Maputo Corridor

The Maputo Corridor is a major trade corridor which connects the Gauteng, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa with Maputo, which is a port and the capital of Mozambique.

The corridor comprises roads - including the new N4 highway - and railways, ports, and border facilities at Komatipoort.[1] which connect the industrial areas around Gauteng, and mines and agricultural districts to the east, with ports on the Mozambique coast. Maputo and Matola are both deepwater ports.

Transport organisations and border control agencies are cooperating to improve transport and lower barriers to trade.[2]

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History

The corridor was first planned in 1994, as a rehabilitation project for disused transport links.[3] Since then, the project has broadened, new parties have become involved, and over $5 billion invested.

Participants

External links

References

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  2. ^ "Maputo Corridor Summary Report". http://www.usaid.gov/mz/doc/misc/maputo_corridor_summary_report.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
  3. ^ "MAPUTO DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR". http://www.maputocorridor.org.za/index.php?pid=1&ct=1. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
  4. ^ "MAPUTO CORRIDOR". http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2010/02/maputo-corridor-4/. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
  5. ^ "Swaziland Signs Maputo Corridor Accord - Xinhua News Agency". http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18004844.html. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
  6. ^ "MAPUTO CORRIDOR". http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2010/02/maputo-corridor-4/. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
  7. ^ "Limited border post operating hours hamper Maputo Corridor progress". http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/limited-border-post-operating-hours-hamper-maputo-corridor-progress-2010-09-30. Retrieved 2011-02-27.