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With Uganda's housing deficit estimated at 2.4 million units and mortgage lending stuck below 1% of GDP, a housing finance practitioner argues that incremental, stage-by-stage building is the country's real housing delivery model.
The High Court in Kabale has ordered the Uganda Land Commission to hand over a certificate of title for a government house to the estate of a buyer who paid the full purchase price.
A fire in Bash, Pumwani Majengo destroyed 14 homes, leaving families sheltering in tents as rains pound the area while a dispute over the land blocks rebuilding.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has pledged support for the Nigerian Army's post-service housing programme, tying it to a national plan to build more than 774,000 homes.
Retired and serving railway workers occupying bungalows on railway land at Adum in Kumasi have been given three months to vacate, prompting residents to demand clarity on who owns the land.
Average asking prices for houses on Lagos' Banana Island have reached about N4.5 billion, while six-bedroom homes in Ikoyi rent for around N100 million a year, according to a review of current Nigerian property listings.
Tenant arrears in South Africa rose to 16.9% in the second quarter of 2026 as average residential rent hit a record R9,715, while recent High Court judgments show non-payment can end in eviction only after landlords follow the required legal process.
Tension erupted in Ruai after police clashed with residents while enforcing an eviction order against a widow who says the disputed parcel of land has been her home for more than three decades.
Zimbabwean developer WestProp Holdings has begun civil works on Chivhu EcoCity, a 5,000-hectare mixed-use development planned for 20,000 homes and up to 80,000 residents.