The Alexforbes Lead Story - 23 May

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Maggie speaks to Anna Müller, the Co-Director of the Namibia Housing Action Group on the Shack Dwellers Federation’s informal settlement upgrading through Standard Bank Namibia’s buy-a-brick program.
23 May 2024 English South Africa Business · Business News

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