Online Reporter
Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Zambia this week signed binding commitments aimed at enhancing connectivity, corridor efficiency, and ensuring the safe, predictable, and seamless movement of people and goods across the three nations.
The agreements were signed by senior government officials from the three countries at the conclusion of the Trilateral Joint Route Management Committee and Joint Committee Meetings held in Harare.
The three-day engagements focused on addressing border bottlenecks, regulatory harmonisation, and infrastructure gaps affecting key trade corridors across the three countries.
Director of the Vehicle Inspectorate Department and Road Motor Transportation from the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Mr Allowance Sango; Mr Sibulele Dyodo from South Africa’s Cross Border Road Transport Agency; and Engineer Sydney Nyama from the Ministry of Transport and Logistics, Zambia, signed the agreement.
The pact commits the three nations to the swift implementation of agreed resolutions, fostering more efficient transport corridors that support trade facilitation, industrialisation, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) objectives, and SADC regional integration.
These trilateral engagements build on previous bilateral platforms, including the Zimbabwe–Zambia Bi-National Commission, further strengthening cooperation along strategic economic corridors.
Zambia previously hosted the meetings in 2018, and in line with the established rotational framework, the next session will be hosted by South Africa.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Engineer Joy Makumbe, who officially opened the Joint Route Management Group (JRMG) and Joint Committee meetings, emphasised that convening these trilateral engagements demonstrates Zimbabwe’s, South Africa’s and Zambia’s shared commitment to strengthening regional connectivity, improving corridor efficiency, and ensuring the safe, predictable and seamless movement of people and goods across the three countries.
She underscored that these meetings are a practical expression of the collective resolve to improve the North-South Corridor and advance regional integration.
Zimbabwe’s co-chair, Mr Allowance Sango, highlighted that the meetings were convened within the framework of the Bilateral Road Transport Agreements signed by the three sister nations.
He said these agreements are designed to strengthen economic and commercial relations, promote cooperation and friendship, and provide a structured platform for addressing cross-border trade and transport matters.
