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Movement of People, Goods and Services
Various arrangements have been put in place
to improve the movement of people in the
basin and in the southern African region as a
whole. In 2005, the leaders of the Southern
African Development Community (SADC)
Member States adopted the Protocol on the
Facilitation of Movement of Persons in the
SADC aimed at developing policies that allow
movement of people across borders in the
SADC region. The new protocol has already
been signed by half of the 15 member states
and is still subject to ratification by two-thirds
of the member states before it enters into
force. It is intended to facilitate visa-free entry,
residence and establishment by individuals
or families in territories of member states
(Madakufamba 2005).
In order to facilitate the easy movement of people,
goods and services between the countries,
one-stop border post arrangements are being
established. This type of border crossing was
piloted at the Chirundu border post between
Zambia and Zimbabwe in 2009 (SARDC 2009a).
Infrastructure such as bridges are being developed
and expanded. This includes the construction of
Kazungula Bridge between Botswana, Zambia and
Zimbabwe and the Katima Mulilo Bridge across
the Zambezi between Namibia and Zambia which
opened in 2005 (SADC and ZRA 2007).
Trucks waiting to cross the Chirundu bridge between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Chirundu Bridge over the Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
© Candice Bate,
WWF
© Candice Bate,
WWF