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The North West Department of Human Settlements will direct about R1.12 billion, or 80% of its settlements budget, towards completing and unblocking stalled housing projects, as roughly 25,400 blocked houses await an estimated R4.6 billion.
Residents of Abesan Housing Estate in Lagos are living in fear of further demolitions after the Lagos State Building Control Agency pulled down Block 341 over structural defects, with low-income landlords now facing integrity-test bills they say they cannot afford.
The Kampala Capital City Authority has demolished two buildings under construction in Nakasero and Kololo, citing construction without approved plans and development on land reserved for roads.
Uganda's government has called for stronger public-private collaboration to tackle the country's housing shortage, ahead of a National Housing Dialogue in Kampala to mark World Habitat Day.
Zimbabwe has paid about USD508 million in compensation to white farmers whose land was seized during the fast-track land reform programme, part of a USD3.5 billion settlement reached in 2020.
Kenya's Ministry of Lands has opened public consultation on a draft five-year master plan that would spend about Ksh2.22 billion to register 348 community lands, aiming to speed up a process that has lagged for more than a decade.
Lagos State governorship candidate Gadebo Rhodes-Vivour has proposed delivering 100,000 housing units within four years, with residents making monthly payments that build credit towards home ownership.
Western Cape law enforcement chiefs say illegal land invasions are driving Cape Town's crime crisis, with the City and provincial government pushing for amendments to the PIE Act to give landowners more powers.
Namibia's Ministry of Urban and Rural Development says roughly N$300 million remains available for housing construction, but the funds must cover 59 local authorities as demand for serviced land and housing grows.