Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs Senator Shuvai Mahofa has challenged Government to allow the province to engage wildlife conservancies in the Lowveld to help in raising of $4 million for the construction of a bridge at Chilonga.
The request comes as more than five people are dying every year while trying to cross the low-lying Chilonga Bridge, which is easily covered by floods. Sen Mahofa said the help from wildlife conservancies would complement efforts by Chiredzi Rural District Council to repair bridges swept away by Cyclone Eline in 2000.
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