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The Abia State Government has revoked the building permit for Trademore Housing Estate in Ubani, Umuahia, citing planning and regulatory infractions, a week after residents protested over flooding and infrastructure.
Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane says her department is pursuing a coordinated intergovernmental approach to informal settlements encroaching on military bases and other strategic state land.
Egyptian developer Palm Hills Developments plans to break ground in the first quarter of 2027 on a 1.87 million square metre master-planned community in Abu Dhabi as it expands beyond Egypt.
Works, Housing and Water Resources Minister Ahmed Ibrahim says Banda District in the Bono Region could become a major tourism destination hub within five years as the government develops supporting infrastructure.
Some residents in Kwale are rejecting title deeds issued during President William Ruto's tour, saying the acreage recorded does not match the ancestral land their families have occupied for generations.
Six industrial projects worth a combined $1.567 billion are under construction at Tanzania's Bagamoyo Special Economic Zone, part of a drive to turn the area into a major manufacturing hub.
Kenya's housing department has raised prices for homes under the Affordable Housing Programme, with two-bedroom affordable units now costing Ksh600,000 more than before.
Almost a quarter of Western Cape rental listings have had their asking rents cut, new suburb-level data shows, with more than a third of reductions at 10 per cent or more.
The Ghana Institute of Architects has urged government to adopt a coordinated national housing agenda with measurable targets and sustainable funding, warning that homeownership alone cannot solve the country's housing challenge.