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Expropriation without compensation!  South African city to seize private land to build low-cost housing

Expropriation without compensation! South African city to seize private land to build low-cost housing

03 November, 2018

Ekurhuleni is set to be the first city in South Africa to seize hundreds of acres of...

Nairobi, Kenya's apartment oversupply causing headaches for landlords

Nairobi, Kenya's apartment oversupply causing headaches for landlords

29 August, 2018

An oversupply of apartments is causing landlords to struggle to keep up with loan payments in Kenya...

Amazing opportunities in Mozambique - not for the faint of heart

Amazing opportunities in Mozambique - not for the faint of heart

11 November, 2014

'That certainly is brave!' 'You sure this is a good idea?’ ‘There barely is peace there now!'...

South Africa's Western Cape property market is growing strong

South Africa's Western Cape property market is growing strong

16 December, 2010

PropStats’ data from the Western Cape Institute of Estate Agents indicate that the much-publicised slowdown in...

Investing in Lagos in a time of recession

Investing in Lagos in a time of recession

02 November, 2010

Real estate investing is a lucrative business for a lot of Nigerians who have come to appreciate...

Blouberg, Cape Town now South Africa's hottest place

Blouberg, Cape Town now South Africa's hottest place

29 September, 2010

It’s hot, it’s hip and it’s the most ‘happening’ place in the Western Cape to live...

World Cup fails to draw foreign buyers to South Africa

World Cup fails to draw foreign buyers to South Africa

15 June, 2010

South Africans who banked on the World Cup to boost their falling property market have been disappointed,...

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