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Fumba
South-West Zanzibar

Zanzibar's fastest-appreciating zone. A government-backed Special Economic Zone undergoing the island's largest public-private transformation — stadium, government city, mall, campus, marina, and residential community all rising simultaneously.

8–13% Gross Rental Yield
$95K Entry Price
11% Est. Annual Appreciation
3,000 ha Special Economic Zone
Paje Nungwi Fumba Stone Town All Areas →

Fumba Peninsula, on Zanzibar's south-west coast, is undergoing the most dramatic physical transformation of any area on the island. What was a quiet stretch of coastline a decade ago is now a 3,000-hectare Special Economic Zone where 24-hour construction activity is simultaneously building a sports stadium, a government city, a regional mall, a university campus, marina infrastructure, and multiple residential communities.

The scale and diversity of investment here is unprecedented for Zanzibar. This is not speculative development — it is government-backed, ZIPA-managed, and internationally funded infrastructure that will fundamentally change the economic geography of the island's south-west coast. The broader economic impact extends far beyond the stadium itself, with surrounding services, hotels, and housing developments representing the real long-term value driver.

For property investors, the Fumba story is a capital appreciation play above all else. Yields are strong but the primary case is that prices are still accessible relative to where the area will be in five to ten years as this infrastructure matures. Buyers who invested in Fumba Town in its early phases have seen appreciation that significantly outpaces the island average. Current entry prices — while higher than five years ago — are still accessible relative to what the fully developed zone will look like post-AFCON 2027.

Government and Public Projects

Zanzibar's biggest
public transformation

Fumba Arena Stadium AFCON 2027
Sports Infrastructure — AFCON 2027
Fumba Arena Stadium

A multi-purpose StadiArena designed by AFL Architects (Manchester and London) and constructed by Turkish firm ORKUN Group. The innovative StadiArena system allows sections to convert into enclosed indoor arenas for conferences, concerts, and events — making it a year-round economic asset, not just a football venue. Target completion: December 2026.

35,500Stadium Capacity
2x 15,000Training Grounds
200 KeysAdjacent Hotel
40 BedsSports Hospital
Fumba Government City
Government Development
Government City Project

A government-owned development cluster within the Fumba Special Economic Zone. The 3,000-hectare zone is designated as a mixed leisure, sport, education and residential area under ZIPA's SEZ framework. A 400-bed government-owned hotel and a 40-bed medical tourism hospital are in planning alongside the stadium, creating an integrated government precinct on the peninsula.

3,000 haZone Area
400 BedsGov. Hotel Planned
ZIPA SEZStatus
IIT Madras Campus Fumba Zanzibar
Education Infrastructure
IIT Madras Campus

A campus for the Indian Institute of Technology Madras — one of India's premier technical universities — already visible in construction with three-storey buildings taking shape in the Fumba zone. One of the most significant non-tourism institutional investments in Zanzibar's history, bringing a permanent academic population and supporting long-stay residential demand in the area.

IITMInstitution
Under ConstructionStatus
Fumba Mall Zanzibar
Commercial Infrastructure
Fumba Mall

A major retail development the size of Fumba Town already taking shape within the Special Economic Zone. This commercial anchor will serve both the residential communities on the peninsula and the broader tourism and event market generated by the stadium complex. Commercial infrastructure at this scale is a direct driver of residential property values in the surrounding area.

Fumba Town ScaleSize
Under ConstructionStatus
Private Residential Developments

Where to buy
in Fumba

Fumba Town by CPS Africa
Master-Planned Eco-City
Fumba Town
Developer: CPS Africa  |  Zanzibar's Largest Private Developer

East Africa's first eco-city and the flagship project of CPS Africa — Zanzibar's largest private real estate developer. A multi-phase master-planned community with residential, commercial, hospitality, and lifestyle components. The most established, most institutionally trusted development on the island.

Fumba Town offers the strongest sense of community of any development on the island — with established residents, operating facilities, and a genuine urban character. Multiple residential product types at various price points across ongoing phases.

Price From$95,000
StatusMulti-phase, ongoing
Track RecordStrongest on island
Most Trusted Developer Established Community Multiple Products
The Soul Fumba by CPS Africa
Resort Apartments
The Soul Fumba
Developer: CPS Africa  |  Following The Soul Paje success

CPS Africa's resort apartment product brought to the Fumba Town context. Following the complete sell-out of The Soul Paje (266 units, 95% complete as of 2025), The Soul Fumba extends the brand's proven managed-rental model into the eco-city's urban setting. Fully equipped kitchens, optional furniture packages, and built-in wardrobes.

Benefits from Fumba Town's established community infrastructure and the CPS Town Operations Company (TOC) — the proven rental management backbone that has delivered results at Soul Paje.

DeveloperCPS Africa
ManagementTOC — Proven Operator
CPS Track Record Managed Rental Fully Furnished
BURJ Zanzibar Infinity Developments
World Record — Hybrid Timber Tower
BURJ Zanzibar
Developer: Infinity Developments  |  $600M+ Portfolio

The world's highest hybrid timber tower — a landmark 138-unit high-rise that has become an iconic symbol of Zanzibar's architectural ambition. Backed by Infinity Developments, whose broader $600 million portfolio includes the Anantara Zanzibar Resort. Significant capital reserves represent one of the strongest financial backstops of any development on the island.

The prestige of the world's highest hybrid timber tower creates a category-defining product — the kind of asset that appreciates independently of broader market conditions due to its uniqueness and global visibility.

Units138 apartments
ClassificationPremium / Landmark
Developer Backing$600M+ portfolio
World Record Infinity Developments Premium Segment
Fumba Uptown Zanzibar
Residential Community
Fumba Uptown
Fumba Peninsula  |  Northern Zone

Fumba Uptown represents the northern residential zone of the Fumba development corridor, positioned between the established Fumba Town community and the government mega-project construction zone to the south. It occupies a strategic position that benefits from both the maturity of Fumba Town's infrastructure and proximity to the enormous economic activity being generated by the stadium, mall, and government city.

As the Fumba peninsula continues to densify, Uptown's positioning gives buyers access to the appreciation story across the full corridor — from the established eco-city to the emerging sports city — within a single coherent development zone.

PositionBetween Fumba Town and Sports City
OpportunityInfrastructure appreciation
Strategic Position Appreciation Play
Infrastructure

The road that
changes everything

Proposed Infrastructure Project
Fumba to Kisauni Road

The newly proposed Fumba to Kisauni road project, if completed, would directly connect the Fumba Peninsula to the northern areas of Zanzibar city, dramatically reducing journey times and unlocking the commercial viability of the peninsula for a broader resident and worker population. Roads of this nature — when completed — have historically driven the strongest near-term property value increases in Zanzibar. The east-coast road improvements that contributed to 12 percent annual appreciation on properties along that corridor are the direct precedent. Combined with the existing road network improvements and the government's $500 million infrastructure commitment, the Fumba corridor represents the most infrastructure-backed appreciation story on the island today.

Why Invest in Fumba

The investment
case for Fumba

The capital appreciation case

No other area in Zanzibar has the combination of institutional infrastructure investment, established residential community, government economic zone backing, and international developer presence that Fumba currently offers. This is a once-in-a-generation infrastructure build-out.

The economic logic is simple: when a government builds a 35,500-seat stadium, a major regional mall, a university campus, a government hotel, and a marina pier within one zone — and simultaneously the largest private developer on the island is building its flagship residential community nearby — property values in the area move.

They have already moved. And the infrastructure that will drive the next phase is still under construction.

What buyers need to know

  • CPS Africa has the most proven delivery track record on the island — prioritise their products for the lowest construction risk
  • The stadium and government city construction creates significant noise and disruption — buyers should factor this into their timeline and lifestyle expectations
  • AFCON 2027 is a hard deadline — December 2026 stadium completion creates a concentrated infrastructure delivery window with clear value catalysts
  • The BURJ Zanzibar by Infinity Developments represents the premium end — backed by a $600M developer portfolio with strong capital reserves
  • Fumba's distance from Stone Town (25 minutes) and the airport means it suits investors and long-stay residents more than weekend holiday visitors
  • The proposed Fumba-Kisauni road, when confirmed and built, would be the single most value-catalysing infrastructure event for this area
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Fumba property?

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