English
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- Complaint number
- NTB-000-413
- NTB Type
- 7.9. Inadequate trade related infrastructure
- Complaint
- Crossborders buses are not allowed to cross over Kariba Bridge, which in turn will force a number of cross border traders to use Chirundu via Makuti which is expensive to the traders then(can the tonnage limit be reviewed by Zambezi River Authority and the Ministry of transport)
- Status note
- At the 9th meeting of the SADC Sub-committee on trade facilitation, Zimbabwe reported that a eeting between Zimbabwe and Zambezi river Authority had agreed on th elifting of the ban. The ban has been lifted to allow cross border buses and small commercial transport of up to 11tonnes to use the bridge.
- Progress update note
- The COMESA Trade Information Desk at Kariba reported that on the 5th July 2011 the DISPO District police officer for Kariba verbally advised border agencies on both the Zimbabwe and Zambian side that effective 5 July 2011, they were allowed to clear Cross border buses. Consultations to agree on the limits on tonnage for trucks using the Kariba bridge in process on the Zimbabwean side.
- Policy or regulatory NTB
- No
- Location
- Zimbabwe: Kariba (Border post)
- Reporting Country or Region
- Zimbabwe
- Country specific trade issue
- No
- Date of incident
- 2010-03-31
- Status
- Resolved
- Date of resolution
- 2011-07-28
- Product Description
-
fish
- Total value
- 200.00
- Date reported
- 2011-04-09 12:33
- Modified
- 2011-07-28 23:31
