Zambia is working towards improving the operations at its dry port at Walvis Bay, in Namibia's Erongo Region.

President Hakainde Hichilema told guests at Zambia's 58th independence anniversary celebrations that port development is crucial to igniting other transport infrastructure and industries.

President Hichilema recently toured Zambia's dry port facilities at Walvis Bay on an invitation by President Hage Geingob.

The Zambian dry port is one of the busiest among the three ports the Namibian government gave to SADC land-locked countries.

President Hage Geingob says it is the duty of the current generation to embark on the struggle for socio-economic transformation.

Dr Geingob said this socio-economic transformation would require the same bravery and zeal that the heroes and heroines had during the struggle for political independence.

Dr Geingob said this when he addressed Zambia's 58th Independence Day commemorations in the capital, Lusaka, on Monday.

Namibia, Zambia, and Angola have the potential to trade oil and gas instead of relying on foreign markets that are thousands of kilometres away.

This is the view of Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema, who urged the private sector to work together. 

At the Swakopmund International Expo, Zambia's Head of State listed a number of minerals in Namibia and Zambia.