Rebar Cap Crate at Maputo Construction Site

Orange low-angle light spills across a muddy access road near Maputo, illuminating a plastic crate stacked with cylindrical rebar caps. The pale exterior sky above hangs heavy and overcast, against the warm glow of a nearby work lamp. Dust coats the textured surfaces of the treated timber supports and the crinkled packing tape sealing the crate. Steel components gleam faintly within the plastic grid, while the surrounding ground shows deep tire tracks in the dry season mud. The crate rests on uneven earth, its plastic edges worn from transport. A shadow from the crate stretches long across the wet soil, ending at a small puddle reflecting the orange lamp glow.