The Government of Zimbabwe has given the all clear for the construction of the 120 kilometre Bulawayo-Old Gwanda Road. The project will cost USD150 million on a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) model. It is anticipated that the venture will be completed before the end of the year.

Chief Executive Officer of Zwane Enterprise, the company that is headlining the project, Engineer Bekithemba Mbambo, indicated that the project would commence with a four week feasibility study. This would be followed by the signing of the BOT contract and the eventual rolling in of machinery and equipment on-site.

The road project is expected to benefit people from Matabeleland South province through employment creation, domestic tourism and business opportunities. Additionally, a big bridge will be built at Mtshabezi River near Gwanda as well as the construction of supporting infrastructure.