Govt Approves Construction Of Railway Line To Beira
The Cabinet has approved the construction of a railway line that will link the country with Beira port in Mozambique.
Zimbabwe uses ports in other countries for its external trade such as Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania, Walvis Bay in Namibia and Durban in South Africa, but Beira gives the country the shortest gateway to the sea.
Speaking to the media soon after a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa, said:
Following a presentation by the transport minister and Infrastructure Development Cabinet approved in principle the proposal for Balmoral Corporation investments to undertake the construction of a railway line and a port at Beira on a built, operate and transfer basis in order to facilitate the transportation of minerals.
According to a Daily News report, at least 70 per cent of Zimbabwe’s exports reportedly go through South Africa.
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However, the distance between Harare and Beira is only 559km, while the distance between Harare and Durban is 1 683km, more than twice the distance to the former.
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