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Koes signs up for NHE informal settlement upgrading with 300 brick houses targeted

The Koes Village Council and the National Housing Enterprise have signed an agreement at Keetmanshoop that brings the village into the National Informal Settlement Upgrading Programme, with construction of about 300 brick houses expected to start before the end of the year.

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Nsambya police barracks housing crisis collides with Kampala's upscale neighbours

Upscale hotels rising around Nsambya Police Barracks are drawing attention to a condemned 60-acre police estate where each unit houses more than two families and closing the accommodation gap would cost Shs880 billion, roughly the force's entire annual budget.

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Grova awards Hassan Allam $500m EastHills Phase II contract

Grova Developments has awarded Hassan Allam Construction a further $500 million in works for Phase II of EastHills, adding 334 acres and lifting the project's combined construction contracts above $1 billion.

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Zimbabwe ratepayers tell government to fix its own buildings first

The Zimbabwe Union of Residents and Ratepayers Association says a directive ordering property owners to renovate dilapidated buildings or face penalties should not stand while public buildings remain in disrepair.

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Egypt developer calls for mandatory full-cost disclosure before property contracts

Deyaar Construction and Development chairperson Hany Farag says buyers should receive a complete cost breakdown covering finishing, maintenance and service charges, not just the advertised price.

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Lagos housing report finds one in four multi-listed homes carries a different price

A Lagos property platform analysed 10,857 rental and sale listings for the third quarter and found deep affordability and transparency gaps, including price gaps between agents handling the same home.

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South African tenants face another year of rising costs, landlords warn

The body representing institutional residential landlords says tenants face a tough year as electricity, fuel and municipal costs climb, with the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement offering little immediate relief.

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Shared roofs become the norm in Abuja as rents outrun incomes

Civil servants, traders, students and young professionals across Abuja are splitting rent and sharing flats, not as a lifestyle choice but as an economic necessity as housing costs outpace stagnant wages.

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Oria Developments launches EGP 2.5bn Kenan project in New Zayed

Oria Developments has launched Kenan, a EGP 2.5bn residential scheme on nine feddans in New Zayed opposite Sphinx International Airport, with construction due to start in the first quarter of 2027.