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One-stop border post at Plumtree on the cards
24 Dec 2013 at 02:55hrs | Views
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) and the Botswana Unified Revenue Service have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start negotiations to establish a one-stop border post at the Plumtree port of entry.
A one-stop concept at a port of entry is a facility that combines and integrates the border formalities of one or more countries at the point where those countries share a common border.
It enables officials from the countries concerned to work closely together, usually under the same roof for efficient border management by, at times, performing their similar functions at the same time and eliminating duplication of functions.
It is also hoped that the Plumtree port of entry would become one of the busiest inland ports in Africa as the Government forges ahead with plans to promote the use of a dry port at Walvis Bay in Namibia.
The proposed one-stop border initiative is a Sadc effort to integrate the economies of the sub-Saharan region and ensure free flow of goods and services among countries.
A one-stop concept at a port of entry is a facility that combines and integrates the border formalities of one or more countries at the point where those countries share a common border.
It is also hoped that the Plumtree port of entry would become one of the busiest inland ports in Africa as the Government forges ahead with plans to promote the use of a dry port at Walvis Bay in Namibia.
The proposed one-stop border initiative is a Sadc effort to integrate the economies of the sub-Saharan region and ensure free flow of goods and services among countries.
Source - Chronicle
