Mohembo Bridge award sweetens Okavango allure

Kobamelo Kgoboko, who was in Singapore this week to accept an Award of Merit by the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC), given for the design of Mohembo Bridge, said the landmark complements the tourism package that attracts visitors from all over the world to Botswana.

Whereas infrastructural developments in ecologically sensitive areas often imply conflict, FIDIC’s panel of judges recognised how the Mohembo Bridge seamlessly blends into the surroundings, the iconic elephant tusks resonating with the Delta and the fully solar-powered operations reducing the footprint on the environment.