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    SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES (SDIs)

    THE MAPUTO DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR

    Overview for Maputo Corridor.


    The Maputo Development Corridor (MDC) is the largest and most successful development
    corridor initiative in Southern Africa. It is the result of a bilateral (mutual) agreement between the
    government of South Africa and Mozambique. The MDC links Gauteng and Mpumalanga with
    the port of Maputo in Mozambique. The MDC is a transport corridor; it extends over a distance
    of 600 kilometers (km). It comprises road, border posts, port and facilities. The corridor runs
    through the most highly industrialized and productive regions of South Africa. One hundred and
    thirty investment opportunities have been identified within the MDC. These include the provision
    of infrastructure, agriculture, mining, energy, chemicals, tourism and manufacturing sectors. The
    key infrastructure projects are the N4 Maputo Corridor toll road, the upgrading of the railway line
    from Ressano Garcia to Maputo, the upgrading of the Maputo Port, the dredging of the harbour
    and telecommunications. The transport route through the MDC offers Gauteng, the industrial
    heart of South Africa, the shortest link to an export harbour.
    MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE MDC INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
    Upgrading of the existing infrastructure. To attract investment to the corridor and region.
    To promote trade. To open up neighbouring markets to one another and creating access to
    global markets.
    Encouraging cross-border tourism and private investment.
    Job creation and skills development.

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    To link the economy of South Africa and Mozambique. Initiate economic growth along N4 which
    may include many underdeveloped areas.

    STRENGTHS OF MAPUTO CORRIDOR AND DEVELOPMENTS ALONG THE CORRIDOR


    Maputo Corridor offers road and rail linkages. Accommodates bulk transport of goods.
    Shortest route from Northern Cape. Have established customers. Most established SADC
    corridor.
    Developments includes a gas pipeline from Mozambique to Secunda. Upgrade of the Port of
    Maputo. Upgrade of the N4 toll road. Linked Kruger national park and has encouraged tourism.

    WEAKNESSES OF MAPUTO CORRIDOR


    Road infrastructure in the Mozambican hinterland is still underdeveloped.
    There is road traffic congestion on the corridor. Port infrastructure is reaching capacity.
    There is high usage of berths in the port.

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