This compares favourably with annual maintenance expenditures per kilometre of USD$1,100 per year on rural roads in sub Saharan Africa and a periodic maintenance of USD$11,200 often incurred from ...

For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been a “city disease,” affecting those in the capital, Harare, or other, distant big towns.

New contractor has been appointed but work has stalled again A multimillion-rand project to upgrade rural roads near Polokwane in Limpopo has stalled once again.Upgrades to the D15, D3150 and D3232 ...

The shape-shifting Roadless Wheel is a one-size-fits-all solution for different vehicle types and road conditions in rural Africa. Student of Innovation Design Engineering at London’s RCA ...

Africa’s infrastructure deficit refers to the shortfall between the infrastructure the continent currently has and what it ...

With a few exceptions, most electric cars are delicate, expensive creatures designed for paved streets and well-heeled early adopters. And that makes them ill-suited to rural Africa -- many roads ...

Could Africa’s armed forces be a secret weapon in building roads and infrastructure across ... such as smart microgrid systems that can provide decentralized power supply for rural Africa.

When we celebrate the International Women's Day (IWD) this year we shine the brightest light on the vast majority of women - especially in developing countries that live and work in rural areas ...

For example, paved roads remain relatively scarce in West Africa (17% of the regional network) when compared with North Africa (83%). Poorly maintained roads impose costs on West African countries.

O’Halloran’s photos “Rural Africa” are currently on display at the Syngenta Photography Award 2017 exhibition, “Grow-Conserve,” at Somerset House in London until March 28.. The image ...

In South Africa, nearly 80% of the road network consists of rural and low-volume roads. These roads face significant challenges, including limited materials for construction, low funding, and less ...

South Africa faces a high unemployment rate at just under33% in the first quarter of 2023. Rural areas tend to face the harsheffects of the poor economic conditions. Resolving the unemployment crisis ...