Namibia and Botswana have applied a call to have the Trans-Kalahari/Mamuno border posts function for twenty-four hours day by day.
This follows on a binational fee assembly between the 2 nations in Botswana on 5 and 9 March.
The all-hours border submit additionally follows within the wake of Namibia’s granting of dry port services to nations within the Southern African Growth Neighborhood (SADC) area, together with Botswana, to reinforce maritime commerce for land-locked counties.
Residence affairs minister Albert Kawana on Saturday mentioned the port of Walvis Bay presents a possibility for Botswana to have entry to sea transportation which cuts the turnaround time for the nation’s imports and exports.
Kawana additionally mentioned the operation of the Trans-Kalahari/Mamuno border posts on a 24-hour foundation is envisaged as a part of plans to advertise Namibia as a regional logistics hub.
Namibia and Botswana signed a memorandum of understanding on 24 February to permit residents of each nations to journey with identification paperwork, as a substitute of passports, between the 2 nations – a primary for Africa.
Kawana mentioned that thus far, 214 Namibian nationals and 525 residents of Botswana have travelled between the 2 nations via the Trans-Kalahari/Mamuno border posts utilizing their identification paperwork, as a substitute of go
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