SA to block land sales to foreigners

South African President Jacob Zuma has proposed a law barring foreigners from buying real estate in the country under sweeping land reforms, his office said Saturday.

>For years now, the decision by the government to invite and accommodate investors in land has divided the nation into two main groups—those who views this move as legalizing land grabbing and the other group that sees this move as a modern way of introducing commercial farming in Tanzania.

>From exorcism ceremonies to spirit houses and amulets claiming to make wearers bullet-proof, Thailand is a culture soaked in superstition -- an obsession critics say is holding the nation back.

Land officers cautioned on dubious land deals
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THE Deputy Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Ms Angela Kairuki, has sternly warned land officers in Kilimanjaro Region alleged to be involved in dubious property deals, insisting that any defiance would be squarely dealt ...

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Land Ministry all out to evict land intruders, invaders.
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The Ministry for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development has announced a non-stop operation to evict land intruders in various localities in Dar es Salaam. The decision follows a series of report linking prominent people, leaders and financially ...

Inside the Kiteto land crisis 2: Greed for land, dirty politics fuel killing fields of Kiteto
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Last week The Guardian on Sunday brought you a story on the recent land conflict pitting farmers and pastoralists at the Kalikala hamlet in Kiteto District. In this second installment Gerald Kitabu reveals how the unfolding feud led to the killings of more than 10 ...

A review of laws on fixed assets ownership in the country could soon see foreigners enabled to buy apartments in structures constructed by the National Housing Corporation, President Jakaya Kikwete revealed on Wednesday

MP accuses DC of favouring foreigners
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Karagwe Member of Parliament Gosbert Blandes has accused Karagwe District Commissioner Darry Rwegasira of colluding with Rwandese at the expense of Tanzanians. He told parliament that the DC has been forcing Tanzanian families out of their land to ...

South Africa is set to hold a huge protest march against xenophobia in the coastal city of Durban following a wave of attacks on foreigners.