The government on Friday, 28 October reviewed the New Limpopo Bridge tolling system at Beitbridge border post to allow the fees to be paid at the prevailing bank rate of the day.
The changes are contained in Statutory Instrument 184 of 2022 which reads in part:
It is hereby notified that the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development, in terms of sections 6 of the Toll-Roads Act (Chapter 13:13), has made the following changes –these regulations may be cited as the Beitbridge (Tolling) (Amendment) Regulations, 2-022 (No 2).
The Beitbridge (Tolling) regulations, 2014, published in Statutory Instrument 100 of 2014 (hereinafter referred to as the principal regulation) is amended by the repeal of the schedule and the submission of the following- the motor vehicle will pay US$4, light motor vehicle up to 3 tonnes (US$9) and heavy vehicles to pay US$23.
The fees above shall be payable in United States dollars or South African rand using the exchange rate as published by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe as at the date of payment.
Since 2014, the bridge toll fees were fixed for light motor vehicles paying US$4 or R55, light motor vehicles weighing up to three tonnes, (US$9 or R125), while heavy vehicles were charged US$23 or R325.
The toll fees are collected by the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA). | Chronicle