The Department of Human Settlements tenders for the analysis, design and development of a National Digital Human Settlements Management System. (Image source: iStock) The ICT industry will be pleased to see national government departments returning to National Treasury’s eTenders Portal with technology requirements. This follows weeks of having to depend on municipal requests for opportunities….
Openserve, Huawei and the KwaZulu-Natal government are installing ducts for fibre in 405 government-subsidised houses under construction in Empangeni, in what they call a proof of concept for building homes fibre-ready from the start. No fibre services are being switched on yet. The project, launched on Friday at the Phase 1A Empangeni mega housing development…
Protesters in Barcelona set fires, built barricades and hurled projectiles as violence erupted at a housing protest. Affordable housing is a key issue in Spain and the prime minister has called for snap elections after parliament rejected a new law expanding renter protections. Published On 6 Oct 20266 Oct 2026 Share Violent clashes erupt after…
Acting General Manager of Enugu State Housing Development Corporation (ESHDC), Mrs Adenike Okebu, presented the Corporation’s housing model as a practical strategy for tackling Nigeria’s housing deficit through sustainable, people-centred development The Enugu State Housing Development Corporation (ESHDC) has unveiled a demand-driven approach to affordable housing delivery, advocating practical solutions that align with the needs,…
Two different reads on the housing market released Thursday point to the same problem, one that appears to be getting worse. Housing is just too expensive — to own and to build. Pending home sales in June, a measure of signed contracts on existing homes, fell 5.4% from May, according to the National Association of…
Abuja, Nigeria — Liberia’s housing sector is earning international recognition this week as Florence Kaeteka Geegbae, Managing Director of the National Housing Authority (NHA), represents the country at the 20th Africa International Housing Show (AIHS @20 – Legacy Edition), one of the continent’s most influential gatherings of housing leaders, financiers and policymakers. Held from July…
The search for survivors continues in the city of Catia la Mar following the earthquake in Venezuela last week. More than 1,700 people are known to have been killed – but some continue to be rescued from beneath collapsed buildings days after the disaster. In some areas, neighbours and family members have been searching for…
South Africa faces a housing backlog of at least 2.6 million units, for more than 12 million people. The state supply of new, subsidised housing has declined over the past decade and the government’s housing policy is shifting. It sees the private sector as becoming the main provider of “affordable housing”. The market, according to…
Now is the time to place housing at the heart of sustainable development. That was the message delivered on Monday by UN Secretary General António Guterres to participants at a global forum on urban sustainability under way this week in Baku. His video address set the tone for the 13th session of the World Urban…
Soaring housing costs, climate shocks and conflicts are leaving millions without adequate shelter – but what can be done? As the 13th UN World Urban Forum opens on Sunday in Baku, Azerbaijan, participants will grapple with solutions to a deepening global housing crisis. The conference, organized by UN-Habitat together with Azerbaijan, will bring together world…
