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Zimbabwe, Botswana border impasse rages on
A long-standing border dispute between Zimbabwe and Botswana, sparked by the construction of the Kazungula Bridge, continues to be a contentious issue four years after the US$259.3 million project was...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 11:58hrs | 14178 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pushes hard to join Kazungula Bridge project
Zimbabwe is actively seeking to join the Kazungula Bridge project, a key regional trade route completed in 2021 and funded by international lenders including the African Development Bank, JICA, and th...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 12:51hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
ZimbabwePorts of entry get boost
GOVERNMENT has started overhauling and refurbishing three of the country's major ports of entry and highways that connect Zimbabwe to the region.The country is looking to cement its status as ...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 09:54hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa still isolated after 47 global trips
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has travelled 47 foreign trips since coming to power, in a re-engagement drive that has been bogged down by human rights abuses and failure to implement key political refo...Published: 06 Nov 2022 at 11:50hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique railway line on cards
ZIMBABWE, Botswana and Mozambique are working on plans to establish a railway line to connect the three countries with a gateway to the sea, President Mnangagwa has said.Further, Zimbabwe and ...Published: 03 Sep 2022 at 19:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Botswana amplifies call for Zimbabwe sanctions removal
LLEGAL sanctions imposed by Western countries on Zimbabwe are not only affecting Zimbabweans but the whole Southern African Development Community region and their removal will ensure economic growth, ...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe edging closer to energy self-sufficiency
ZIMBABWE is edging closer to addressing its energy needs in the long term through the joint construction of the Batoka Gorge hydro power station with Zambia. This comes as the country is battl...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Beitbridge highway project: A new big step in the right direction
AS we turn right off the Harare-Beitbridge highway - just before the intersection of the Harare and Bulawayo arteries five kilometres north of Beitbridge Border Post on the banks of the Limpopo River ...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 07:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobilises funds for Kazungula project
GOVERNMENT has mobilised funds to conduct detailed engineering designs for the construction of a bridge at Kazungula One Stop Border Post (OSBP), which will service Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana as pa...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
RevivED, on course, CompletED
FULFILLING a century-old dream, President Mnangagwa in February this year commissioned the Gwayi-Shangani Dam project, which will come with a 245 km water pipeline to Bulawayo and put an end to the se...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:39hrs | 11 | by Fungi Kwaramba
No to drugs, indiscipline, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday implored children to be disciplined, hardworking, respectful and also abstain from drugs and wayward behaviour if they are to be competitive in a globalised world....Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:07hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter
'Beitbridge border clearance has improved'
ZIMBORDERS authorities yesterday said the traffic backlog at Beitbridge Border Post had "tremendously" improved, with vehicle clearance now taking less than 12 hours, compared to five or more days in ...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Address Beitbridge Border Post mess or we lose out to Kazungula
IN this digital age, our border posts are expected to move with the times and embrace technology so that clearing of goods is done efficiently.Our border posts have been so porous and delays a...Published: 18 Oct 2021 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Border chaos: National Ports Authority the missing link
The Government has over the years come up with a number of strategies to remove trade barriers and enhance the smooth flow of people and cargo through its land borders.This is being done with ...Published: 18 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
First phase of Beitbridge Border Post upgrade nears completion
WORK on the massive US$300 million modernisation of Beitbridge Border Post into a world class commercial hub has gathered momentum with major developments under the first phase of the project almost c...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Beitbridge-Chirundu remains route of choice'
BEITBRIDGE-CHIRUNDU Highway remains the route of choice within the Sadc region despite completion of the Kazungula Bridge by Zambia and Botswana, Transport minister Felix Mhona said yesterday....Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kazungula is Beitbridge Border Post death knell?
On Monday, President Mnangagwa witnessed the commissioning of the US$260 million Kazungula Bridge built by Botswana and Zambia across the Zambezi River. The bridge, situated at the point where...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Good Advisors must be around the 'PRESIDENT'
The office of the President and Cabinet, is a highly regarded, commended, and respected office, it deserves honour, dignity and respect. Those who are responsible for preparing meetings around the " P...Published: 11 May 2021 at 22:42hrs | 4 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Mnangagwa jets off to Uganda
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose government continues to keep land borders shut, has left the country again for Uganda where he is set to witness the swearing-in of the East African country Preside...Published: 11 May 2021 at 16:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe snubbed Kazungula bridge over 'donor influence'
ZIMBABWE is set to join Zambia and Botswana in the Kazungula Bridge project after the late former President Robert Mugabe's government snubbed the project due to "donor influence".President Em...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa jets off to Botswana
President Mnangagwa has left for Botswana for the commissioning of Kazungula Bridge.The President was seen off at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport by Vice President Constantino ...Published: 10 May 2021 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe part of Kazungula Bridge project'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday said Zimbabwe was now part of the Kazungula Bridge project that was snubbed by his predecessor, the late President Robert Mugabe.Kazungula Bridge is a...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Kazungula Bridge opening to boost Sadc trade
THE official opening of the Kazungula Bridge and One-Stop Border Post facilities next week Monday is expected to enhance Southern Africa's access to international markets through connectivity with maj...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:15hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Road infrastructure decay needs policy change
The pace of Zimbabwe's road infrastructure decay has reached alarming levels which call for a policy change by the government. The country's major highways and urban roads have become a living hazard ...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 14:34hrs | 3 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zambia bans haulage trucks from crossing Victoria Falls Border Post
Zambia has announced restrictions on exports which will see commercial trucks being banned from using the Victoria Falls Border Post with effect from the first of March, amid an outcry from citizens w...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 20:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kazungula Bridge: Zimbabwe set to lose billions
ZIMBABWE is set to lose billions of dollars in potential revenue to the new Kazungula River Bridge which is expected to be functional by year-end, offering a shorter alternative route to road transpor...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:27hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Kazungula one stop border on track
FEASIBILITY studies on the establishment of Kazungula one stop border post are now in conclusive stages with indications of a positive assessment to pave way for the implementation of the venture....Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Revisiting the Beitbridge-Harare highway
The state of the Beitbridge-Harare (A4) Highway is now a cause for concern as the number of human fatalities grows by each day due to deadly accidents in the narrow strip that links Zimbabwe and South...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 08:06hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
From land-locked to land-linked economy
This week I share my thoughts on changing Zimbabwe from being a land-locked country into a land-linked economy.This subject, among other things, addresses country and regional infrastructural ...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by President Emmerson D. Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa to launch satellite technology agency
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is today set to launch the Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (Zingsa) and tomorrow officiate at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Beitbridge modernisation pro...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to visit Beitbridge Border Post tomorrow
President Mnangagwa will tomorrow visit Beitbridge Border Post for a groundbreaking ceremony to begin works on the mordernisation of the country's and sadc's busiest inland port as part of Government'...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge modernisation plans gets Cabinet okays
Cabinet has approved a plan to modernise Beitbridge border post as the Government moves a gear up on the ease of doing business with civil works expected to commence soon, President Mnangagwa has said...Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Border upgrade commences in May
UPGRADING of the Beitbridge Border Post is set to commence by mid-May, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has said.Officially opening the Zimbabwe International Business Conference held in Bu...Published: 28 Apr 2018 at 06:24hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
'Beitbridge Border upgrade commences mid-May'
UPGRADING of the Beitbridge Border Post is set to commence by mid-May, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has said.Officially opening the Zimbabwe International Business Conference held in Bu...Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 20:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa creating Zimbabwe's destiny, seeks good fortune
For over two decades, Zimbabwe has literally been in isolation, where the rest of the world was not keen on engaging the country especially on investment matters. No country is an island, especially w...Published: 03 Apr 2018 at 20:47hrs | | by Tatenda Gono
Recalling the bungling and painful reality
THE recent announcement by the Government that Zimbabwe has joined Zambia and Botswana in the Kazungula Bridge project, belated though it is, is a coup de grace in international relations and co-opera...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 06:16hrs | 2 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Kazungula Bridge spells economic doom for Zimbabwe
Economists have warned that the newly-commissioned Kazungula rail road bridge between Zambia and Botswana spells economic doom for Zimbabwe as it would divert business from the country.T...Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ends decade-long impasse
BOTSWANA and Zambia yesterday agreed to incorporate Zimbabwe in the US$259 million Kazungula rail and road bridge project as President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration cleanses international diplom...Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 09:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa back from Botswana
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is back home after a working visit to Botswana with his counterparts Edgar Lungu of Zambia and Ian Khama of Botswana.The three leaders inspected the progress at th...Published: 10 Mar 2018 at 18:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa off to Botswana to tour project that closes out Zimbabwe
President Mnangagwa travels to Botswana today where together with that country's President Seretse Ian Khama and Zambian leader Edgar Lungu they will assess progress made on the construction of the Ka...Published: 10 Mar 2018 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa to tour project that closes out Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to tour Kazungula Bridge project together with his Botswana and Zambian counterparts.Botswana government announced on the micro-blogging site, Twitter that ...Published: 06 Mar 2018 at 14:43hrs | | by Byo24News Reporter
Cabinet approves $170m Beitbridge Border expansion
CABINET has approved a $170 million tender to Zim-Borders Consortium for the expansion of the Beitbridge Border Post, the country's busiest inland port of entry.The tender also covers construc...Published: 21 Feb 2018 at 01:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge suffers neglect, could have looked like Victoria Falls
THE dusty small town of Beitbridge now pins its hopes for development on the proposed one-stop border post (OSBP).Yet with all its attributes, the town could have done better.Beitbridg...Published: 26 Oct 2017 at 06:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe urged to act fast on dualisation
Zimbabwe stands to lose millions of dollars in transit fees if it does not expedite the dualisation of the long-awaited 900km Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu highway, one of Southern Africa's main trunk ro...Published: 09 Aug 2017 at 10:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
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