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High winds send building materials crashing from Villaggio apartment project in Accra

Parts of the Villaggio apartment building under construction in Accra's Airport Residential Area came down during heavy winds that preceded Wednesday's rain, causing panic among residents and passers-by.

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Valverde Estate breaks ground in Helderberg as Western Cape in-migration lifts demand

Construction has started at the 39.6-hectare Valverde estate outside Somerset West, where land starts at R1.475 million and buyers must begin building within 12 months of purchase.

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TDC says poor road access and land encroachment are holding back its commercial property push

The Tema Development Corporation has identified inadequate road access to some of its lands, alongside encroachment, as a major obstacle to expanding commercial real estate as the sector minister reviews agencies under the Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources.

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Kenya courts foreign building-materials manufacturers to close two-million-unit housing gap

Kenya is using its affordable housing programme to draw foreign manufacturers of building materials into local production, KNCCI President Erick Rutto said as the ninth Big 5 Construct Kenya exhibition opened in Nairobi.

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Acholi MPs, Salim Saleh move to fund customary land certificates

The Acholi Parliamentary Group and Operation Wealth Creation have agreed to mobilise funding for Certificates of Customary Ownership, in a push to cut land disputes and unlock agricultural investment in Uganda's Acholi sub-region.

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Absa Place in Accra earns IFC EDGE Advanced green building certification

Absa Bank Ghana's new headquarters at Ridge in Accra has achieved IFC EDGE Advanced certification, recognising its energy and water efficiency measures including a 570-kilowatt-peak solar installation.

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Durban's R980m amusement park wins development funding approval

eThekwini Municipality's planned R980 million Durban amusement park has secured development funding approval from an unnamed development finance institution and is targeting construction after the first quarter of 2027.

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Sujimoto unveils 49-storey Isabella hotel with $150,000 suite-ownership model

Sujimoto Group has announced a 49-storey luxury hotel in Lagos that would sell individual suites to investors from $150,000, as it positions the project as Nigeria's tallest hotel.

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Table View residents challenge Milnerton flats development on school land

Civil engineering work has started on an approved Milnerton development of 377 flats, nine group houses and 16 single-residential erven on land residents say was earmarked for schools.