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Court Orders City Of Joburg To Restore Security At Six Emergency Housing Sites

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has directed the City of Joburg to restore security at six temporary emergency accommodation buildings housing about 600 people, after the services were withdrawn without notice in March 2026.

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Port Harcourt Rents Soar as Housing Demand Outstrips Supply

House rents in Port Harcourt's highbrow areas have more than doubled in two years as oil-sector demand, a growing population and flooding push prices up and force low-income earners to the city's outskirts.

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Retiree Collapses in Court as Lagos Demolition Dispute Drags On

An elderly homeowner collapsed during a hearing at a Federal High Court in Lagos as residents of several Okokomaiko communities press a long-running demolition case involving agencies including LAMATA.

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Developer Pushes Affordable Land Ownership Model With Obafemi Royal City in Ogun

Realty Boss Assets Limited is promoting a phased land-ownership model it says lowers the entry barrier for ordinary Nigerians, anchored on its Obafemi Royal City development in Obafemi Owode LGA, Ogun State.

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North West Earmarks R1.12 Billion to Complete Blocked Housing Projects

The North West Department of Human Settlements will direct about R1.12 billion, or 80% of its settlements budget, towards completing and unblocking stalled housing projects, as roughly 25,400 blocked houses await an estimated R4.6 billion.

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Kenya Allocates KSh7.5 Billion for 3,000 Housing Units in Lamu

The national government plans to spend KSh7.5 billion on 3,000 homes in Lamu County under the Affordable Housing Programme, with the units intended to support worker accommodation for the proposed Dangote East Africa Refinery.

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Abesan Housing Estate Residents Fear Wider Demolitions as Lagos Enforces Building Safety

Residents of Abesan Housing Estate in Lagos are living in fear of further demolitions after the Lagos State Building Control Agency pulled down Block 341 over structural defects, with low-income landlords now facing integrity-test bills they say they cannot afford.

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56 Mhlontlo Families Receive New Homes Ahead of Christmas in R65m Eastern Cape Project

Fifty-six vulnerable families in the Kumkani Mhlontlo Local Municipality have received newly built homes under a R65 million Eastern Cape human settlements project targeting 210 houses.

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Willow Court Residents Alarmed as Nairobi Demolitions Continue Despite Tribunal Order

Residents of the Willow Court apartments in Nairobi say demolition works have resumed despite a Water Tribunal injunction, raising concerns over safety, flooding and the integrity of a connecting bridge.