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Experts at the Architectural Association of Kenya's 2026 convention warn that Kenyan towns are growing faster than the systems serving them, as audit data shows only 43 per cent of 1,333 buildings reviewed were certified completely safe.
Uganda's government is courting property developers, banks and investors to help close a housing deficit of about 2.48 million units, ahead of the second Uganda Real Estate and Housing Expo on September 25-26.
Western Cape-focused REIT Spear has signed a long-term agreement with retailer Mambos Storage & Home to develop a 7,150m2 flagship distribution centre in Blackheath, Cape Town, at a cost of about R90 million.
Zimbabwe's capital is undergoing its biggest construction wave in decades, with the investment agency recording $2 billion in real estate commitments in the first quarter as high-end projects reshape Harare's skyline.
Conservationists and residents in Diani, Kwale County, say rapid construction of large apartment blocks is fragmenting wildlife corridors and testing the area's zoning rules.
Uganda's State Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Persis Namuganza, says old and unfit buildings along main streets will be demolished beginning in Kampala, with owners given the chance to redevelop or partner with government under a public-private arrangement.
The Bothasig Residents' Association has asked the City of Cape Town to assess whether the suburb's water, sewerage, electricity, stormwater and road networks can absorb a growing wave of higher-density housing developments.
Habitat for Humanity Malawi and Mzuzu City Council have launched a slum upgrading project in Gesha and Nkhorongo aimed at turning informal settlements into planned, climate-resilient communities with secure land tenure.
Residents and descendants of Ogbenti-Obi in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, have asked President Bola Tinubu to halt demolitions and excavation they say went beyond a court warrant of possession and disturbed ancestral graves.