The Trans Kalahari Corridor was jointly established by the Governments of the Republic of Namibian, South Africa and Botswana, and was officially opened in 1998.

The Trans Kalahari Corridor is a tripartite trans-boundary Corridor Management Institution that was established with a vision to pursue or contribute towards deeper regional integration programmes. The Corridor stretches over 1,900 km, along Walvis Bay-Windhoek- Gaborone-Johannesburg/ Pretoria. It is supported by a railway line from the Port of Walvis Bay to Gobabis (via Windhoek), where transhipment facilities are available, and continues from Lobatse in Botswana.

This Corridor is known for providing a short transport link across the entire breadth of the South African Sub-continent. Compared to the traditional routes via southern Namibia to South Africa’s Gauteng, the TKC cuts the distance by 400 kilometres, making it a preferred route and providing cost effective logistical advantages to users. The TKC is a strategic route-of-choice that provides linkages between the Americas and East European markets into the southern African hinterland.

The Trans Kalahari Corridor is complemented by the Maputo Corridor on the east coast of Africa, thus forming a transport corridor over the entire breadth of southern Africa. The Trans Kalahari Corridor Secretariat, a joint regional committee with rotatory chairmanship, was initiated and established by Namibia’s Ministry of Works and Transport in conjunction with the Botswana and South African Governments as well as private sector transport representatives.

The Committee’s purpose is to simplify cross-border transactions and customs operations along the Corridor. Through their joint efforts, the committee members, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa – signed a Memorandum of Understanding and established a Trans Kalahari Corridor Secretariat in Windhoek, Namibia. The Governments of Botswana, Namibia and South