Botswana-Walvis Bay rail line to start soon

Both countries represented by their Permanent Secretaries in the Ministry of Transport agreed to kick-start a feasibility study that will determine how the railway line would be aligned as well as the cost implications of the exercise, the officials said today.

Namibias Permanent Secretary for Transport, George Simataa, described the agreement as a significant progress. We have even made the appointment of a consultant to start work possibly in July this year, and both countries are committed to financing the project, Simataa said today after the agreement was completed.