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Reps committee threatens demolition of structures on power transmission corridors

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Assets says churches, hotels, homes and state buildings erected on federal rights of way are delaying electricity projects, and has vowed to remove them.

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Court orders Cape Town to restore Gate 7 residents' possession after demolitions

The Western Cape High Court has ordered the City of Cape Town and other respondents to restore possession of the Gate 7 site in Maitland and allow residents to rebuild structures demolished in late October.

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Egypt's nine-month property sales pass EGP 1 trillion as North Coast leads prices

Contractual sales reached about EGP 1.048 trillion in the first nine months of 2026, with Greater Cairo and the North Coast accounting for nearly three-quarters of the market.

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Wakiso land office accused of lifting caveats on former Masaka mayor's estate

A family has given the Wakiso District Land Office seven days to reinstate caveats it says were withdrawn without authority on plots forming part of the late Eng Tebyasa Matovu's estate.

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Kenya moves to compulsorily acquire Wajir land for new military air base

The National Land Commission has gazetted the acquisition of a 0.8401-hectare parcel in Wajir Township for a proposed air base, alongside land for LAPSSET, two bridges and a Murang'a water project.

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Mityana seeks land for permanent slaughterhouse after railway eviction

Mityana Municipality has budgeted Shs150 million to acquire land for a permanent slaughterhouse and set up a temporary slaughtering site, after butchers and livestock traders were evicted from Uganda Railway land.

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Kisumu County opens public hearings on new land and building rates

Kisumu County is preparing a draft valuation roll and weighing four forms of property rating under the National Rating Act 2024, with public participation meetings scheduled between November 18 and December 7.

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Umhlanga development plot listed below the suburb's average home price

A 1.9-hectare plot in Umhlanga has come to market at R2.95 million, below the R3.6 million average sale price for erven in the KwaZulu-Natal coastal suburb, according to a Private Property listing.

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Egypt signs PPP deals for 20,000 affordable homes across eight new cities

Egypt has finalised public-private partnership agreements to build about 20,000 affordable housing units in eight new cities under the Housing for All Egyptians programme, with developers getting land at preferential prices.