The Trans Kalahari Corridor Secretariat (TKCS) is a tripartite trans-boundary Corridor Management Institution that was established with a political and economic vision to pursue or contribute towards deeper regional integration programs of SADC, SACU and NEPAD.

The Secretariat oversees the day to day administration and operations of the agreement under the Trans Kalahari Corridor Management Committee (TKCMC) leadership, who serves as the transmission for the regulation and oversight of the development and implementation of seamless cross border trade, transport and passenger facilitation measures that enhance growth of corridor business along the Trans Kalahari Corridor.

The Trans Kalahari Corridor Management Committee, a joint regional committee with rotatory chairmanship, was initiated and established by Namibia’s Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication in conjunction with the Botswana and South African Governments as well as private sector transport representatives. It acts as a regional Corridor Facilitation Committee under the SADC Protocol on Transport, Communication and Meteorology. Key actors of the TKCMC PPP arrangement include Transport Ministries/Departments, Transport Agencies, Customs Administrations, Immigration Authorities, Police Services, Port Authorities, Road Transport Associations, Freight Forwarders and Clearing Agents. Operationally the Technical Working Groups and the Trans Kalahari Corridor Secretariat (TKCS) support the TKCMC. Among the Committee’s achievements is the introduction of the Single Administration Document (SAD 500), which ensures commercial traffic clearance of between 20 to 30 minutes at the border points on the corridor. This procedure is being rolled out to other corridors in the region.

The TKCS was established on 1 March 2007, with its Headquarters located in Windhoek, Namibia.