Katwitwi industrial park to boost cross border trade

KATWITWI – The completion of an industrial and business park at Katwitwi Border Post in the Kavango Region is not only expected to make the business environment with Angolan investors conducive, but would further boost domestic and cross border trade.

The N$9-million Katwitwi Industrial and Business Park is located some 60 km west of Nkurenkuru in the Mpungu Constituency. The Ministry of Trade and Industry’s Offshore Development Company (ODC)’s Manager for Industrial Development and Investment Promotion, Philip Namundjebo, who implemented the project, informed Nampa that apart from completion of an SME park, the ODC also brought in electricity, water and improve the road infrastructure of the border post.The SME park includes an office administration block, guardhouse and warehouses.Namundjebo explained that the Ministry of Trade and Industry was currently busy mobilising fund for the second phase of the project, which will, among others, include the construction of houses for renting.Meanwhile, President Hifikepunye Pohamba who visited the border post last week, expressed satisfaction with the progress made so far.NampaThe Ministry of Trade and Industry’s Offshore Development Company (ODC)’s Manager for Industrial Development and Investment Promotion, Philip Namundjebo, who implemented the project, informed Nampa that apart from completion of an SME park, the ODC also brought in electricity, water and improve the road infrastructure of the border post.The SME park includes an office administration block, guardhouse and warehouses.Namundjebo explained that the Ministry of Trade and Industry was currently busy mobilising fund for the second phase of the project, which will, among others, include the construction of houses for renting.Meanwhile, President Hifikepunye Pohamba who visited the border post last week, expressed satisfaction with the progress made so far.Nampa