EIA completed for coal siding facility in Gobabis
Monday, March 27, 2023 | 980 Views |
When complete, the facility will be used to offload coal from Botswana into train at Walvis Bay, Namibia.
“As a stop gap measure, my ministry is developing a coal siding facility in Gobabis, Namibia whereby coal from Botswana will be off loaded from trucks into train to Walvis Bay,” the Minister of Transport and Public Works, Eric Molale, said when presenting his budget requests for the 2023-2024 in Parliament last week.
While the minister is of the view that the proposal would have significant positive economic impact, the entertainment industry players believe otherwise. The issue has over the weeks become a hot potato. But what is of essence right now is that the country needs liberal ideas to move in the right direction While opening up the economy may sound quite interesting to the ear, rolling out extended trading hours through pilot programmes without...