Democratic Republic of Congo Infrastructure and Public Works Minister John Banza Lunda is set to deploy about 1,000 units of equipment to support road construction and sanitation projects, his ministry said. The equipment was procured from China, Mauritius and South Africa.

The delivery forms part of a broader order of 5,600 units under a partnership agreement signed with South Africa’s Guma Group, aimed at modernising the country’s public works capacity.

During a visit to South Africa, Banza Lunda toured the port of Port Elizabeth and the Isuzu manufacturing plant to expedite shipments to the DRC. According to a ministry statement, the consignment includes 500 trucks and 500 civil engineering machines, such as dump trucks, towing vehicles, recovery trucks and mobile workshops.

The minister said the equipment has reached the port and shipments to Kinshasa are underway. Once operational, the machines are expected to accelerate infrastructure works across several provinces, particularly road rehabilitation, erosion control, drainage and sanitation projects.

Blue-painted equipment will be allocated to the Office of Roads and Drainage (OVD), while yellow units will go to the Office of Roads (OR). Both agencies are responsible for executing urban and peri-urban public works across the country.

The deployment follows an earlier shipment of 200 civil engineering machines ordered from China. In November 2025, Banza Lunda oversaw the delivery of that first batch to the DRC.

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