Kazungula Bridge project could fail - Makgato

Kazungula bridge construction site PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Kazungula bridge construction site PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

Parliament has been told that the Kazungula Bridge project linking Botswana and Zambia has been adversely affected by cash flow difficulties emanating from the contractor not being timely and regularly paid by the employer.

The minister of Transport and Communication, Dorcas Makgato explained that the employer in this regard is the partnership of governments of Botswana and Zambia.

“Based on this difficulty, the contractor (Daewoo) has instituted his contractual rights to slow down, suspend works and possibly terminate the contract; if the employer does not correct the situation by paying, and demonstrating a capacity to timely pay henceforth,” Makgato said.

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