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Rwanda's housing gap is an affordability problem, not just a supply one

Rwanda needs about 150,000 new dwellings a year towards projected demand of 5.5 million homes by 2050, but data showing that 60.6 per cent of Kigali households rent points to an affordable-housing shortfall rather than a lack of construction.

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Fine & Country Zimbabwe launches Property Passport to guide homebuyers and diaspora investors

Fine & Country Zimbabwe has launched an eight-week Property Passport campaign aimed at helping local and diaspora buyers understand land, construction, finance and the legal processes behind buying property in Zimbabwe.

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Egyptian developers and officials weigh creation of a national real estate developers association

Invest-Gate has convened its 29th roundtable in Cairo to debate establishing an Egyptian Real Estate Developers Association, with officials and developers discussing a draft law to register, classify and govern the sector.

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Ghana's Western Regional Minister calls for stronger collaboration in land and property sector

Western Regional Minister Joseph Nelson has urged Ghana's land and property institutions to work together more closely, saying professional collaboration is key to better land administration and greater certainty for investors.

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Kenya to review affordable housing unit prices from October 1

Kenya's State Department for Housing and Urban Development will review prices of units under the Affordable Housing Programme from October 1, 2026, giving applicants until September 30 to secure homes at current rates.

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Woman arrested over R200,000 property auction scam in North West

A 32-year-old woman has appeared in the Klerksdorp magistrate's court over a property auction scam in which a buyer was allegedly defrauded of more than R200,000, prompting a police warning to verify auctioneers and payment details.

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Zikalala urges Black firms to claim share of South Africa's R9.4 trillion property sector

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala has challenged Black businesses to move from discussion to concrete participation in South Africa's R9.4 trillion property economy.

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Kenya MPs direct State to reclaim encroached Moi International Airport land as evictions loom

Parliament's Transport Committee has ordered the Aviation Principal Secretary and the Kenya Airports Authority to table a report on encroached Moi International Airport land, opening the way for possible evictions as the airport pursues an expansion.

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Windhoek building approvals and completions slump in August, IJG data shows

Windhoek's building activity slowed significantly in August, with plan approvals and completions falling sharply, even as year-to-date figures still outperform the same period last year.