New Bridge Offers Respite to One of Africa’s Busiest Borders

Passengers desembarque from a river ferry crossing the Zambezi river at the border station for Botswana and Zambia, in Kazungula, Botswana in 2006. — Passengers desembarque from a river ferry crossing the Zambezi river at the border station for Botswana and Zambia, in Kazungula, Botswana in 2006.
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By Mbongeni Mguni and Ray Ndlovu

May 10, 2021 at 12:20 PM UTC

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May 10, 2021 at 5:57 PM UTC

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Botswana and Zambia opened the $260 million Kazungula bridge, which may help alleviate congestion at one of Africa’s busiest border crossings in neighboring Zimbabwe.

The 923-meter road and rail bridge offers a faster and cheaper alternative to a route via Beitbridge on Zimbabwe’s border with South Africa. Kazungula has a one-stop border facility located near the quadripoint that links Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.