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Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja says the Eastleigh building that collapsed on Friday had construction approval but no occupation certificate, blaming weak enforcement and penalties too small to deter illegal development.
Ghana has launched a United Nations-backed project to promote low-carbon, locally sourced building materials and affordable housing, with the works and housing minister arguing the country's 1.83 million-unit deficit is a chance to build more sustainably.
Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane has asked for a meeting with the City of Cape Town over plans to release the 72-hectare Annandale Farm near Dunoon for development, as residents question whether the land will house them.
Egypt's Minister of Local Development and Environment, Manal Awad, says detailed urban plans for Nakhl and El-Hasana are complete, with Nakhl's designated urban area set to more than triple to 1,251 feddans by 2037.
Works Minister David Umahi has accused Landmark Africa of land grabbing along the Lagos beachfront and threatened legal action against its chief executive, escalating a dispute over the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway's right of way.
Ethiopian officials reviewing a national real estate money-laundering and terrorism-financing risk study say weak identity systems, the absence of a beneficial ownership registry and light supervision of developers leave property deals exposed.
Lagos State has allocated land to the Shangisha Landlords Association in Magodo GRA Phase 2, moving to enforce a 2012 Supreme Court judgment after a dispute that has run for about four decades.
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has removed rebuilt wooden structures at the Kofikrom settlement in Avenor, saying contractors are already on site for a redevelopment that will deliver permanent homes and services.
Works and Housing Minister Ahmed Ibrahim wants Ghana to borrow Kenya's National Housing Levy model to fund affordable homes, admitting that any new tax on housing carries political risk.