Maseru, Aug.09—Seven Member States from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have embarked on a journey to transform the North-South Corridor (NSC) from a purely transit and trade corridor into a smart economic corridor, making it a powerhouse of industrialisation, job creation, and sustainable development.
At a high-level workshop in Johannesburg, the seven Member States, namely Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, and several International Corporation Partners and SADC implementing partners endorsed and validated the concept of the NSC Economic Corridor Pilot Programme, laying the groundwork to evolve the corridor into a fully integrated economic corridor.
The validation workshop took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from July 24 to 25…
