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An aerial view of the newly built Kazungula bridge over the Zambezi river in Kazungula, Botswana, on 10 May 2021.
An aerial view of the newly built Kazungula bridge over the Zambezi river in Kazungula, Botswana, on 10 May 2021. © Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP

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Harare acts to get back on the lucrative Durban-Copperbelt freight route

The opening of the Kazungula Bridge, which connects Zambia to Botswana, has robbed Zimbabwe of its status as a key gateway between the port of Durban and the Copperbelt. Deprived of significant revenue, Harare is preparing its counter-attack with the help of a handful of bankers.
LogoSubscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 07.03.2023
Millionaire Sam Matekane winner of the Lesotho general elections.
Millionaire Sam Matekane winner of the Lesotho general elections. © REUTERS

Sam Matekane caught between politics and business

Sam Matekane, who has emerged victorious from the general election, is also a well-known businessman in Lesotho. His political ambitions raise questions for his Western mining partners, while the numerous public sector contracts he won during the previous parliament raise the risk of a conflict of interest as he looks set to go into government.
LogoSubscribers only Mining, Politics 14.10.2022

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