The housing ministry and the Kenya Revenue Authority have announced that the housing fund levy "has come into effect", meaning every employed Kenyan must remit 1.5 % of their basic ... Read more »
The Alex Total Shutdown movement has taken demonstrations to Sandton, widely considered the country's wealthiest business hub, where protesters have accused the City of ... Read more »
Authorities will be monitoring protest action by Alexandra residents who, despite the threat of heavy rains, plan to march to Sandton where demonstrations are expected to bring ... Read more »
A new "ground-breaking" study indicates that 60 million adults living in urban areas across Sub-Saharan Africa live in fear of losing their home over the next five years. Measuring ... Read more »
Reports of the "rumblings" and a subsequent blackout were reported from as far as Chogoria in Tharaka Nithi and Nanyuki in Laikipia. Read more »
The project, River Bank Apartments, will see 3,000 units comprising eight blocks with 34 storeys each put up for low and middle income earners in line with the government's ... Read more »
African governments need to get a better grasp of current farming practices. City officials, for instance, should map and publicise existing urban agriculture initiatives. This ... Read more »
Thousands of demonstrators in several cities and towns across the Oromia regional state have taken to the streets protesting the process used to allocate housing in the city, and ... Read more »
An oversupply of high-end homes has forced developers to sell the properties at lower prices, while a relatively unfavourable economic environment has also affected demand. ... Read more »
Six years ago a major development was announced in South Africa. Billed as a game changer, it was meant to alter the urban footprint of Johannesburg, Africa's richest city, ... Read more »
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