The congestion of heavy cargo trucks at the Katima Mulilo Border Post continues, with drivers and cargo stuck for days on a 4-kilometre stretch of road awaiting exit from Namibia.

Namibia and Zambia are accelerating efforts to operationalise the One-Stop Border Post at Katima Mulilo. 

The project aims to boost trade, reduce delays, and strengthen regional integration between the two countries.

In the past, cross-border trade in Francistown, Botswana's second-largest city, was largely dominated by women from Eswatini, Lesotho, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Vice President Lucia Witbooi has highlighted the significance of trade fairs, by emphasising that they go beyond buying and selling.  

Witbooi shared this during the official opening of the Rundu Annual Trade Fair, noting that trade fairs empower and strengthen regional economic growth.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah emphasized the need for landlocked countries like Zambia to gain access to essential commodities, particularly oil, through efficient transport routes. 

Ariamsvlei is a border town in the ||Kharas Region and home to around 500 residents.

Despite its significance as a border with South Africa along the national B3 road, residents there feel overlooked in terms of development and support.

Namibia and Botswana will begin with a trial of the operationalisation of the Mamuno and Trans Kalahari One Stop Border Post as of this Monday.