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Makueni opens public review of plan to release 13,860 hectares of Ngai Ndethya reserve for settlement

Makueni County will hold public participation within a month on a land use and management plan for the 21,000-hectare Ngai Ndethya Game Reserve, which proposes allocating 13,860 hectares for human settlement and leaving 7,279 hectares as a jointly managed reserve.

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Limpopo communities challenge Chinese-owned coal and smelter cluster in Vhembe biosphere

Conservationists, farmers and rural communities in northern Limpopo are fighting a string of Chinese-owned coal mines and factories planned inside the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, arguing that the projects are being approved piecemeal without proof of a sustainable water supply.

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Bahari Bay Sells Over 100 Plots at R3bn Shelly Beach Eco-Estate as KZN Coastal Demand Builds

More than 100 residential plots have been sold at Bahari Bay, a R3 billion, 489-unit eco-estate at Shelly Beach on KwaZulu-Natal's South Coast, with Phase One now 75% sold.

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FG and Harmony Gardens to Break Ground on 5,000 Homes at Lekki Aviation Town

The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and developer Harmony Gardens will flag off a 5,000-unit scheme in Ibeju-Lekki on Wednesday, under the Renewed Hope housing programme.

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Maphephetheni rural housing project to deliver 2,286 homes in KwaZulu-Natal by 2028

KwaZulu-Natal's Maphephetheni Phase 3 project has been allocated close to R7 million for 2026/27 as national and provincial ministers hand over units north of Durban.

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Kigali orders demolition of Rwf800m Nyabugogo building over construction defects

The City of Kigali has ordered the complete demolition of a three-storey commercial building in Nyabugogo after technical assessments found construction defects that left the structure unstable before it was finished.

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Egypt signs developer partnerships for 20,000 low-income homes across eight new cities

Egypt's government has signed agreements with private developers to deliver about 20,000 housing units for low-income families, with 80 per cent of each project reserved for subsidised buyers and the rest sold at market prices.

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Harare gives informal settlement owners 14 days to regularise or face demolition

Harare's acting town clerk has set a 9 November deadline for occupiers of targeted informal settlements to settle penalties, pay the land's intrinsic value and submit building plans, warning that enforcement will follow without further notice.

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Lagos builders' guild urges state to protect historic buildings

The Building Collapse Prevention Guild has asked Lagos State to back heritage recognition with funding, documentation and conservation rules, warning that neglect and uncontrolled development are erasing historic structures such as the Olusi Palace on Lagos Island.