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- Emergency Road Closure on R531-2 as Weekend Floods Wash Away Key Bridge Near Kruger National Park Orpen Gate
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Africa
The Limpopo Department of Transport has closed the R531-2, commonly known as Orpen Road, following a bridge collapse near the Wits Rural Facility. Heavy weekend rains decimated the...
- Gumela Village Completely Severed from Musina as Critical Bridge Collapses Under Persistent Limpopo Rainfall
Published: Mar 17, 2026
Section: Africa
Residents of Gumela village in Limpopo are now entirely isolated after a damaged bridge, previously weakened by January floods, was fully washed away by recent heavy downpours. Com...
- Prof. Adetunji Warns of "Silent Destroyer" as Corrosion Threatens Critical Nigerian Infrastructure and Public Safety
Published: Mar 11, 2026
Section: Africa
Materials engineering expert Prof. Olayide Adetunji has issued a stark warning regarding the catastrophic risks posed by unchecked corrosion in Nigeria’s metallic infrastructure. D...
- Spaceborne Radar Technology Exposes Millimeter-Scale Structural Weaknesses in Aging Global Bridge Infrastructure
Published: Mar 9, 2026
Section: Science & Tech
A global analysis led by the University of Houston has revealed that satellite-based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) can detect structural shifts as small as a few millimeters, prov...