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Managing Street Vending in African City Centres
In the first pandemic of the 21st century, COVID-19, cities across the African continent experienced lockdowns as usual trading was put to...The Dangers of Rights-Based Housing in African Cities
The rights-based approach of prioritizing housing the furthest behind first has become popular yet the effectiveness of such approach in creating inclusive cities need to be interrogated. Because, as well intentioned as the approach may be, it may create challenges that weaken the housing delivery process and eventually turn cities across Africa into worse off conditions.- Property & Real Estate
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Zimbabwe Adopts National Human Settlements Policy
On the 3rd of November, 2020, the government of Zimbabwe approved the National Human Settlements Policy. It was a policy adopted after...Zimbabwe Needs to Rethink its Town Planning
Zimbabwe is turning a new page. We have newly elected councillors. Their new 5-year mandate however is going to be a rough...
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