners affected by the Ibadan Circular Road project within 100 days if elected.

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Meru names panel to assess Kenya's sixth city bid

Meru Governor Isaac Mutuma has appointed a seven-member committee to assess whether the municipality meets the legal requirements for elevation to city status.

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KuGompo land claimants die waiting as 26-year restitution project stalls

More than 2,000 beneficiaries of the West Bank Land Restitution Project in kuGompo have waited almost 30 years without a single house being built, and some original claimants have died in the interim.

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Durban's inner-city revival marks 18 months with property crime down 32%

A halfway review of eThekwini's Defend The City programme reports more than 1,000 tonnes of waste removed and a 32.2 per cent fall in property-related crime, while warning that stabilisation is not transformation.

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NEMA opens public comment on five Nairobi housing lots totalling 7,128 units

Kenya's environment authority has invited public comments on five impact assessments for social and affordable housing developments in Mugumo-ini Ward, Lang'ata, that would deliver a combined 7,128 units and could relocate some Kibra residents.

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FG moves to resolve compensation claims holding up Zaria railway extension

Nigeria's Ministry of Transportation says it will meet residents whose properties were affected by the Zaria railway extension, after compensation disputes were identified among the factors delaying the line from Jadji Station towards the Kano-Abuja corridor.

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One dead, three rescued as building under construction collapses in Lagos

A two-storey building under construction on Akinola Street near Fadeyi, off Ikorodu Road, collapsed in the early hours of 23 October, killing one worker, according to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency.