Mcli

We are gratified that the World Bank supported development of a revised draft Memorandum of Understanding, which MCLI was able to present to the three corridor governments, is a process that will continue despite our absence. The SADC Secretariat will continue to work as the facilitator and while the ratifications through Parliament may take a whil... e, the signing of the MoU requires, as part of the agreement, to establish a corridor management institution which we hope will have the balance of public and private sector role players that have characterised the nuts and bolts of MCLI's daily workings since inception. It will be, again, the responsibility of the private sector to ensure that they are adequately represented in the institutional arrangements and operation of the new Corridor Management Institution resulting from the MoU. There are so many people to thank at a time like this and I cannot hope to cover every one. Some people do, however, deserve a special mention. First and foremost, we must extend our grateful thanks to Dr António Matos and Dr Mathews Phosa who have been the untiring Chairmen of MCLI. They filled the very big shoes of Jorge Ferraz who was the first Chairman and who set the tone for the collaborative engagement and conciliatory approach which we hope to have retained over the past 15 years. In addition, the first CEO, Brenda Horne, was instrumental in taking the organisation into the spotlight and winning the hearts and minds of the logistics and supply chain community on the corridor. Her legacy is phenomenal and we will forever be indebted to her for her work. We also thank our Board of Directors, the major funders over the years as well as our loyal members, the majority of whom have remained on-board since 2004 and who have believed in us, supported us and have been a constant source of expertise and encouragement in the often very difficult work that we do. We close this chapter with heavy hearts, but with the comfort of knowing that our work has been worthwhile in every way, ...Read More