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LUSAKA, JOHANNESBURG Engineers are mimicking the technology of termites to build cheap, durable, environmentally friendly and desperately needed road infrastructure in Zambia and, in the process, providing jobs at grassroots level. The almost indestructible nature of termite mounds and the realisation that this technology could be adapted to build roads even more hard wearing than those made from asphalt came at the cost of a broken limb. The idea came from my best, best friend, a South African named Henry Halle, who, in his garden, tried to kick those [termite] hills away. On his third try he broke his leg, said Kim Anderson, a Danish national working in the Zambian capital, Lusaka. After that he came to me and said, This is something! We need to replicate this technology for construction. ....
Don t miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Â WEST RUPERT â What do you do in the midst of a worldwide pandemic, when there is an unknown virus causing severe illness and death, people are avoiding all public activities and the economy is facing grave uncertainty? If youâre Carol Connors of West Rupert, you open a general store. Shermanâs Store reopened its doors Oct. 24 in the hamlet of West Rupert. As they approached opening day, Facebook posts were less about the store and more about the community. During deer season, the list of trophy deer and photos adorned the wall for all patrons to see. Walk in the door for the Sunday morning breakfast and you will hear Carol greet every single customer who walks through the door by name. ....