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African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF) members sign Cape Town Declaration for governments to address housing finance shortage.

5-point plan set for governments to address African housing finance shortage

15 Nov 2019

Namibia's urban poor are stuck in limbo, without land or services

Namibia's urban poor are stuck in limbo, without land or services

Selma T. Karuaihe 4 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

Lessons about housing from Ghana's Volta River project 50 years on

Lessons about housing from Ghana's Volta River project 50 years on

Iain Jackson 26 Sep 2019

Green roofs, like this one in Sao Paulo, Brazil, have many benefits. Leonardo Ikeda/Shutterstock

How buildings in Johannesburg could benefit from green roofs

Anne Fitchett 9 Sep 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

High-level panel at UN-Habitat Assembly focuses on creating innovative, inclusive cities

High-level panel at UN-Habitat Assembly focuses on creating innovative, inclusive cities

31 May 2019

UK-Kenya to collaborate on affordable housing, sustainable infrastructure

UK-Kenya to collaborate on affordable housing, sustainable infrastructure

23 May 2019

$250m World Bank loan to boost access to affordable housing in Kenya

$250m World Bank loan to boost access to affordable housing in Kenya

6 May 2019

Smart housing could help reduce environmental impact of rapidly urbanising Africa

Smart housing could help reduce environmental impact of rapidly urbanising Africa

18 Apr 2019

Kenya property sector set to boom in 2019

Kenya property sector set to boom in 2019

9 Apr 2019

Radical new housing deal proposed to break apartheid barriers

Radical new housing deal proposed to break apartheid barriers

Steve Kretzmann 22 Mar 2019

Lesotho Rise in the City design competition winner announced

Lesotho Rise in the City design competition winner announced

20 Mar 2019

Architect, Tshepo Mokholo.

#DesignIndaba2019: Creating architecture for the African continent for the next 100 years

Louise Marsland 4 Mar 2019

New report: Global affordable housing gap has reached roughly $740bn

New report: Global affordable housing gap has reached roughly $740bn

29 Jan 2019

ShelterTech Accelerator programme makes its debut in Africa

ShelterTech Accelerator programme makes its debut in Africa

15 Nov 2018

Land reform an economic necessity, says Ramaphosa

Land reform an economic necessity, says Ramaphosa

5 Nov 2018

Habitat for Humanity addresses Africa's unique housing challenges at local leadership conference

Habitat for Humanity addresses Africa's unique housing challenges at local leadership conference

25 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

L-R: Christian Agossa, director general of the mortgage refinance institution, UEMOA, and Stefan Nallemtaby, director of the financial sector development department, African Development Bank

Affordable housing in Africa to take centre stage at upcoming conference

8 Oct 2018

Slum neighbourhood in Accra, Ghana. Image source:

Accra's informal settlements are easing the city's urban housing crisis

Seth Asare Okyere, Jerry Chati Tasantab, and Matth 8 Oct 2018

Affordable housing solutions in pipes, containers and 3D printers

Affordable housing solutions in pipes, containers and 3D printers

Rina Chandran 7 Jun 2018

Housing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions

Housing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions

13 Apr 2018

Filmmaker Michael Uwemedimo, one of the keynote speakers at the African Centre for Cities International Urban Conference, spoke about the violent ‘clearing’ of almost two million people and their waterfront houses in Port Harcourt, Nigeria to make way for development. Photo: Andy Mkosi

Housing crisis: data collection is critical

Sean O'Toole 5 Feb 2018

Nigeria's media urged to understand New Urban Agenda

Nigeria's media urged to understand New Urban Agenda

31 Oct 2017

(Source: Derou & Partners)

Confortis launches affordable housing hub Wellcity.O2

23 Oct 2017

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