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SOUTHERN AFRICAN RAILWAYS SOUTHERN AFRICAN RAILWAYS ASSOCIATION PRESENTATIONASSOCIATION PRESENTATION

SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY

TRANSPORT MEETING TRANSPORT MEETING

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WH0 IS WH0 IS SSARA ARA

NAMIBIA

BOTSWANA

ANGOLA

LESOTHO

ZAMBIA

SWAZILAND

MOCAMBIQUE

TANZANIA

DEMOCRATIC REPBULIC OF CONGOCONGOKENYA

SARA MEMBER RAILWAYSSARA MEMBER RAILWAYS

BEIRA

MOMBASA

WALVISBAAI

MAPUTOLÜDERITZ

DAR-ES-SALAAM

PORT ELIZABETH

EAST LONDON

DURBAN

CAPE TOWN

SALDANHA

LOBITO

LUANDA

NACALA

RICHARDS BAY

MALAWI

ZIMBABWE

SOUTH AFRICA

LUSAKA

GABORONE

WINDHOEK

HARARE

JOHANNESBURG

KINSHASA

BLANTYRE

BEITBRIDGE

PLUMTREE

VICTORIA FALLS

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VISION, MISSIONVISION, MISSION

To be the leader in the promotion of trade, movement of goods and passengers, and economic growth in the SADC region and Africa as a whole.

To facilitate the creation of an environment whereby the railway industry is a top performer in the transport sector and make rail the mode of choice.

VISIONVISION

MISSIONMISSION

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OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES To promote the railway industry in the SADC by

putting in place strategies for the improvement of the viability of the railway transport business through the provision of a safe, integrated, cost effective and predictable one stop seamless service to all international customers.

Advocate for fair and sustainable competition among all providers of surface transport in the region.

To exploit interconnectivity and achieve cross border operability.

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OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES

To promote regional and continental rail network connectivity where rail links do not exist and strengthen existing interconnections through targeted activities and funding.

To promote alliances for the exchange of technical information, strategies, skills development and training, among others.

To develop, enhance, and harmonise policies, governance and business processes.

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OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES

To establish SARA as a catalyst for regional, continental and global objectives.

To promote alliances with other modes of transport where the opportunities exists in order to achieve synergy and provide total logistical solutions

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CURRENT CHALLENGESCURRENT CHALLENGES

Turnaround of the Public Image of Rail

The policy environment in line with restructuring of SADC Secretariat and other regional and international organisations

Commitment by SARA members (ownership of interventions)

Financial resources

Safety

Customer services

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CURRENT CHALLENGESCURRENT CHALLENGES

Bureaucracy

HIV/AIDs

Joint planning (Syno approach)

Business sustainability

Intermodal services

Implementation of initiatives

Jurisdiction of SARA

Gender

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CURRENT CHALLENGESCURRENT CHALLENGES

Bureaucracy

HIV/AIDs

Joint planning (Syno approach)

Business sustainability

Intermodal services

Implementation of initiatives

Jurisdiction of SARA

Gender

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CURRENT CHALLENGESCURRENT CHALLENGES

Turnaround of the Public Image of Rail

The policy environment in line with restructuring of SADC Secretariat and other regional and international organisations

Commitment by SARA members (ownership of interventions)

Financial resources

Safety

Customer services

Bureaucracy

HIV/AIDs

Joint planning (Syno approach)

Business sustainability

Intermodal services

Implementation of initiatives

Jurisdiction of SARA

Gender

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CURRENT CHALLENGESCURRENT CHALLENGES

Turnaround of the Public Image of Rail

The policy environment in line with restructuring of SADC Secretariat and other regional and international organisations

Commitment by SARA members (ownership of interventions)

Financial resources

Safety

Customer services

Bureaucracy

HIV/AIDs

Joint planning (Syno approach)

Business sustainability

Intermodal services

Implementation of initiatives

Jurisdiction of SARA

Gender

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CURRENT CHALLENGESCURRENT CHALLENGES

Government investment in rail infrastructure in line with the Brazzaville Declaration of 2006.

Private sector participation.

Efficient utilisation of available resources by railways.

Increased utilisation of rail by ports to boost rail market share.