The recent “train the trainers” workshop in Blantyre, Malawi, saw revenue authority representatives from 13 of the 15 member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) attending, according to information released to FTW by Mike Fitzmaurice owner/director of Port Elizabeth-based Transport Logistics Consultants (TLC). The five-day workshop, he added, was one of the major steps towards establishing an efficient transit system that would enable SADC member states to achieve regional integration goals. The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) deputy commissioner of customs and excise (technical), Eleanor Chirwa, said: “This workshop is an opportunity for us to boost our efforts towards reducing our operational cost and transit challenges faced by our business partners.” TLC was the first company to successfully complete one-stop border post (OSBP) monitoring projects in Africa at Beitbridge in 2005/2006 and Chirundu in 2006/2007 for the World Bank and the Federation of Southern African Road Transport Associations (Fesarta).
Workshop boosts regional integration goals
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