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Experts fault FG's plan for 100 social housing units in each of 774 LGAs

Housing experts say the Federal Government's plan to build 100 social housing units in every local government area was set without a needs assessment and could leave thousands of units unoccupied.

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Mamba Cement plans Sh59.98m grinding plant in Kisumu's Awasi as Nyando belt grows

Regulatory filings show Mamba Cement intends to build a small grinding and blending plant processing about 180 tonnes a day in Awasi, making it the second cement factory in the Nyando belt after Rai Cement.

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Residents raise alarm over encroachment and vandalism on NCRI research land

Communities around the National Cereals Research Institute say makeshift structures, workshops and block-making businesses have taken over parts of the premises, bringing security and environmental problems and prompting demolition exercises.

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Secunda property owners demand enforcement as illegal structures spread along main route

Business and property owners in Secunda say unauthorised structures and occupation along Walter Sisulu Drive are dragging down property values, even as they continue to pay municipal rates.

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Namibia's president pays N$400,000 for two prefabricated homes to test alternative building method

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah personally funded two homes built with prefabricated panels and handed them over in Windhoek, framing the N$400,000 outlay as a test of whether the technology can be scaled against a 500,000-unit housing deficit.

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Egypt moves to tighten real estate regulation with project accounts and delivery safeguards

Egypt's housing minister has outlined a regulatory framework covering developer licensing, separate bank accounts for each project and protections for buyers when delivery slips by more than a year.

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Ogun sets 12 November groundbreaking for 450-hectare Lee Group industrial park

Ogun State will break ground on 12 November for a 450-hectare industrial park being developed by multinational Lee Group along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway near the Sagamu Interchange, with 29 factories planned.

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Ruto urges Kenyans to stop subdividing farmland for homes

President William Ruto has asked Kenyans to stop carving agricultural land into residential plots, arguing that affordable housing estates should absorb new households while farmland is kept for food production.

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Masaka court asked to cancel 70-plus land titles on Bunyama Island

A businessman has asked the High Court in Masaka to cancel more than 70 land titles held by Ssese Oil Palm Growers Co-operative Society over 644 acres on Bunyama Island in Kalangala District.