Only 1,2km of 66km Maphisa Road complete ahead of Uhuru Day

ONLY 1,2km of the 66km Gwanda-Maphisa Road project is complete as contractors race against time to finish the project ahead of this year’s Independence Day commemorations.

The project, one of the major independence celebrations legacy projects in Matabeleland South province, has seen six contractors engaged to speed up construction.

So far, the 1,2km Kononkwe stretch has been completed.

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