Lucrative Dry Port encounters teething problems
Friday, November 11, 2016
The Dry Port was set up at a cost of P40 million
The dry port facility, which is adjacent to the Namibian Port here, is operated by Sea Rail, a wholly owned subsidiary of Botswana Railways registered in Namibia.
The dry port offers containers handling, vehicles and warehousing. The 36,000 square metre port has about 300 parking bays that can handle 4,800 cars annually.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...