Botswana Railways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its Namibian Counterpart state owned TransNamib to facilitate the joint development of the Trans-Kalahari railway which will cost US $9.5bn.
TransNamib Corporate Communications Executive Ally, Hangula Paulino confirmed the reports and said railway line would complement the existing Trans-Kalahari corridor, which links Botswana to the port of Walvis Bay, but stretches 1 900Km from Walvis Bay, through Windhoek, Gaborone in Botswana and Johannesburg to Pretoria in South Africa.
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 NEPAD. Trans Kalahari High Way which is a corridor that links Botswana, South Africa and Namibia is one of the infrastructures put up by the Governments and international partners to help enhance cross border trade in the region.