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Nairobi gazettes 2027 land rates with caps tied to 2022 payments
Nairobi County has gazetted its 2027 land rates, due from 1 January 2027, setting flat charges by plot size and valuation-based rates capped at double what owners paid in 2022.
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Anambra gives landowners December 31 deadline to recertify Certificates of Occupancy
Anambra State has given landowners until December 31, 2026 to recertify their old Certificates of Occupancy, warning that the old land administration system will be shut down indefinitely after the deadline.
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Kenya to cap company land holdings in Kajiado as Ruto vows 70% of land returns to residents
President William Ruto says no company will be allowed to control more than 240,000 acres in Kajiado County, with investors restricted to at most 30% of the land and the rest returned to residents.
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Johannesburg pensioners' property rates rebates to continue automatically in 2026/27
The City of Johannesburg says pensioner homeowners already approved for property rates rebates will not need to re-apply for the 2026/27 financial year.
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Why liquidity alone cannot solve Ethiopia's chronic housing crisis
Ethiopia's housing deficit persists despite heavy public capital because land, building materials and governance bottlenecks, not finance, constrain delivery, The Reporter argues.
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Tanzania clarifies land rent rules: six-month grace period before interest applies
Tanzania's Deputy Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development has clarified that landowners get a six-month grace period to pay annual land rent before interest is charged, at 0.5 per cent per month.
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South Africa launches real estate learnership programme to deepen property sector transformation
South Africa has launched a real estate learnership programme in Mpumalanga, the second province to roll it out, to equip young people from historically disadvantaged communities with skills for careers in the property sector.
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Kenya explores new funding model as housing levy falls short of 200,000-unit annual target
Kenya is exploring long-term financing options, including with the World Bank, after the 1.5 per cent housing levy proved insufficient to fund its target of building 200,000 affordable homes a year.
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Kenya's lands CS urges built-environment professionals to back draft practitioners bill
Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome has urged Kenyan architects and quantity surveyors to reach quick consensus on the proposed Architectural and Quantity Surveying Practitioners Bill, warning that delay could hurt its legislative timeline.