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The Lagos Merchandise and Traders Association has asked the Lagos State High Court to declare the demolition of 269 lock-up shops at Oluwole Market on Lagos Island wrongful, unlawful and unconstitutional, and is seeking damages running into hundreds of millions of naira.
The Kajiado Environment and Land Court has issued interim orders blocking the county government from enforcing land rates and rent charges introduced under the County Finance Act 2026, pending a petition by lobby group Sheria Mtaani.
Tanzania has directed that construction activity expanding plots or creating land along Lake Victoria shores undergo environmental assessment before proceeding, as authorities prepare for El Nino rains.
State Housing Company Limited has started a nationwide audit and recovery exercise covering its lands and properties, giving occupants and dealers without valid authority 21 days to regularise their interests or vacate.
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.
The City of Johannesburg utility cut electricity to five hijacked buildings in Doornfontein as it targets about 108 bad buildings in the inner city that owe roughly R115 million.
Housing Minister Muttaqha Darma says the Federal Government wants workers to stop spending 40 to 60 per cent of their income on rent, as about 110 million Nigerians remain unhoused.
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson says 8,465 government-owned buildings are in poor or critical condition, with a maintenance backlog of about R28 billion and no confirmed timeline for clearing it.
Kenya's National Land Commission has proposed new regulations that would require it to record and publish details of historical land injustice investigations, including claims, evidence and determinations, in a bid to improve transparency in its proceedings.