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WALVIS BAY CORRIDOR FACT SHEETTRANS KALAHARI CORRIDOR1010 The TKC is a well maintained tarred road ( highway ) stretching over adistance of 1,800km. It links the Port of Walvis Bay to Botswana ’ scapital, Gaborone, and the heartland of South Africa’ s industrial capital,Gauteng. The Trans-Kalahari Corridor is perfectly positioned to servicethe two-way trade between South Africa, Botswana, Europe, theAmericas and the Far East. The Trans Kalahari Corridor links up withthe Maputo Corridor providing a coast-to-coast transport and trade corridoralong the entire breadth of southern Africa. The infrastructure supportingthe Trans Kalahari Corridor has been steadily developed and boasts the most efficient intermodal blueprintfor the region, incorporating the ports, air, tarred road and rail networks, as well as automated border postcustoms procedures. This corridor allows for 48 hours transit ( of goods ) from the Port of Walvis Bay toGauteng, and vice-versa.Distance Table:LocationDistance fromWalvis BayTransitTimeWindhoek, Namibia 384km 1 dayGobabis, Namibia 605km 2 daysGaborone, Botswana 1,366km 2 daysJohannesburg, South Africa 1,900km 2 daysFrancistown, Botswana 1,781km 3 daysThe Walvis Bay Corridor Group was established to promote and develop business for the Walvis Bay Corridorsand Ports. It acts as a service and facilitation centre to coordinate international trade with SADC countries throughthe Port of Walvis Bay. The Corridors are an integrated approach that accommodates all modes of transport fromthe Port of Walvis Bay along well-maintained systems of rail networks and tarred roads.GovernmentDepartments:Investment Centre,Customs & Excise,Transport,ImmigrationIf you would like to be added to the electronic newsletter distribution list, kindly contact:Agnetha MoutonEmail: agnetha@wbcg.com.naThe leading trade route in southern Africa