Zimbabwe Funds Chirundu Border Upgrade
Zimbabwe has secured private sector funding to modernize the Chirundu border post with Zambia. The upgrade aims to reduce severe transit delays along the key North South freight corridor.
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Zimbabwe secured a funding agreement on Tuesday morning with the Chirundu Border Consortium to upgrade the Chirundu border crossing with Zambia, aiming to cut freight bottlenecks. The public-private partnership follows previous government estimates placing the project cost at $66.8 million. The upgrade addresses chronic transit delays along a vital trade route connecting central African mining hubs to southern ports.
