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Nigerian Senate moves to require tenant identification before FCT rentals

The Senate has asked its leadership to draft a bill requiring tenants in the Federal Capital Territory to present valid identification before renting homes or shops, arguing that rented property is being used to shelter criminals.

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Tanzania rolls out digital land titles in eight regions to curb disputes

Tanzania's lands ministry has begun issuing land titles and residential licences electronically, with eight regions integrated as a pilot in the 2026/27 financial year.

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South Africa removes 13 more contractors from construction register

Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson has announced the removal of 13 companies from the construction industry register for misrepresenting information used to upgrade their grading.

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Uganda's cabinet reverses plan to build commercial complex on Constitution Square

Uganda's cabinet has halted a proposal to redevelop Kampala's 1.172-hectare City Square into a commercial real estate complex, retaining the site's protected heritage status.

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EACC recovers Ksh40m Kakamega plot reserved for state housing

Kenya's anti-graft agency has reclaimed 1.05 acres in Kakamega's Milimani area, three decades after a lease was registered over land set aside for government housing.

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Harare gives informal settlement owners 14 days to regularise or face demolition

Harare's acting town clerk has set a 9 November deadline for occupiers of targeted informal settlements to settle penalties, pay the land's intrinsic value and submit building plans, warning that enforcement will follow without further notice.

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Lagos builders' guild urges state to protect historic buildings

The Building Collapse Prevention Guild has asked Lagos State to back heritage recognition with funding, documentation and conservation rules, warning that neglect and uncontrolled development are erasing historic structures such as the Olusi Palace on Lagos Island.

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Kenya Power gives 68 Jomvu occupants 90 days to vacate Mombasa land

Kenya Power has issued a public notice ordering 68 people occupying its land in Jomvu, Mombasa County, to remove buildings, crops and livestock and leave within three months, warning it will evict them at their own cost.

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Ruto orders KWS to shift park boundary so Makueni residents can get title deeds

President William Ruto said the boundary of the Chyulu Hills and Tsavo East national parks would be moved so residents of Ngai Ndethya, Mbetwani and Ngiluni in Makueni County can be issued title deeds.