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Botswana, Zambia open Kazungula Bridge

THE Kazungula Bridge over the Zambezi River linking Botswana and Zambia is expected to improve trade and create jobs between the two countries.

Opening the bridge on Monday, Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi said the completion of the bridge had raised expectations.

“It goes without saying that goods from Lesotho, eSwatini, South Africa and Namibia, as well as from

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