Beitbridge border post upgrade to cost $100 million

Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa says government requires about $100 million to upgrade the Beitbridge border post to international standards.

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is going to release funding to raise the country's international competitiveness through advancements in border infrastructure.

The project also includes the implementation of measures to strengthen the collaboration between South Africa Revenue Service and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority through the harmonisation of customs systems and procedures at Beitbridge.

Chinamasa said government is working towards engaging different financial institutions to fund the project.

Chinamasa said implementation of these projects will go a long way towards actualising some of the objectives of the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation which includes infrastructure rehabilitation and development, employment creation and poverty eradication.