Several shacks were destroyed when a blaze tore through part of Masiphumelele in Cape Town. The City of Cape Town's Safety and Security confirmed that 119 shacks were destroyed, ... Read more »

Rwanda has been named Africa's second most popular meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions destination reportedly due to its simplified visa regime in Kigali, that allows ... Read more »

People's Park used to be a dump site and crime hotspot in a low-income area northeast of Nairobi, but a group of young people have taken up the task of not only cleaning up the ... Read more »

The multilateral lender says the U.S.$250 million will enable the country to set up the Kenya Mortgage Refinance Corporation, to be owned by the state, commercial banks and ... Read more »

Residents of the Chris Hani informal settlement in the town of Vereeniging, have said that they refuse to vacate a piece of land despite a court order, and issued a warning to the ... Read more »

At least 17 people have been killed during heavy rains in eastern Uganda, while in Kenya, motorists were stranded for hours. Read more »

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 »