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Lagos summit proposes South-West spatial development compact across six states

Stakeholders at the Lagos Physical Planning Summit 2.0 proposed a Lagos-to-South-West Spatial Development and Investment Compact to coordinate land use, housing and infrastructure across six states.

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Kenya's Affordable Housing Board cancels tender for shops at Eldoret's Pioneer Estate

The Affordable Housing Board has withdrawn a tender for the sale and lease of commercial spaces at the Pioneer Affordable Housing Estate in Eldoret, days after President William Ruto handed keys to 2,157 homeowners there.

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Nsambya police barracks housing crisis collides with Kampala's upscale neighbours

Upscale hotels rising around Nsambya Police Barracks are drawing attention to a condemned 60-acre police estate where each unit houses more than two families and closing the accommodation gap would cost Shs880 billion, roughly the force's entire annual budget.

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R3bn Wilgepark mixed-use precinct breaks ground in Harrismith

Construction has started on Wilgepark, a R3 billion integrated mixed-use precinct on the N3 and N5 corridors in Harrismith, Free State, combining retail, commercial, hospitality and residential space on a single site.

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Marapong housing project to finish by year-end after a decade of delays

Limpopo's human settlements department says the 514-unit Marapong Community Residential Units project in Lephalale will be completed before the end of the year, with only Eskom electricity connections outstanding, a decade after construction began.

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Ethiopia targets 1.5 million homes in five years, minister tells World Cities Day dialogue

Urban and Infrastructure Minister Mohammed Abdurahman said Ethiopia's five-year target is 1.5 million housing units, speaking at the World Cities Day 2026 high-level dialogue at UNECA in Addis Ababa.

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Nairobi opens 21-day public comment on new Westlands zoning plan

Nairobi City County has invited written comments on a proposed Local Physical and Land Use Development Plan for the Westlands Zone, with submissions due by November 16, 2026, days after the Eastleigh building collapse renewed scrutiny of approvals.

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Grova awards Hassan Allam $500m EastHills Phase II contract

Grova Developments has awarded Hassan Allam Construction a further $500 million in works for Phase II of EastHills, adding 334 acres and lifting the project's combined construction contracts above $1 billion.

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Survey finds 94% opposition to Cape Town's R114m N2 safety barrier

A survey of Cape Town residents has found that almost 94% oppose the City's proposed N2 Edge Safety Project, a 9km barrier between Khayelitsha and Langa budgeted at about R114 million.