Ghana’s housing policy and regulation is failing – COVID proved as much
Access to decent housing is a fundamental human right. Across sub-Saharan Africa, however, this right remains an elusive dream for many households. ...
Tag: housing
LEKMA issues two-week ultimatum to residents building without permits
The Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly has issued a two-week ultimatum to residents of the area without building permits to regularize their ...
Consider local materials amid global economic challenges – Asenso-Boakye to cement firms
The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has embarked on a working visit to some cement manufacturing companies with ...
Why Accra’s property boom hasn’t produced affordable housing
African cities are among the fastest growing in the world, leading to rising demand for urban housing. Housing policies promoted ...
Asantehene lauds State Housing Company on efforts to provide affordable housing to Ghanaians
Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has commended the Managing Director (MD) of the State Housing Company Limited (SHC), Kwabena Ampofo ...
Ghana’s new rental scheme won’t fix the real problem: a housing shortage
Ghana’s government has announced a loan scheme to help tenants pay the hefty advance rent (often covering two years) to ...
Political manifestos cannot address Ghana’s housing challenges – GREDA
The Executive Secretary of the Ghana Real Estates Development Association (GREDA), Samuel Amegayibor, has bemoaned the lack of progress in ...
Ghana has a housing crisis: what we found in Kumasi, and what needs to change
Housing is one of the most basic human needs and can have a profound impact on the happiness, lifestyle, self-esteem, ...
A/R: Work progressing steadily on Kufuor’s estate in Kumasi
Work is progressing on the John Agyekum Kufour estates at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The project is one of ...
Urban development consultant calls for comprehensive programme to fix housing deficit
Planning and Urban Development Consultant, Bernard Arthur, has called on political parties to consider a comprehensive housing programme as they ...
Techiman Municipal Assembly to demolish buildings in deplorable states
The Techiman Municipal Assembly in the Bono East Region has taken steps to demolish over thirty buildings which are in ...
Move to populate completed Saglemi project homes – Minority urges Gov’t
The Minority members on Parliament’s Works and Housing Committee have called on the government to utilise the completed houses under ...
Nima to receive face lift with ‘regeneration’ project
Nima is set to receive a major facelift as part of government plans to "regenerate" the area. President Nana Akufo-Addo ...
We need a secondary city at Kasoa to ease housing pressure on Accra – NGO
The government has been urged to consider laying the foundation for another city to ease the housing pressure and congestion ...
Huis Africa glides into real estate industry with data-driven vision
Huis Africa has entered the Ghanaian real estate space armed with a data-driven mindset and anchored on technology that emphasises ...
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