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Plumtree - Mutare road rehabilitation resumes
02 Dec 2013 at 15:22hrs | Views
Work on the rehabilitation of the Plumtree-Bulawayo-Harare-Mutare highway is set to resume this week after the government, the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and Group Five agreed on the administrative challenges which had stalled progress on the project.
The resolution to resume work follows an urgent meeting held in Harare to find lasting solutions to the administrative challenges which had resulted in the lack of progress on the multi-million dollar project which is being funded by the DBSA under a loan agreement.
The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development, Dr Obert Mpofu expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the meeting, adding that all the concerned parties have since agreed on the resumption of work.
According to reports, the joint venture between the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) and Group Five failed to honour the pledge under the loan agreement, resulting in DBSA withholding funding.
Meanwhile, Dr Mpofu has paid condolences to the government of Mozambique following the plane clash which claimed 34 people in a game park in north east Namibia.
The plane was carrying 28 passengers, including 10 Mozambicans, nine Angolans, five Portuguese and one citizen each from France, Brazil and China.
The resolution to resume work follows an urgent meeting held in Harare to find lasting solutions to the administrative challenges which had resulted in the lack of progress on the multi-million dollar project which is being funded by the DBSA under a loan agreement.
The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development, Dr Obert Mpofu expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the meeting, adding that all the concerned parties have since agreed on the resumption of work.
Meanwhile, Dr Mpofu has paid condolences to the government of Mozambique following the plane clash which claimed 34 people in a game park in north east Namibia.
The plane was carrying 28 passengers, including 10 Mozambicans, nine Angolans, five Portuguese and one citizen each from France, Brazil and China.
Source - zbc
