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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.
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Former South African President Jacob Zuma outside the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Jan. 31, 2022.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma outside the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Jan. 31, 2022. © Jerôme Delay/Pool via Reuters

How the rivalry between Ramaphosa and Zuma is hampering the Eswatini crisis's resolution

A regional summit on the problems in the small southern African state, scheduled for 21 July in Pretoria, has been cancelled. The reason for this was King Mswati III's apparent distrust of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and other nearby heads of state.
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Valentina Matvienko, President of the Council of the Russian Federation.
Valentina Matvienko, President of the Council of the Russian Federation. © Maxim Shipenkov/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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Putin's envoy reassures Harare and Maputo but avoids Pretoria

On a tour of southern Africa, Russian Federation Council leader Valentina Matvienko promised Zimbabwe and Mozambique that their imports of basic necessities would not be hit by the war in Ukraine. But the Kremlin envoy notably did not include South Africa in her trip.
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