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Almost one in three major government-funded housing projects in Gauteng has been illegally occupied by squatters, with the provincial human settlements department confirming that 14 of 45 projects have been invaded over the past five years.
Two South Africans on the average take-home pay could qualify for a bond of about R1.5 million, just under what first-time buyers typically pay, but servicing it would consume more than a third of their combined household income, a new analysis shows.
An uncompleted four-storey hotel building under construction at Independence Layout in Enugu collapsed in the early hours of Sunday, killing one person and leaving four others hospitalised, officials said.
Murtaqa Developments is preparing a 210-feddan villa community in Cairo's New Sheraton and El Nozha areas, with 88% of the land set aside for green areas and open space.
Four plots in De Tijger, Parow, will be auctioned on 17 September with starting prices from R200,000, but each has been affected by a landslide and some still carry homes that will have to be demolished.
Kenya's Boma Yangu Chesumei Estate in Kapsabet, Nandi County, is taking shape as a 1,065-unit integrated housing scheme split across social, affordable and market-rate segments.
The Mpumalanga High Court threw out three unopposed repossession bids by Standard Bank, FirstRand and Nqaba Finance and ordered that the lenders not pass their legal costs on to customers.
Stakeholders argue that rising construction-material costs, not a shortage of building effort, are deepening Nigeria's housing deficit, and want incentives for domestic manufacturing.
Displaced residents and traders in Laini Saba, Kibra, told a Senate committee that only a fraction of promised houses and stalls have been delivered, with some units still lacking water and sewer connections.