By JOSEPH BANDA-PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has called for the opening up of the Walvis Bay Dry Port Corridor from Namibia through Zambia to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and eastern Angola.The President also said that there was need to remove bottlenecks on payment systems in Africa because there was no way countries next to […]
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[Namibia Economist] The first time ever that a large consignment of petroleum coke was offloaded in the Walvis Bay harbour, happened over the weekend.
[New Era] President Hage Geingob and Zambian President Edgar Lungu visited Walvis Bay port where they were briefed by the CEO of Namport, Bisey Uirab. Today Geingob is expected to be briefed by Erongo Governor Cleophas Mutjavikua, after which he will m...
[Times of Zambia]CONSTRUCTION of the road from Sesheke to Ndola, linking the port of Walvis Bay in Namibia to Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), will reduce the cost of doing business and ultimately increase trade among the three countr...
[Namibian]THE export route from Walvis Bay to the Copperbelt, Zambia's copper mining hub will be shorter by 400km following plans by the Zambian government to construct a road from the Namibian border to the Copperbelt.
[Namibia Economist]The Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG) hosted an information session held in Lusaka, Zambia earlier in August to improve awareness of the benefits of utilizing the Walvis Bay - Ndola - Lubumbashi Development Corridor (WBNLDC) via the P...
[Times of Zambia]Swakopmund -DEFENCE Minister Geoffrey Mwamba has challenged the Namibian Ports Authority (NAMPORT) to woo Zambians and business entities to use the Walvis Bay for imports and exports.
[Times of Zambia]THE Walvis Bay Corridors group (WBCG) has said it will offer full local commercial support for Zambian business people who want to transact with Brazil to boost trade between the two countries.
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The Minister of Presidential Affairs, Albert Kawana, said Zambia and Namibia's Attorney-Generals will strengthen existing cooperation by entering further agreements pertaining to legal affairs an...
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The Zambian delegation that visited the Erongo Region recently for bilateral discussions was impressed with the Zambian dry port after paying a visit to the Namibian Ports Authority, Namport.
Times of Zambia (Ndola)-AS we enter the final month of the life of this column, I would like to look at another group of stakeholders which are cardinal to the operations of the Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG), the sponsor of this column.
IN the Walvis Bay Corner today, I want to focus on the funding agreement which was signed between the Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG), the sponsor of this column, and the Finnish government for the enhancement of the trade and transport in the Souther...
A FORTNIGHT ago on Walvis Bay Corner, we discussed shipping lines and routes calling at the Port of Walvis Bay and other services by the member shipping line companies of the Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG).
IN THE past five weeks, we have fully discussed issues concerning the Port of Walvis Bay, its historic position in the region and how Zambians as well as other people in the region can utilise it.
The Zambian Government is in the process of constructing a dry port at Walvis Bay port on a piece of land offered by the Namibian…
The Namibian Port of Authority has called on Zambia and other countries in the subregion to make use of Walvis Bay Port to transport their…