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Solar-powered tricycles offer solution to transport problems in rural Zimbabwe

Solar-powered tricycles offer solution to transport problems in rural Zimbabwe

SMALL-SCALE dairy farmer Matius Khumbula has a new joy in his daily routine. The 70-year-old who hails from Domboshava, a rural community located 30 kilometres from Harare, previously had to physically carry 60 litres of milk daily over 5km from his homestead to a collection point where he sells milk to the biggest dairy farm in Zimbabwe. Now he and his wife are spared the heavy physical labour, thanks to a solar-powered tricycle. "Before, my wife and I had to make numerous trips carrying buckets of milk on our heads. It was time-consuming and tiring. With the e-tricycle, my work…
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