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Spotlight | Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe under threat of losing Copperbelt-Durban truck traffic

Copperbelt import and export routes. © Africa Intelligence/Indigo Publications 2020

With congestion at the Beitbridge border post between Zimbabwe and South Africa recently worse than ever, the Kazungula Bridge between Zambia and Botswana has just been completed, opening up a new direct route between the Copperbelt and the port of Durban. [...]

Published on 19/11/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Spotlight | Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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.

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

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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

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South Africa
Wealth managers reassure their clients after government's tax announcements

South Africa's main asset managers have been putting their wealthy clients' minds at rest: there will be no tax increases for 2021. However, the regularisation of illegal offshore structures remains a point of concern.

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Spotlight | DRC, Southern Africa
Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

Several haulage companies have stopped exporting minerals mined in the DRC and are restricting themselves to transport operations within the country, claiming that tolls imposed when crossing into Zambia are prohibitively high.

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Truckers in the Copperbelt forced to re-enact Mad Max at the hands of the Chinese

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Lesotho, South Africa
Lesotho Highlands Water Project delayed by administrative problems

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Katse dam, in Lesotho, completed in 1996 under Phase 1 of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.

Spotlight | DRC
Erik Prince wins key security contract from Chinese mining giant CNMC

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DRC, Zambia
Hungary's Duna Aszfalt talks to leading Katanga businessman about cross-border road project

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AU-feted mobile money magnate Strive Masiyiwa vilified by Harare

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DRC, Zambia
South Africa's Toll Infrastructure joins highway project led by Katumbi's brother-in-law

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From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

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The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

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

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Mnangagwa, isolated internationally, plays up friendship with Kenyatta

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Cornelder launches offensive on Mozambique's port terminals

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CNMC and Erik Prince wholeheartedly believe in Lobito corridor

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