The Ministry of Works and Transport launched the User-Per-Principle (UPP) on the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Corridor at the Wenela Border in Katima Mulilo.

As part of eliminating non-tariff barriers, a secretariat was formed for the corridor, composed of the Ministry of Works and Transport, the Road Fund Administration, NamRA and the Walvis Bay Corridor Group.

Deputy Minister of Works and Transport Hans Haikali highlighted that despite the milestones the three member states have achieved, some pending issues need to be realised, such as the one-stop border post at the Wenela border.

Zambia’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Logistics, Fredrick Mwalusaka, noted that the corridor is of immense strategic importance as it provides access for Zambia to international markets.

The initiative's concept aims to ensure that service users bear the cost. A UPP levy of 90 cents (USD) per tonne on all cross-border cargo along the corridor came into effect on the 1st of April and has so far generated US$1.4 million.