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06 December 2021

THANK A TRUCKER CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUCK DRIVERS IN THE SOUTH AFRICA, NAMIBIA AND BOTSWANA CORRIDOR.

Truck drivers and carriers play a critical role in the economies of different countries. They ensure seamless and consistent transportation of basic goods to different countries despite challenges they may face.

As a result, the Trans Kalahari Corridor Secretariat (TKCS) would like to acknowledge the role played by carriers in building the economies of the three member states of the TKCS.

The “Thank A Trucker” campaign will be rolled out in South Africa between the 06th and 10th of December 2021 along the N18 in Mahikeng and N4 in Brits.

Namibia’s National Road Safety Council and the Walvis Bay Corridor Group have collaborated with the National Department of Transport and TKCS in this campaign. South Africa, Namibia and Botswana are the member states of TKCS with South Africa being the current Chair of the Secretariat.

Background on the Trans Kalahari Corridor

The Trans Kalahari Corridor (TKC) is a tripartite, trans-boundary Corridor Management Institution that was established with a political and economic vision to pursue or contribute towards deeper regional integration programs of SADC, SACU and indeed NEPAD.

The Trans Kalahari Corridor (TKC) is a road network spanning approximately 1900 kilometers across the territories of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. It starts in the Gauteng Province in South Africa and continues through Rustenburg and Zeerust in the North-West Province, through Lobatse and Kanye in Botswana, the Mamuno and Trans Kalahari Border Posts, through Gobabis, Windhoek and Okahandja in Namibia and right through to the Port of Walvis Bay.

The port of Walvis Bay on the west coast of Namibia strategically links to other Corridors in the sub-region, namely: Trans Kunene Corridor, Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi (Trans Caprivi) Corridor, Windhoek-Luanda Corridor and Trans Oranje Corridor. Road network linkages cut across these Corridors creating a strategic network. The TKC also connects the ports of Walvis Bay with the Maputo Corridor, resulting in the Coast-to-Coast Corridor.

This Corridor is known for providing a short transport link across the entire breadth of the South African Sub-continent. Compared to the traditional routes via southern Namibia to South Africa’s Gauteng, TKC cuts the distance by 400 kilometers, making it a more preferred route and providing cost effective logistical advantages to users.

The TKC is a strategic route-of-choice that provides linkages between the Americas and East European markets and the Southern African hinterland.

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