The Mzamba bridge hangs across Mzamba river in the Eastern Cape. Completed in 2015, the 140-metre-long foot bridge was built to give rural communities a safe way to cross the river, helping connect them to educational facilities, health care, jobs and general food supply. (Laura Peterjohn)
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