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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Parliamentary Forum’s standing committee on trade, industry, finance and investment has called for the harmonisation of cross-border trade systems to reduce “trade costs and time spent at borders”.

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This echoed calls that were made by the governments of South Africa and Zimbabwe earlier in the year after thousands of people and vehicles were stuck at the Beitbridge border post for days following the Christmas and New Year holidays.The standing committee, chaired by Zimbabwe Member of Parliament, Anele Ndebele, met virtually on Sunday under the theme: “Enhancing regional economic integration through infrastructure development: A case of one-stop border post”.

In January, South Africa’s portfolio committee on home affairs visited the Beitbridge border post and identified the implementation of a one-stop border post and the roll-out of the Border Management Authority as being key to resolving the challenges at all land borders.At the time, the committee said “this [the implementation of a one-stop border post] will ensure the seamless movement of people in and out of the country”.

While discussions were described as fruitful, they only formed part of preparations for the 49th Plenary Assembly Session to be hosted by the parliament of Botswana in June this year, where SADC committees will each table their reports and more concrete resolutions would be reached and implemented. “As such, the acceleration of the one-stop border post in the southern African region, and Africa at large, cannot be overstated,” said Ndebele, who added that “the need for infrastructure development with regard to trade in the SADC region is further augmented following the commencement of trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area in January 2021.”Zimbabwe began to head up the SADC trade committee when Ndebele was elected unopposed in July last year. His term runs for two years.

“I believe it is time we critically assess the issue of natural resources as they are some of the major causes of conflict in our region. As a region we must protect and advance human rights, we cannot stand as spectators and watch when young women and children in Mozambique are being abducted and their human rights stripped,” said Dennis Namachekecha Phiri, a member of the committee from Malawi.

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They want it in south africa.

so they can easily transport all the illegal staff and traffic people...nonsense

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