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Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has told a Senate committee that national government ministries owe the county Sh2.7 billion in unpaid land rates, with police stations, prisons and military barracks owing more.
Commercial property developers in Kenya have a pipeline of 645,300 square feet of mini-malls due for completion over the next three years, as youthful consumers push demand for smaller, convenience-led retail.
Seeff Country reports growing buyer and investor interest in Eastern Cape towns including Graaff-Reinet, Steytlerville, Port Alfred and Kenton-on-Sea, supported by semigration, tourism and limited stock.
A Development Action Group analyst writes that South Africa's competing definitions of affordable housing produce very different pictures of who is served, as Cape Town brings 1,000 homes to Granger Bay.
Nigeria's Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering and the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria have moved to tighten compliance in the property sector, warning developers that registration alone is not enough as the country prepares for its Mutual Evaluation.
Attacq, the JSE-listed Reit behind Waterfall City and Mall of Africa, reported 15.5% growth in normalised distributable income per share and a 17.2% rise in its full-year dividend for the year to 30 June 2026.
A review of advertised rents shows Cantonments houses averaging about GH¢71,000 a month and Airport Residential apartments about GH¢40,136, underlining the gulf between Accra's prime and affordable housing markets.
Seeff Property Group chairman Samuel Seeff says the 4 November 2026 local government elections will influence property values, investor confidence and demand, arguing municipal service delivery is a direct driver of real estate performance.
The median age of residential property buyers in Botswana has risen to 46 years, the highest since 2021, as expensive mortgages, elevated land and construction costs and weak household incomes push homeownership further beyond the reach of younger Batswana.