Masisi updates on Kazungula bridge construction
Tuesday, April 02, 2019
Speaking at his presidency’s first anniversary held at the Cresta Marang Hotel on Monday evening, Masisi declared: “I go to Zambia on behalf of the people of Francistown and you people who live within the proximity of the city of Francistown. You all know we are constructing a bridge at Kazungula at the confluence of the Chobe and Zambezi rivers”.
So, Masisi indicated that he was going to Zambia to ensure that the bridge project runs undisturbed, as there have been challenges relating to paying the contractor on site.
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