Zimbabwe, SA work on New Limpopo Bridge MoU

The governments of Zimbabwe and South Africa are finalising the drafting of a memorandum of understating to guide the operations and management of the New Limpopo Bridge at Beitbridge border post following the completion of the 20-year contract with the builders.

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development, Joram Gumbo said they had agreed in principle over most issues and were hopeful an agreement would be arrived at soon.

He said the new arrangements followed the assumption of ownership and operations by Zimbabwe of the bridge from a private company New Limpopo Bridge (Ltd).

Gumbo said the company, which constructed the bridge in 1994 had been in charge of the infrastructure under a 20 year built operating and transfer agreement.