Dear Editor,THE Kazungula Bridge officially opened yesterday. As usual, some sectors of society will try and down play this important milestone in Zambia’s infrastructure development goals.The Kazungula Bridge Project was an initiative of the four countries whose borders meet at Kazungula, these being Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. But after protracted negotiations Namibia and Zimbabwe opted not to be part of the project and in 2007, the governments of Botswana and Zambia signed an agreement to build the bridge to replace the existing pontoon.The bridge is deliberately curved to avoid the borders of Namibia and Zimbabwe which are close by. Construction of the bridge officially started in 2014. The cost of the $260m project was to be financed by the following; 1. Botswana and Zambia were to finance 9.2 percent of the project or $23, 920, 000 2. Japan International Cooperation Agency were to finance 57.5 percent of the project or $149, 500, 000 3. […]
KAZUNGULA BRIDGE: ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT FIRST
