South Sudan’s new showpiece road has reduced travelling times and improved access to markets and basic services. Shem Oirere reports Bituminous surface treatment is common for highways with low-traffic or for the rejuvenation of a weakening asphalt concrete pavement. But this is what the 192km Juba-Nimule Highway in the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, needed in its reconstruction to bring it to international standards.
Commissioning of the highway effectively erases the tag ‘landlocked’ from South Su
US-headquartered Brammo has announced that following extensive evaluation by multiple departments of the Hong Kong Government to explore the adoption of more electric vehicles for public sector use, it has selected Brammo electric motorcycles to replace existing conventional petrol motorcycles in the government fleet which have been in service for several years.The Brammo Enertia Plus motorcycles will be driven year-round by engineers in the water supplies department to reach district service locations, whi
