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South African court blocks banks from charging homeowners for botched repossession cases

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.

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Ayariga calls for redevelopment of Ghana's Zongo communities without displacing residents

The Local Government Minister says urban Zongos can be transformed to fix sanitation, housing and access problems while residents stay in their homes.

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Kenya's Laini Saba evictees appeal to Senate over stalled Kenya Railways resettlement

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.

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Uganda fast-tracks Real Estate Bill to curb fraud and unqualified agents

Uganda's lands minister says the government is fast-tracking the Real Estate Bill to professionalise the property sector, protect the public from fraudulent transactions and improve access to housing finance.

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Lagos communities demand N1bn compensation over demolition and forced eviction

Residents of three Ebute-Metta West communities have asked Lagos State's planning appeals committee for N1 billion in compensation over a 2024 demolition they say was unlawful.

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Tanzania builds national land database to centralise records and cut disputes

Tanzania is developing a National Land Data Infrastructure to centralise land records, with land boards and valuers directed to speed up the digitisation of their services.

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Nairobi gives property owners until December 31 to regularise unauthorised buildings

Nairobi County has opened a regularisation amnesty giving property owners with unauthorised developments until December 31 to obtain the required planning approvals.

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One killed as Lagos building collapses during demolition in Aboru

A two-storey building being manually demolished in Aboru, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos, collapsed overnight, killing one worker and leaving two others injured, LASEMA said.

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Young Africans sign Sh5.5bn deal for 12-storey commercial building in Kariakoo

Tanzanian football club Young Africans (Yanga) has signed a Sh5.5 billion contract with Chinese construction firm Group Six International to build a 12-storey commercial building in Dar es Salaam's Kariakoo business district.