Angola’s heavy economic dependence on international oil prices has resulted in some hard knocks. Nonetheless, there’s cause for optimism, with heavy investment in Angola’s infrastructure and road networks and – thanks to Lusaka’s rapidly growing population – increasing demand for residential development projects. The cost of new motor graders in Angola is prohibitively expensive. This is due to an unfavourable dollar to kwacha exchange rate, and to the cost of shipping heavy construction equipment out from China or the United States. Another option is buying used, or secondhand, graders in Angola. Unfortunately, this is a risky prospect, with little to no recourse for buyers when things go wrong.