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Zimbabwe's capital is undergoing its biggest construction wave in decades, with the investment agency recording $2 billion in real estate commitments in the first quarter as high-end projects reshape Harare's skyline.
Conservationists and residents in Diani, Kwale County, say rapid construction of large apartment blocks is fragmenting wildlife corridors and testing the area's zoning rules.
Uganda's State Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Persis Namuganza, says old and unfit buildings along main streets will be demolished beginning in Kampala, with owners given the chance to redevelop or partner with government under a public-private arrangement.
The Bothasig Residents' Association has asked the City of Cape Town to assess whether the suburb's water, sewerage, electricity, stormwater and road networks can absorb a growing wave of higher-density housing developments.
Habitat for Humanity Malawi and Mzuzu City Council have launched a slum upgrading project in Gesha and Nkhorongo aimed at turning informal settlements into planned, climate-resilient communities with secure land tenure.
Residents and descendants of Ogbenti-Obi in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, have asked President Bola Tinubu to halt demolitions and excavation they say went beyond a court warrant of possession and disturbed ancestral graves.
More than 800 farmers on the Accra-Kumasi Expressway corridor are to receive compensation after Ghana Armed Forces engineers cleared 183.6 kilometres of right-of-way, exceeding the original target by eight kilometres.
The 110-kilometre Senator Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road under construction in Ibadan could redraw the city's property map, opening new residential, commercial, industrial and logistics corridors — provided land speculation is kept in check.
Kenya's environmental authority has invited public comments on a mixed-use development proposed for Nairobi's Railway Station area, featuring a 10,000-seat indoor arena, a branded hotel, serviced apartments and a sports park.