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India's Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is launching a public portal where 30 million property owners can verify their tax assessments and report corrupt officials. The move tackles decades of opaque billing practices that left residents vulnerable to fraud.
Ghana just hit the reset button on nearly a decade of questionable land deals, canceling thousands of incomplete transactions and introducing sweeping reforms to protect public property. The country's new rules require buyers to pay 70% of market value upfront, ending years of sweetheart deals that shortchanged citizens.
A Kano technology hub just gave citizens a powerful new tool to watch where their tax money goes. The digital platform lets people track government projects in real time and hold officials accountable.
Nigerian homeowners in Enugu State just got major financial relief as the government cut property fees by more than 60% and outlawed controversial community levies that had been draining wallets for years. Governor Peter Mbah's sweeping land reforms consolidate multiple charges into one simple annual payment while launching a digital system to protect property rights.