Public Works, Cape Town Commit to Using Public Buildings for Public Good
SAnews.gov.za
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson and City of Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis have committed to work together to use public-owned buildings across the… Read more »
Rural Schools Faces Struggles to Meet Nutritional Standards
Nile Post
Schools have reopened across Uganda, and rural families are struggling to meet new nutritional expectations proposed by the Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni. Read more »
Rongo Petitions Deputy PS Manjang for Alleged Land Encroachment
Foroyaa
Momodou Lamin Jarju renowned artistically as Rongo has sent a petition to the Office of the President regarding alleged interference into their family lands by Deputy Permanent… Read more »
120kw Solar Project Boosts Rural Development
The Herald
The completion of the 120 kilowatts local solar grid in the Tshitulipasi area, about 100km east of Beitbridge Border Post, is set to accelerate rural electrification and… Read more »
AR's Land Reform Proposals Labelled Risky
New Era
Namibian farmers' unions, the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPBD) and other land reform stakeholders have rejected the Affirmative Repositioning (AR)… Read more »
Ethiopia Insists Swift Action On Land Degradation, Desertification
Ethiopian Herald
As president of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), Ethiopia has expressed urgent concern over increasing land degradation, desertification, and drought… Read more »
Lagos Govt Serves Contravention Notices to Over 280 Property Owners
Premium Times
The Lagos government asks property owners to report with available documents or titles authorising them to use the setback, warning that failure to do so may result in their… Read more »
Ex-Minister Speaks On Allegations of Land Grabbing By Enugu Community
Premium Times
Last Friday, Nkomoro, a community in Enugu East Council Area of the state, alleged that the ex-minister had forcefully taken over their ancestral land. Read more »
Court Declines to Restrain Nasco Town Over Abule Oshun Land
Vanguard
The bid by two men, Abiodun Ariori and Tajudeen Akanbi, representatives of the family of late Chief Mojisola Cole to obtain an interim injunction from a Lagos State High sitting in… Read more »
Mawingu Expands Affordable Internet Services to Mandera
Capital FM
Rural internet service provider (ISP) Mawingu has expanded its internet service to Mandera County, providing locals affordable broadband. Read more »
Loresho Residents Raise Alarm Over Grabbing of Public Land Meant for Recreation
Capital FM
Residents of Loresho in Nairobi have pledged to lodge a complaint to the National Land Commission(NLC) over alleged grabbing of public land meant for recreational activities. Read more »
Federal Govt Partners World Bank to Tackle Land Registration Issues
Leadership
The Nigerian Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has teamed up with the World Bank to address the land registration challenges in the country. Read more »
Prasa Appeals Against Court Instruction to Return Material Belonging to Land Occupiers
GroundUp
Last week, the Western Cape gave PRASA 24 hours to return the group's belongings or build them temporary housing Read more »
Alarm As Land Barons Unleash Terror On Environmental Activists [press release]
263Chat
The Network for Environmental and Climate Justice has noted a growing trend of terror against environmental activists in Harare. Read more »
Bad Road Conditions in Rural Liberia
New Republic
Liberians, mainly rural dwellers, are still stuck with the perennial issue of bad roads, which most often hampered the movements of goods and services during the rainy season. Read more »