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Abstract
This essay examines the importance of border development within the context of development initiatives in South Africa and the Southern African region that emerged with the end of apartheid in 1994. This study focuses on the Spatial Development Initiatives program and looks specifically at the Maputo Development Corridor as an example of a cross‐border initiative to increase competitiveness and levels of growth, outlining its benefits and limitations within the region. It also concentrates on the increased levels of cooperation across borders needed to support these economic goals, looking at the Ressano Garcia‐Komatipoort border region for both advantages and challenges that are found in cross‐border relationships in Southern Africa.
Notes
De Beer is the Convenor of the Maputo Corridor Company Policy Research Programme. Mmatli is from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (South Africa) and is the Project Manager for the Trans Africa Coast2Coast Spatial Development Initiative. Mahumane is from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism (Mozambique) and is also the Project Manager (Mozambique) for the Lubombo SDI. Nyathi is the Director General of the Mpumalanga Province. Soares is from the Maputo Corridor Office in the Ministry of Transport and Communications (Mozambique).