Zimbabwe: Homeless Put Their Hope in Handmade Bricks - The use of handmade bricks is revolutionizing housing in Chinhoyi, 120km north of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, where housing estates built by poor people have mushroomed in a development that has caught the attention of the housing ministry. [AA Urbanisation]

Kenya: Govt Should Provide Emergency Shelter for the Thousands Forcibly Evicted from their Homes in Winter - Kenya’s government should provide emergency shelter and other humanitarian aid to the 3,000 people forcibly evicted from their homes and who are now exposed to the cold and rain of Kenya’s winter, Amnesty International said today. [AA Urbanisation]

South Africa: Shelters Bursting as Weather Turns Grim - With Cape Town in the grip of a cold front, city shelters for the homeless say they are struggling to cope with the demand for beds. [AA Urbanisation]

South Africa: Reprieve for Symphony Way Pavement Dwellers - Jubilant residents of Symphony Way in Delft sang and danced outside the Western Cape High Court yesterday (09/06/2009) in celebration of their successful application for a postponement of the hearing that will decide whether or not they will be evicted from their current home. [AA Urbanisation]