One stop border post with Tanzania on the cards

Zambia and Tanzania have agreed
to establish a one-stop post at the
Nakonde/Tunduma border crossing
in the north-east of Zambia.
Speaking in Lusaka at the
signing of a memorandum of
understanding to establish the
one-stop post, Zambian minister
of commerce, trade and industry,
Felix Mutati, said it would
improve regional competitiveness
by simplifying documentation and
processes at the border.
According to Mutati, revenue at
the Chirundu one-stop border post
between Zambia and Zimbabwe
had increased by 30% since it
started operating in December
2009.
Funding of US$1.2-billion has
reportedly been committed for
the development of a north-south
trade corridor from the port of
Dar es Salaam to the Zambian and
Congolese copperbelts, and down
into South Africa.