May 18

• Entebbe Express Way Diverted Over Compensation

  New Vision

  Parts of the proposed Kampala-Entebbe expressway route have been diverted to avoid paying off expensive property owners and ease the weight on a constrained compensation budget. Read more »

• One Dies, Three Trapped As Four-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos

  Vanguard

  ONE person died while three workers were trapped as four-storey building under construction at Liverpool Estate in Ijegun, Lagos collapsed. Read more »

May 17

• Tax Evasion, Urbanisation and Drought

  Maka

  The latest press coverage on corruption, human rights abuses, violations of freedom of the press and socio-economic exclusion in Angola: Read more »

• Sh15 Billion for Slum Upgrading

  The Star

  THE World Bank and the government will use Sh15 billion on slum upgrading projects in 15 towns in the country. The bank has given to the government the funds to implement the slum... Read more »

• 16 Houses Razed in Meru Inferno

  The Star

  Property worthy more than Sh2 million was destroyed when an inferno razed down 16 houses at Kiirua Shopping Centre in Meru yesterday morning. Read more »

• Houses By the Thousands

  Namibia Economist

  A massive housing development programme, which will see a major facelift of the country's informal settlements, is in its final stages of preparation. Read more »

• Houses for Growth

  Namibia Economist

  Vincent Hailulu, CEO of the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) says infrastructure development is a key cornerstone for economic growth. Read more »

• 1 500 Needy Households to Benefit From the Department's Food Security Programme [press release]

  SA Govt

  The MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Ms Desbo Mohono says the department plans to establish vegetable gardens for 1 500 rural households as part of the "One family, One... Read more »

• Baumgartsbrunn Settlers Face Imminent Eviction

  New Era

  About 200 settlers at the Baumgartsbrunn settlement some 35km from Windhoek face possible eviction because the new farm owner wants them off the land, Windhoek Rural Constituency... Read more »

May 16

• Cons Hamper Slum Upgrading

  The Star

  Stakeholders in house planning in Embu have lamented over frustration of upgrading of slums. Speakers at a stakeholders forum held at the School of Government yesterday said it is... Read more »

• Lower Crime Rates Make Southern Peninsula Homes Popular [press release]

  Biz-Community

  In recent years, Cape Town estate agents have repeatedly advised potential home buyers to consider the security situation in the areas in which they wish to live - but have often... Read more »

• Borno - NEMA to Build 250 Houses for Flood Victims

  This Day

  The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) had said it had delivered building materials to support Borno State Government in the construction of 250 houses for communities... Read more »

May 15

• Poor Physical Planning Blamed On Politicians

  New Vision

  Political interference has led to the messy situation and poor physical planning in urban centres in the country, Savino Katsigaire, the director of Physical Planning and Urban... Read more »

• Abandoned Lagos Community Cries for Help [analysis]

  This Day

  The residents of Tedi, a Lagos community, have borne the brunt of deplorable roads and complete neglect by the government for several years. Vanessa Obioha, who visited the... Read more »

• GIPF Dilly-Dallies Over Housing Scheme

  New Era

  Members of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) might have to wait a lot longer before a pension-backed home loan scheme is introduced as plans to amend the fund's rules... Read more »

• Tudu's Poverty in the Midst of Affluence

  Daily Trust

  Living in the midst of a rich neighbourhood with breathtaking modern structures, Tudu's case is an illustration of lack and government neglect. Read more »

May 14

• The Rockefeller Foundation Launches Challenge to Build Greater Resilience in 100 Cities Around the World [press release]

  The Rockefeller Foundation

  100 Resilient Cities Challenge Announced on Day of Foundation’s Centennial Read more »

• Babati House Owners Compensated Sh78.3 Million

  Daily News

  SOME 53 house owners along Singida-Babati-Minjingu have been compensated 78.3m/- following cracks impacted on their structures during preparations of construction last year. Read more »

• Changing the Face of the Town of Aneho [interview]

  World Bank

  In Aneho, a Togolese town on the border with Benin, an ambitious urban development project has totally transformed the town. Three questions to Patrice Ayivi, the mayor of the... Read more »

• 'Substandard Materials Responsible for Buildings Collapse in Lagos'

  Daily Trust

  Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Olutoyin Ayinde, has blamed constant collapse of buildings in the state on poor quality materials and... Read more »

May 13

• Some Prefer Bucket Toilets - De Lille

  SAPA

  Some residents of Cape Town's informal settlements prefer using bucket toilets, but city officials will roll-out as many portable flush toilets as possible, mayor Patricia de Lille... Read more »

• Still of FCT's Land Swap Policy

  Daily Trust

  The pursuit for the precise resolution to the suitable development of key infrastructures in the Federal Capital Territory has been on for quite some time. There have been several... Read more »

• Low Housing Supply Fuels Price Inflation

  Daily Trust

  Low housing units supply has prompted inflation in house prices while the limited resources for mortgage lending is putting upward pressure on lending rates over and above the... Read more »

• Odi Invasion - FG Compensates Victims With 40 Housing Units

  Vanguard

  The Federal Government has concluded plans to allocate a total of 40 housing units to victims of Odi military invasion in Bayelsa State, whose houses were destroyed fourteen years... Read more »

May 12

• Zaha Launches Housing Scheme in Mutare

  Zimbabwe Standard

  Home-seekers in Mutare have an opportunity to get stands after the Zimbabwe Amalgamated Housing Association (Zaha) expanded its wings to the eastern border city. Read more »