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Transport Sector

At its formation in 1980 SADC set out to strengthen regional linkages by
improving transport infrastructure. The SADC Programme of Action ident-
ified a number of transport projects designed to achieve this purpose. These included in-
vestment in the Beira and Dar es Salaam ports and routes in order to initially circumvent
transit through apartheid South Africa and Namibia. As all Member States attained inde-
pendence, the significance of the transport became more apparent, as a key enabler for
the intra-regional trade.
Milestones during this period include the adoption in 1996 of the SADC Protocol
on Transport, Communications and Meteorology. Through the Protocol, Member States
have agreed on strategic goals and policies for an integrated network of transport, com-
munications, and meteorology, with specific funding sources, regulatory mechanisms, en-
vironmental controls, and technical standards.
During this period, SADC established subsidiary organisations to coordinate infra-
structure development in the transport sector. These include the Southern African Trans-
port and Communications Commission (SATCC) based in Maputo which was established
in 1981 and the Southern African Railways Association (SARA) established in 1996.
One of the central approaches to improving
the transport sector in SADC is through the imple-
mentation of the Spatial Development Corridor
Strategy that was adopted in 2008. This Spatial
110 Development Corridor Strategy identified strategic
routes along which infrastructure development will
take place within southern Africa.
At least 12 regional corridors have been
identified as part of the strategy to promote infra-
structure development. All of these regional cor-
ridors are at various stages of implementation.
These include the North-South Corridor that in-
volves eight countries --Botswana, DRC, Malawi,
Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia
and Zimbabwe.

SADC Transport Corridors Table 4.2

Member State Corridors

Angola 1. Lobito (Benguela); 2. Namibe; 3. Trans­Cunene; 4. Malange; 5. Bas Congo
Botswana 1. Trans­Kalahari; 2. North­South
DRC 1. North­South; 2. Malange; 3. Walvis Bay­Ndola­Lubumbashi
(Trans­ Caprivi); 4. Dar­es­Salaam; 5. Central; 6. Bas Congo; 7. Lobito (Benguela)
Eswatini 1. Maputo; 2. Manzini­Durban
Lesotho Maseru­Durban
Malawi 1. Nacala; 2. Beira; 3. Mtwara; 4. Dar­es­Salaam; 5. North­South
Mozambique 1. Maputo; 2. Beira; 3. Nacala; 4. Mtwara; 5. North­South; 6. Limpopo
Namibia 1. Trans­Kalahari; 2. Trans­Orange; 3. Trans­Cunene; 4. Walvis Bay­Ndola­
Lubumbashi (Trans­Caprivi); 5. Namibe
South Africa 1. North­South; 2. Maputo; 3. Trans­Kalahari; 4. Trans­Orange; 5. Maseru­Durban;
6. Manzini­Durban
Tanzania 1. Dar­es­Salaam; 2. Mtwara; 3. Central
Zambia 1. North­South; 2. Dar­es­Salaam; 3. Mtwara; 4. Beira; 5. Walvis Bay­Ndola­
Lubumbashi (Trans­Caprivi); 6. Lobito (Benguela)
Zimbabwe 1. Beira; 2. Maputo; 3. North­South; 4. Limpopo

Source: RIDMP, 2012