The Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, is pleased with the progress made by the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) on the upgrading of the Trans Kalahari One Stop Border Post project.

The project aims to enhance trade facilitation.

The Nkurenkuru Border Post, which borders Namibia and Angola, has not yet met the national border post standards.

This was shared during the visit of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Security, Constitutional and Legal Affairs to the Kavango West Region.

The National Council Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Security, Constitutional and Legal Affairs visited the Katima Mulilo Border Post in the Zambezi Region on Monday to find out if recommendations proposed by the committee in 2022 have been implemented by the government.

The governments of Botswana and Namibia recently held a trial run of the operationalisation of the Mamuno and Trans Kalahari One Stop Border Post.

The two countries agreed to the development of the border posts into a one-stop border post.

The Katima Mulilo Border Post between Namibia and Zambia will start operating 24 hours a day by the end of next month.

The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security,  Dr. Albert Kawana is confident the 24-hour operations of the Trans-Kalahari and Mamuno Border Post will help revive the economies of Namibia and Botswana.