Zambia/Botswana: The Kazungula Bridge to be commissioned in May 2021! [update]

update (01 May 2021): The Government of Botswana has officially confirmed the opening date of the Kazungula Bridge. According to a tweet by the Government, the official opening of the Kazungula Bridge & one stop border post facilities is scheduled for 10 May 2021.

The Kazungula Bridge, a 923-metre-long and 18.5-metre-wide road and rail bridge that connects Zambia and Botswana by crossing the Zambezi at the small border town of Kazungula in Zambia's Southern Provice, is finally set to be opened to the public. According to the Zambian Daily Mail, Zambia's President Edgar Lungu and Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi are expected to commission the Kazungula Bridge project on 10 May 2021. The construction of the Kazungula Bridge officially began on 12 October 2014 was due to be completed by 2020. The official opening has since been delayed several times due to various reasons. The bridge is financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Bank (ADB). 

PS.: Once the Kazungula Bridge is open to the public, travellers will be able to travel between Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe or Zambia) and the iconic Chobe National Park in Botswana in just about one +/- hour!

Zambia/Botswana: The Kazungula Bridge is almost ready to open to the public! [update]

update (29 April 2021): According to the Zambia's Daily Mail, Zambia's President Edgar Lungu and Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi are expected to commission Kazungula Bridge project on 10 May 2021.

update (28 April 2021): According to the Zambia's Daily Mail, the Kazungula bridge will be commissioned in May 2021.

update (08 April 2021): The Kazungula bridge is still not open to the public...

update (11 March 2021): The official opening of the Kazungula bridge is still a well-kept secret. Word on the ground has been that the bridge linking Zambia and Botswana by crossing the Zambezi at the small border town of Kazungula in Zambia's Southern Provice will be opened on 01 April 2021, but that is just a rumour. We'll keep you posted!

update (18 January 2021): The opening of the Kazungula Bridge has obviously been delayed.  The reason why the bridge is still not open is actually not known. It could be the coronavirus pandemic, financial problems, the signing of legal intruments or simply problems related to the bilateral meetings between Botswana and Zambia that have delayed the opening of the bridge. We'll keep you posted!

Botswana's Minister of Transport and Communications, Mr Thulagano Segokgo, said at the final joint inspection of the Kazungula Bridge project with the Zambia's Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development, Vincent Mwale, that the two countries are at an advanced stage of concluding legal instruments that will enable the Kazungula Bridge to be operational. The construction of package one of the project, which is the Kazungula Bridge itself, is 100% complete while the other two packages - the Botswana one-stop border post (99,97%) and its Zambian equivalent (99,99%) - are expected to be concluded by the end of October 2020. According to the Minister, the entire project had registered considerable progress which would lead to its commissioning by the heads of state of Botswana and Zambia in the near future. 

The Kazungula Bridge is a 923-metre-long and 18.5-metre-wide road and rail bridge that connects Zambia and Botswana by crossing the Zambezi at the small border town of Kazungula in Zambia's Southern Provice. Construction of the Kazungula Bridge officially began on 12 October 2014. The bridge is being financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Bank (ADB).

PS.: Once the Kazungula Bridge is open to the public, travellers will be able to travel between Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe or Zambia) and the iconic Chobe National Park in Botswana in just about one +/- hour!

Zambia/Botswana: The Kazungula Bridge is complete!

The Kazungula Bridge, a 923-metre-long and 18.5-metre-wide road and rail bridge that connects Zambia and Botswana by crossing the Zambezi at the small border town of Kazungula in Zambia's Southern Provice, is 100% complete. According to a press release by Botswana's Ministry of Transport and Communications, this includes the bridge proper and approach ramps. The one stop border post on Botswana's side of the bridge currenty stands at 98.44% (as of 06 October 2020) and is expected to be fully complete by the end of October 2020, while the one stop border post on the Zambian side of the bridge is at 99.4% (as of 06 October 2020).

Construction of the Kazungula Bridge officially began on 12 October 2014. The bridge is being financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Bank (ADB).
PS.: Once the Kazungula Bridge is open to the public, travellers will be able to travel between Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe or Zambia) and the iconic Chobe National Park in Botswana in just about one +/- hour!

Botswana: Diversion of traffic between the border post, Kazungula and the landing bay on the Zambezi river!

According to the official facebook page of the Government of Botswana, the road from the Botswana border post "Kazungula Ferry" to the pontoon landing bay of the actual Kazungula Ferry on the Zambezi river will be closed on 23 December 2018. This is to facilitate the ongoing construction of the Kazungula Bridge access ramp. Therefore, as from 24 December 2018, all traffic will be required to use the detour road. The public is urged to adhere to the installed signage and to fully cooperate with the flag persons situated along the detour to ensure safe and efficient flow. The detour will be in use until the Kazungula Bridge is completed and opened to traffic. The Kazungula Bridge is a road and rail bridge under construction over the Zambezi river between the countries of Zambia and Botswana at the town of Kazungula. The bridge will replace the existing ferry.

MRI Botswana opens a new state of the art polyclinic in Kazungula/Kasane!

MRI Botswana, an emergency medical transportation company in Botswana, has opened a new state of the art medical facility in Kazungula's Borogo Junction Mall on 22 September 2015. The services of the clinic, which is running under the newly established brand name Prime Health, are ranging from a GP Practice (Prime Health Medical), a Pharmacy (Prime Health) and Emergency Medical Services (EMS). All services are offered by a team of qualified paramedics supported by EMS-trained doctors and nurses. Kazungula is located in the far north of Botswana, about 10 km east of Kasane.

MRI POLYCLINIC LAUNCHES IN KAZUNGULA IN STYLE!!!!!!On Tuesday 22nd September, MRI Botswana launched its state of the...
Posted by MRI Botswana Limited on Thursday, 24 September 2015

Zambia to computerise the border posts at Victoria Falls, Katima Mulilo & Kazungula

The Department of Immigration in Zambia is going to computerise its border posts at Victoria Falls/Livingstone (Zambia/Zimbabwe), Katima Mulilo (Zambia/Namibia) and Kazungula (Zambia/Botswana) by June 2013 to ease the movement of travellers to and from Zambia. According to the public relations officer of the Department of Immigration, Mubanda Chansa, twenty computers, fifteen webcams, fifteen finger print scanners and nine printers were bought so far to equip the three border posts and Zamtel was contracted to connect the borders with the Department's headquarters in Lusaka. Immigration officers at the soon-to-be computerised border controls will also get a special training on how to use the new system.


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