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The country’s Ambassador to Namibia Mrs Rofina Chikava has implored local industrialists to consider utilising the newly-established dry port facility in Walvis Bay as part of efforts to enhance business and trade opportunities between Zimbabwe and the rest of the world.
President Mnangagwa and his Namibian counterpart President Hage Geingob officially opened the Zimbabwe Dry Port facility on July 26, 2019.
Zimbabwe got a 50-year lease of 1,82ha for the construction of a dry port facility in Walvis Bay. The facility is expected to provide a strategic and cheaper gateway to the Atlantic Ocean for Zimbabwean manufacturers and international businesses.
The construction of the Zimbabwe Dry Port in Namibia is in line with President Mnangagwa’s mantra that “Zimbabwe is Open for Business”.
In an interview on the sidelines of a meeting in Bulawayo to promote the dry port to the Zimbabwe market yesterday, Ambassador Chikava urged captains of industry to take advantage of the dry port as an alternative in terms of movement of goods into the country.
“We have a special project, which was mandated by our two Heads of State, President Mnangagwa and President Hage Geingob, when they opened the Zimbabwe Dry Port in Walvis Bay. Our country is landlocked and therefore when we have access to the sea, we have to take it seriously and try to bring our exports and imports through a cheaper route,” Ambassador Chikava said.
“I therefore implore captains of industry to capitalise on this facility. We are not saying stop using other ports, but we are simply saying there is another alternative; bring your goods through our dry port in Walvis Bay so that we can balance the movement of goods into our country.”
Zimbabwe and Namibia have launched a joint bid to promote and market the dry port facility in Walvis Bay. Chronicle
