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

Copperbelt import and export routes.
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. [...]
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