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Cape Town expands Kensington night shelter to 200 beds

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis opened the upgraded Haven night shelter in Kensington on 15 October, lifting capacity from 80 to 200 beds as the city's shelter network passes 1,300 beds.

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Special Towers luxury apartments rise on Lagos Avenue in East Legon

Special Homes Limited, the property company of Ghanaian businessman Dr Ernest Ofori Sarpong, is developing Special Towers on Lagos Avenue in East Legon, with studios to penthouses being sold off-plan.

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Kenyan court ruling voids new development approvals in Nairobi's Parklands

The Parklands Residents Association says approvals for changes of use, densification, demolitions and building works issued after 14 October 2026 are null and void because Nairobi City County missed court-ordered planning deadlines.

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Nigeria housing expert calls for federal-state harmonisation to close 28 million-unit deficit

Benjamin Onigbinde, chief executive of Sigvent Property Trust and convener of Housing First, says Nigeria's target of 200 housing units per local government area will not be met without harmonised federal and state policies on land, approvals and mortgages.

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Tanzania MPs push for land bank to ease public servants' housing shortage

A Tanzanian parliamentary committee has urged the government to set up a dedicated land bank to speed up housing delivery for public servants, as Watumishi Housing Investments pursues 739 units in the 2026/27 financial year.

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Morocco's Addoha deepens West Africa push with 27,469-unit Cote d'Ivoire pipeline

Moroccan developer Addoha has launched Palm Bay, an ultra-luxury villa scheme in Assinie, and unveiled a new premium brand as it expands across Cote d'Ivoire. Its 20 Ivorian projects represent potential revenue of about 22.3 billion dirhams.

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DIT Songwe Develops Locally Made Construction Materials With EU Funding

Tanzania's DIT Songwe campus is testing locally available natural materials, including soil, for use in construction under a EUR 87,681 European Union research project run with Ardhi University.

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Senegal's SDI Launches 25,000 Rent-to-Own Homes Programme Over 15 Years

Société Doucouré Immobilier has launched a 15-year programme to deliver 25,000 social and affordable homes across Senegal, using rent-to-own payments and prefabricated construction to lower the cost of homeownership.

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NeoHomes Unveils Mawa Residence on 2.4 Hectares in Galadimawa, Abuja

NeoHomes Limited has unveiled Mawa Residence, a 2.4-hectare residential development in Galadimawa, Abuja, backed by a Federal Capital Development Authority certificate of occupancy.