Zambia pays US$14m to resolve Kazungula impasse

The US$260 million (P2.72 billion) Kazungula Bridge project involves the construction of a 930-metre road and rail bridge over the Zambezi River, opening up a regional economic corridor stretching from Cape Town/Durban through Zambia to the rest of Africa.

The project is co-funded by the Botswana and Zambian governments, as well as financiers who include the African Development Bank, the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund and the Japan International Cooperation Agency. Workers at Daewoo Engineering & Construction downed tools recently citing non-payment of salaries due to arrears from the Zambian government. The situation led to transport ministers from both sides converging at the border town last week, overseen by Presidents from both countries.