AllAfrica News: Urban Issues and Habitation
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item: Kenya: Mudavadi Assures Sectional Titles to Be Given to Buyers of Afforable Housing Units
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202503040336.html
  category: East Africa
  category: Governance
  category: Kenya
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  pub date: Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:26:25 GMT
  description: [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has assured Kenyans that buyers of affordable housing units will receive sectional titles, dismissing claims that the government is misleading the public regarding ownership documents.
item: South Africa: Hundreds Block Busy Golden Highway to Demand Water
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202503040025.html
  author: info@groundup.org.za (GroundUp)
  category: Governance
  category: Legal and Judicial Affairs
  category: South Africa
  category: Southern Africa
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  pub date: Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:10:47 GMT
  description: [GroundUp] Phumla Mqashi informal settlement residents near Lenasia say the water tanked in by Joburg Water isn't enough for everyone
item: Nigeria: Harnessing Kano's Solid Waste for Sustainable Development
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202503040371.html
  category: Environment
  category: Nigeria
  category: Sustainable Development
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  category: West Africa
  pub date: Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:59:41 GMT
  description: [Daily Trust] One of the problems of population and urbanisation in developing countries is the high generation of municipal solid waste. Kano being one of the largest cities in sub-Saharan Africa in terms of population, experiences indiscriminate disposal of municipal solid waste and this affects the quality of air and water as well as the aesthetic beauty of the environment.
item: South Africa: Mixed Reactions to Affordable Housing Development On Mowbray Golf Course
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502280439.html
  author: info@groundup.org.za (GroundUp)
  category: South Africa
  category: Southern Africa
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  pub date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:19:42 GMT
  description: [GroundUp] Some Cape Town residents want the golf course to remain as it is
item: Liberia: LWSC Begins Major Demolition of Structures Over Sewer Lines in Central Monrovia
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502280213.html
  category: Environment
  category: Liberia
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  category: Water and Sanitation
  category: West Africa
  pub date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:24:56 GMT
  description: [FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) has embarked on a large-scale demolition operation targeting structures built over water and sewer lines in Central Monrovia.
item: South Africa: Concourt Judgment On Tafelberg Could Change Future of Social Housing
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502270171.html
  author: info@groundup.org.za (GroundUp)
  category: Governance
  category: Human Rights
  category: Legal and Judicial Affairs
  category: South Africa
  category: Southern Africa
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  pub date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:23:01 GMT
  description: [GroundUp] Two weeks before the hearing, Western Cape Government announced the Sea Point property will include affordable housing
item: Kenya: DPP Directs DCI to Probe City Hall's Waste Dumping At Kenya Power
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502270209.html
  category: East Africa
  category: Environment
  category: Kenya
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  category: Water and Sanitation
  pub date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:43:40 GMT
  description: [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to investigate the Nairobi County Government's waste dumping at Kenya Power.
item: Zimbabwe: Parliament Slams Police Over Deadly Pirate Taxi Pursuits
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502260012.html
  category: Governance
  category: Legal and Judicial Affairs
  category: Southern Africa
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  category: Zimbabwe
  pub date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 06:57:58 GMT
  description: [New Zimbabwe] PARLIAMENT has raised concerns over the vehicle pursuits of pirate taxis commonly known as "mushikashika" and commuter omnibuses by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers, which have become a danger to the public.
item: Africa: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Smart Cities in Africa
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502280515.html
  category: Africa
  category: Economy, Business and Finance
  category: ICT and Telecom
  category: Industry and Infrastructure
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  pub date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:30:15 GMT
  description: [ACSUS] Artificial Intelligence (AI) has established itself as a transformative force and is poised to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of smart cities across Africa. The integration of AI in Africa is a topic of increasing interest, offering both promising opportunities and formidable challenges. In an epoch of unprecedented urbanization and technological evolution, cities worldwide facing complex urban challenges perceive Artificial Intelligence as a key consideration. Africa is rapidly urbanizing with
item: South Africa: Opposition Parties Call for Alan Winde to Take Action On Education Crisis and Crime Epidemic
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502260343.html
  category: Education
  category: Legal and Judicial Affairs
  category: South Africa
  category: Southern Africa
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  pub date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:47:46 GMT
  description: [Daily Maverick] As Western Cape premier Alan Winde prepares the finishing touches to his State of the Province Address on Wednesday night, 26 February 2025, political parties will picket outside the NG Church Hall in Beaufort West in a protest to raise awareness around the education crisis in the province.
item: Malawi: Kaunjika Prices Drop As Government Responds to Vendors' Protests
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502260309.html
  category: Economy, Business and Finance
  category: Malawi
  category: Southern Africa
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  pub date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:29:58 GMT
  description: [Nyasa Times] Following yesterday's protests by vendors in Lilongwe over the rising cost of goods, some shops in the capital have started complying with the government's directive to reduce prices.
item: Uganda: Museveni Warns Owino Traders Against Fraudulent Saccos As NSSF Launches Savings Scheme
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502250440.html
  category: East Africa
  category: Uganda
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  pub date: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:21:16 GMT
  description: [Nile Post] President Museveni has cautioned traders at St Balikuddembe (Owino) Market against falling prey to fraudulent Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs), urging them to instead embrace secure savings options.
item: Nigeria: Jigawa Govt Okays N1.5bn Compensation for Persons Affected By Road Construction
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502270510.html
  category: Economy, Business and Finance
  category: Construction
  category: Industry and Infrastructure
  category: Nigeria
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  category: West Africa
  pub date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 23:27:29 GMT
  description: [Premium Times] A spokesperson to the state government, Sagir Ahmed, announced the development following the state's Executive Council meeting, presided over by Governor Umar Namadi on Monday.
item: Angola: Housing Sector Licenses Real Estate Agents
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502270496.html
  category: Angola
  category: Central Africa
  category: Southern Africa
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  pub date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:52:22 GMT
  description: [ANGOP] Luanda -- At least 20 companies of real estate mediation were licensed Monday in Luanda by the National Housing Institute (INH), as part of the regularization of activity in the sector throughout the country carried out by the institution.
item: Liberia: Nimba County Leadership Rules Against Ganta Elders' Market Claim
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502240381.html
  author: editor@liberianobserver.com (Liberian Observer)
  category: Land and Rural Issues
  category: Legal and Judicial Affairs
  category: Liberia
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  category: West Africa
  pub date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 15:09:24 GMT
  description: [Liberian Observer] --Warns of Legal Action
item: Kenya: Nairobi County Dumps Garbage At Stima Plaza in Sh3 Billion Power Bills Standoff
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502240364.html
  category: East Africa
  category: Environment
  category: Kenya
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  category: Water and Sanitation
  pub date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 15:02:45 GMT
  description: [Capital FM] Nairobi -- A standoff erupted at Stima Plaza on Monday after Nairobi County Government staff dumped garbage at the entrances and clamped vehicles in protest over power cuts at City Hall due to Sh3 billion in unpaid electricity bills.
item: Malawi: Food Lovers Market At Gateway Mall in Lilongwe Announces Closure Amid Economic Challenges
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502240414.html
  category: Food and Agriculture
  category: Economy, Business and Finance
  category: Company News
  category: Malawi
  category: Southern Africa
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  pub date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 15:22:07 GMT
  description: [Nyasa Times] OneStep Trading (Pty) Ltd, the operators of the Food Lovers Market franchise at Gateway Mall, have announced the closure of the business due to economic challenges.
item: Ghana: Proposed Circle Pedestrian Shopping Mall to Accommodate 6,000 Traders
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502210494.html
  category: Ghana
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  category: West Africa
  pub date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:21:22 GMT
  description: [Ghanaian Times] The proposed New Pedestrian Shopping Mall at Circle Odawna in Accra, when completed, will accommodate 6,000 traders.
item: Liberia: Nacsul Expresses Sadness Over Oxygen Explosive Incident
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502240511.html
  author: alphonsotoweh@gmail.com (New Republic)
  category: Liberia
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  category: West Africa
  pub date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:17:30 GMT
  description: [New Republic] The National Civil Society Union of Liberia (NACSUL) expresses its profound sadness over the Oxygen Explosive Incident that occurred during the Evening Hours of Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at the Gardnersville's facility of Sethi Ferro FabrikCompany which resulted to the death of an employee, Saah Samukai.
item: Nigeria: Stephen Akintayo - Living a Purpose-Driven Life
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502210606.html
  category: Nigeria
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  category: West Africa
  pub date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:11:54 GMT
  description: [This Day] After losing his mother to ovarian cancer, Stephen Akintayo, the founder of Gtext Holdings, vowed never to experience poverty again. This personal tragedy ignited a relentless drive in him, one that fuels his ambitious pursuits even after his circumstances improved, writes Vanessa Obioha
item: Nigeria: Building Collapse - Son Spearheads With Mitigating Measures to Curb Trend
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502210602.html
  category: Nigeria
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  category: West Africa
  pub date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:11:48 GMT
  description: [This Day] Nigeria has become notorious for serial building collapses to the extend that virtually no month elapses without one incident of collapse structure or the other with the associated loss of lives and properties.
item: South Africa: Gugulethu Housing Project Delayed By Extortion Rackets
  link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502200104.html
  author: info@groundup.org.za (GroundUp)
  category: Governance
  category: South Africa
  category: Southern Africa
  category: Urban Issues and Habitation
  pub date: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:19:35 GMT
  description: [GroundUp] Over 570 houses "on hold" in Cape Town
item: Zimbabwe: Time to Fix Harare Disaster
item: Zimbabwe: Harare Splashes U.S.$1,4m On Non-Existent Property
item: Nigeria: Katsina - Hisbah Shuts Down Nightclubs Over Immorality Concerns
item: Ghana: Govt Will Complete Abandoned Housing Projects Nationwide - Minister
item: Africa: African Leaders Keen On Bilateral Cooperation On Urban Dev't
item: Uganda: From Suriname to Uganda - Why Kampala Is Gold Laundering Capital
item: Africa: Sakaja Hosts African City Leaders in Nairobi for the Green &amp; Resilient Urbanshift Africa Forum 2025
item: Nigeria: Crisis Rocks Lagos Assembly, Osun Lgas
item: Ethiopia: Transforming Addis: Confronting Urban Challenges By Tackling Housing, Transport, and Green Space Deficits Head-On

Zimbabwe: Time to Fix Harare Disaster
link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502210547.html
category: Southern Africa
category: Urban Issues and Habitation
category: Zimbabwe
pub date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:59:05 GMT
description: [The Herald] The Commission of Inquiry into the governance of the affairs of the Harare City Council since 2017 has now finished taking oral evidence, although people can still send in written affidavits, and will now be sifting the large quantity of evidence it has gathered, checking facts, drawing conclusions and making recommendations.

Zimbabwe: Harare Splashes U.S.$1,4m On Non-Existent Property
link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502210453.html
category: Health and Medicine
category: Southern Africa
category: Urban Issues and Habitation
category: Zimbabwe
pub date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:50:29 GMT
description: [The Herald] Blessings Chidakwa, Herald Reporter

Nigeria: Katsina - Hisbah Shuts Down Nightclubs Over Immorality Concerns
link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502200337.html
category: Legal and Judicial Affairs
category: Nigeria
category: Urban Issues and Habitation
category: West Africa
pub date: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:23:02 GMT
description: [Vanguard] The Katsina State Hisbah Board has banned all nightclub activities across the state, citing Islamic principles and the need to uphold moral values.

Ghana: Govt Will Complete Abandoned Housing Projects Nationwide - Minister
link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502190336.html
category: Ghana
category: Governance
category: Urban Issues and Habitation
category: West Africa
pub date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:19:43 GMT
description: [Ghanaian Times] The government will complete all stalled and abandoned housing projects across the country says the Minister of Works, Housing and Water Resources, Mr Kenneth Gilbert Adjei.

Africa: African Leaders Keen On Bilateral Cooperation On Urban Dev't
link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502190270.html
category: Africa
category: External Relations
category: International Organizations and Africa
category: Urban Issues and Habitation
pub date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:43:43 GMT
description: [Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) reported that attendees of the African Union (AU) summits commended Addis Ababa's Corridor Development project, with numerous leaders expressing interest in strengthening bilateral cooperation on urban development.

Uganda: From Suriname to Uganda - Why Kampala Is Gold Laundering Capital
link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502180229.html
category: Economy, Business and Finance
category: East Africa
category: Legal and Judicial Affairs
category: Mining
category: Uganda
category: Urban Issues and Habitation
pub date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:57:31 GMT
description: [Independent (Kampala)] Arua -- If you asked Ugandans, "What is Suriname?" most would likely give incorrect answers. Suriname is a country. Located 9,804 km from Uganda, on the northeastern coast of South America in the Amazon region, Suriname is known for its vast tropical rainforests and widespread illegal gold mining, which threatens these forests.

Africa: Sakaja Hosts African City Leaders in Nairobi for the Green &amp; Resilient Urbanshift Africa Forum 2025
link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502190539.html
category: Africa
category: East Africa
category: Environment
category: Kenya
category: Urban Issues and Habitation
pub date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:05:32 GMT
description: [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Over 250 African city leaders, including mayors, policymakers, investors, and business leaders, are in Nairobi for the Green &amp; Resilient Urban Shift Africa Forum.

Nigeria: Crisis Rocks Lagos Assembly, Osun Lgas
link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502190366.html
category: Governance
category: Nigeria
category: Urban Issues and Habitation
category: West Africa
pub date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:17:17 GMT
description: [Leadership] Crises have rocked two states in the South West, Lagos and Osun, over the control of the state assembly and local government systems.

Ethiopia: Transforming Addis: Confronting Urban Challenges By Tackling Housing, Transport, and Green Space Deficits Head-On
link: https://allafrica.com/stories/202502180196.html
category: East Africa
category: Ethiopia
category: Urban Issues and Habitation
pub date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:48:01 GMT
description: [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's capital city, Addis Abeba, is currently experiencing a significant urban transformation, with initiatives focused on improving infrastructure, housing, and public spaces to attract investment, create jobs, and enhance residents' quality of life. The initial phase of Addis Abeba's urban transformation, known as corridor development projects, has been completed. This phase included work in Piassa and Arat Kilo, along the Arat Kilo-Kebena Diaspora Square corridor, the Bole-Meskel Road, the