Africa's roads are badly built, and there aren't enough. This can be fixed: Rift Valley Road in Ethiopia. ShutterstockOne of the fastest growing economies in Africa, Ethiopia, has an ambitious plan to cut a green, sustainable path to becoming a middle-income country by 2025. Along the way, the country faces growing urban migration and rising demand for food – challenges that … [Read more...] about Africa’s roads are badly built, and there aren’t enough. This can be fixed | The Conversation
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Protea Glen land protests flare up again, roads blocked
Protea Glen land protests flare up again, roads blocked: Protea Glen land protests flare up again, roads blocked: Protests over housing have continued in Protea Glen, Johannesburg, as residents and authorities continue to face off with people trying to occupy land. SANZAAR rejects report of SA Super Rugby exodus: Super Rugby chiefs have rubbished claims that three more South … [Read more...] about Protea Glen land protests flare up again, roads blocked
Occupation of roads ‘a weapon’
Occupation of roads ‘a weapon’: Occupation of roads ‘a weapon’: Arterial occupation has become the soft underbelly protesters around South Africa have exposed, often with devastating consequences, to get their voices heard. The estimated R300 million in damages resulting from two protest actions on the N3 at the Mooi River Plaza over a month are crude reminders of … [Read more...] about Occupation of roads ‘a weapon’
Roads blocked following Rosettenville protests
Roads blocked following Rosettenville protests: Roads blocked following Rosettenville protests: Motorists have been advised to avoid the Rosettenville area as residents having embarked on a protest – blocking several streets with burning and stones. Seven arrested for possession of stolen City property: Seven people were arrested in the Kliptown Bagdad flea market by … [Read more...] about Roads blocked following Rosettenville protests
Eastern Cape communities help to beautify national roads
Eastern Cape communities help to beautify national roads: Bathandwa Ndondo Senior Secondary School, Mnxe Village, Cala, received the first prize of R1000 for their murals on the sides of a bus stop along the national route R410 between Lady Frere and Quiba in the Eastern Cape. Principal Busisiwe Sidumo-Gqweta (left), art teacher Sakhisizwe Ntwana visited one of the winning … [Read more...] about Eastern Cape communities help to beautify national roads
