• Reference: P-ZA-KD0-001
• Approval date: 22/12/2011
• Start date: 21/12/2012
• Appraisal Date: 01/12/2011
• Status: ApprovedAPVD
• Implementing Agency: DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTHERN AFRICA DBSA
• Location: South Africa

The Government of South Africa has indicated that the establishment of OSBPs will not only serve to improve the efficiency of trade flows through the border, but through closer cooperation, will facilitate the move towards deeper regional integration, especially on an administrative level.

The proposed technical assistance will mainly involve acquisition of consulting services and stakeholder workshops and seminars. This arises from the complexity in the formulation of an OSBP policy. The consultancy will be commissioned by the National Treasury and it will work with South Africa's Border Control Operational Coordinating Committee (BCOCC) and other related departments to put together an OSBP Policy for South Africa.

The main objective of the project is to develop a policy on OSBP for South Africa. This entails development of a legal framework and a manual of operational procedures and institutional arrangements for establishing OSBPs. A policy on OSBP will guide the Government of South Africa on how to engage with its neighbours in a consistent manner. The expected outcomes of the implementation of the OSBP are:

(i) enhanced border security and trade chain security;

(ii) reduced waiting time for vehicles at borders;

(iii) reduced transport costs; and,

(iv) increased regional trade.

An OSBP can bring about many advantages and benefits at both the government and individual border agency level.

(i)At the government level, designing and implementing an OSBP system can result in an effective delivery of service at the border as contradictions and redundancies between agencies polices, missions and mandates will be reduced. It will strengthen government's ability to address strategic issues across the border agency sector as a holistic approach to border management will be taken. Such a holistic approach will benefit all border agency roles and responsibilities.

(ii)From a resource respective, an OSBP can bring about savings through economies of scale occurring from common use of ICT systems and their development, cross-training and pooling of resources. The wider sharing of information and intelligence will benefit all border agencies and enable them to conduct more efficient risk management. Better and more efficient rick management will in turn enable individual agencies to more efficiently deliver their facilitation and intervention programmes.

MBEKEANI Kennedy Kaziputalimba - ONRI2

Finance source	Amount
MICF	UAC 178,000
Total	UAC 178,000