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Maphephetheni rural housing project to deliver 2,286 homes in KwaZulu-Natal by 2028

KwaZulu-Natal's Maphephetheni Phase 3 project has been allocated close to R7 million for 2026/27 as national and provincial ministers hand over units north of Durban.

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Rights group moves to block sale of nurses' Jakande-era Lagos property

The Campaign for Democratic and Workers' Rights has asked the national leadership of the nurses' and midwives' union to drop plans to sell Nurses House on Victoria Island and wants a caveat placed on the building.

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Court orders former PS and co-accused to defend Sh283m Mavoko cemetery land case

A Nairobi anti-corruption court has ruled that the prosecution established a case against a former permanent secretary and other accused over the irregular acquisition of land meant for a cemetery in Machakos County.

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KUSCCO puts land, houses and commercial blocks in 12 counties up for auction

Kenya's liquidated co-operative union has listed vacant plots, maisonettes, rental blocks and unfinished buildings for public auction in November 2026, with sales in Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa.

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Rising compliance costs are pushing some South African property practitioners out, regulator says

The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority says exam and audit fees are becoming unaffordable for some agents and agencies, as it granted 49 exemptions in 2025/26 and resolved 1,411 of 1,756 complaints.

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Kenya opens 10-year tender for sanitary ware suppliers to affordable housing builders

Kenya's State Department for Housing has invited bids for a framework agreement of up to 10 years to supply and install sanitary ware across its affordable housing projects, with three to five firms to be selected.

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300 Asaba property owners ask Delta governor to intervene in university land dispute

More than 300 owners whose buildings were demolished at Parkview Estates in Asaba have asked Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to intervene in their land dispute with Dennis Osadebay University and to pay compensation.

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Ghana's Lands Commission targets GH¢1.8bn reform spend by 2030 to speed up land services

The Lands Commission plans to invest GH¢1.8 billion in a five-year land administration reform programme financed mainly from its own revenue, with land searches already cut from about a month to seven working days.

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Land disputes killed 54 people in Tanzania in six months, police data show

Tanzania recorded 1,133 land-related conflicts and 54 deaths between January and June 2026, with farmer-pastoralist clashes behind most of the violence, according to Tanzania Police Force statistics.