Hey bro what an epic drone footage, thank you for sharing & promoting our beautiful country Mozambique 🇲🇿 around the world. I have to point out few things you said. Firstly I do see a lot misinformation online about the bridge. people saying that the bridge it’s owned by the Chinese, which is not true. Yes it was built by the Chinese, But project was budgeted at US$725 million, and its financing was secured through a loan by Mozambique government from the Export-Import Bank (ExIm) of China. Secondly the bridge didn’t cost all that 725 million dollars. Construction of the bridge was also part of the Maputo-Ponta de Ouro road construction project, over a distance of 209 kilometres. The project was divided into three parts - the first section from Maputo to Katembe, over 35 kilometres; the second section comprising Katembe-Ponta de Ouro (109 kilometres) and includes the repair/construction of roads between Katembe/Bela Vista and Bela Vista/South Africa border and the third section of 63 kilometres covering the repair of the Bela Vista/Boane road. Thirdly most of building construction in Maputo are done my Portuguese construction companies, Mozambican companies and South African companies. The is one or two building projects which where done by the Chinese like Gloria Hotel in Avenida Marginal. Chinese construction companies they are more into building roads & bridges in the country including Portuguese companies as well. But any way I appreciate you bro for promoting our country.
Thank you so much for your kind message and information, I really did enjoy Mozambique and at first I was a little worried about being stopped by the police because there is so many reports of people being stopped and bribery but my experience was just the opposite, police was kind and only stopped me twice to find out where I was going and to wish me a safe journey. Enjoy your beautiful country and I am looking forward to my nest visit. Kind regards, Dirk Swanepoel Motorrad Mania
Hey bro what an epic drone footage, thank you for sharing & promoting our beautiful country Mozambique 🇲🇿 around the world. I have to point out few things you said. Firstly I do see a lot misinformation online about the bridge. people saying that the bridge it’s owned by the Chinese, which is not true. Yes it was built by the Chinese, But project was budgeted at US$725 million, and its financing was secured through a loan by Mozambique government from the Export-Import Bank (ExIm) of China.
Secondly the bridge didn’t cost all that 725 million dollars. Construction of the bridge was also part of the Maputo-Ponta de Ouro road construction project, over a distance of 209 kilometres.
The project was divided into three parts - the first section from Maputo to Katembe, over 35 kilometres; the second section comprising Katembe-Ponta de Ouro (109 kilometres) and includes the repair/construction of roads between Katembe/Bela Vista and Bela Vista/South Africa border and the third section of 63 kilometres covering the repair of the Bela Vista/Boane road.
Thirdly most of building construction in Maputo are done my Portuguese construction companies, Mozambican companies and South African companies. The is one or two building projects which where done by the Chinese like Gloria Hotel in Avenida Marginal. Chinese construction companies they are more into building roads & bridges in the country including Portuguese companies as well. But any way I appreciate you bro for promoting our country.
Thank you so much for your kind message and information, I really did enjoy Mozambique and at first I was a little worried about being stopped by the police because there is so many reports of people being stopped and bribery but my experience was just the opposite, police was kind and only stopped me twice to find out where I was going and to wish me a safe journey.
Enjoy your beautiful country and I am looking forward to my nest visit.
Kind regards,
Dirk Swanepoel
Motorrad Mania
Perfeito