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Article: Namibia: Railway line to transport Botswana, Namibia coal on the cards.
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- November 7, 2009
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A railway line is being planned between Botswana and Namibia that will be used to transport coal from mines that are envisaged in Namibia and Botswana.
Officials of the Walvis Bay Corridor Group and the ministry of transport told the Economist this week that a pre-feasibility study on the Trans Kalahari Rail is currently being undertaken.
CEO of the Walvis Bay Corridor Group, Bivan Simataa told the Economist that the governments of Namibia and Botswana are working on efforts to develop the railway line. According to Robert Kalomo, an official in the ministry of transport who is working on the project, private companies in Namibia ...