Sugar, mining industry weigh bridges verified
MBABANE - The government of Eswatini has approved and verified weighbridges associated with the sugar industry, mining, construction, and other sectors.
7his Zas done through insSections to Srotect consumers and traders.
7he Ministry of &ommerce ,ndustry and 7rade :eights and Measures 'eSartment Zas tasNed Zith achieving the realisation and dissemination of national measurements to all related standards for traceability SurSoses.
7his Zas disclosed by the Minister of &ommerce ,ndustry and 7rade Manqoba Khumalo in the first quarter Serformance reSort of the ministry of commerce industry and trade.
Calibrations
He said they Zere tasNed to Srovide metrological calibrations insSections and verification services to related sectors and Sroducts across the country and economy.
7o achieve this tasN the deSartment of Zeights and measures assessed all Zeighbridges in different sectors to checN if they comSly Zith the requirements of the regulations.
Khumalo said the Zeighbridges are scattered across the four regions of the country and those found to be ZorNing outside the ma[imum Sermitted error M3( Zere re-calibrated and re-verified.
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7he minister also mentioned that the deSartment Zas tasNed Zith achieving the global facilitation of trade concerning measured traded goods.
He said they managed to verify filling station SumSs and discovered that of the SumSs Zere non-comSliant Zith the metrology requirements.
Khumalo attested that those Zhich did not comSly Zere closed and ordered to be recalibrated before further use. He outlined that the Sromotion of
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$ neZ digital information system to monitor and sSeed uS cross-border trucN movements and driver health checNs at land borders in (astern and 6outhern $frica has been launched at 7loNZeng %order 3ost in %otsZana.
7rucNs traveling to and from (sZatini transSorting goods and trade Zill noZ be monitored at entry and e[it Soints across all border gates.
Quantities
7his Zill also revamS the trucN Zeigh system to see if the trucNs are still imSorting or e[Sorting quality goods in the aSSroSriate quantities.
7he Minister of 3ublic :orNs and 7ransSort &hief 1dlaluhla]a 1dZandZe aforesaid that the country Zas ZorNing on uSgrading the usage of roads by cross-border trucNs.
He said there Zere SroMects in Slace to imSrove roadZorthiness and systems that control the movement of goods.
3art of these SroMects is 7eam (uroSe¶s *lobal *ateZay initiative and resSonse to the &29,'- Sandemic the &orridor 7riS Monitoring 6ystem &7M6 Zhich Zas funded by a ¼ . million grant from the (uroSean 8nion (8 and more than ¼ from the )ederal 5eSublic of *ermany.
7his Zas mentioned by the 6outhern $frican 'eveloSment &ommunity 6$'& in a statement.
6$'& said &7M6 had noZ been installed at maMor commercial border Sosts in %otsZana 1amibia =ambia and =imbabZe along sections of three regional transSort corridors and Zill soon be installed in other (astern and 6outhern $frican countries.
Procedures
³2nce fully oSerational the system Zill minimise the need for SaSerZorN and sSeed uS border Srocedures reduce Zaiting and transit times and alloZ trucNs to deliver essential goods more quicNly Zhile ensuring health and safety measures under &29,'Srotocols ´ mentions 6$'& in the statement
Minister of &ommunications KnoZledge and 7echnology for the 5eSublic of %otsZana 7hulaganyo Merafe 6egoNgo said the &7M6 had Sroven to be a highly effective and efficient digital solution in the management of safe cross-border road transSort and comSliance to &29,'- requirements by oSerators and drivers. Most imSortantly it Zill enhance trade facilitation and movement of goods across the 6outhern $frican region and beyond. 6$'& 'eSuty ([ecutive 6ecretary for 5egional ,ntegration 'r 7hembinNosi Mhlongo that the &7M6 further enhances collaboration among and betZeen the 7riSartite members of &2M(6$ ($& and 6$'& through increased information and data sharing and standardisation of Srocedures including for testing vaccination and for mutual recognition of &29,'test results and vaccination certificates using a common monitoring and surveillance tool at all 3oints of (ntry and in-country checNSoints.
System
³7he system Ze are shoZcasing at 7loNZeng Zill boost transSort efficiency from &airo to &aSe 7oZn ´ said -an 6adeN the (uroSean 8nion¶s $mbassador to 6$'& and %otsZana at the launch. ³(conomic integration is in the (8¶s '1$ and Ze are delighted to helS build a transit system that Zill ultimately streamline trade and travel betZeen all Sarts of $frica ´ he said.
7he system equiSs border agents Zith hand-held devices to checN validate and register the &29,'- health status of trucN drivers and their creZs as Zell as the comSliance of their vehicles Zith cross-border regulations and road safety rules.
7ransSort oSerators Zill use a custom-made aSS to uSload vehicle and driver health information onto the &7M6 Zebsite.
7his information can then be instantly accessed by authorised border and laZ enforcement officials in the country of destination and transit by scanning 45 codes shoZn by drivers.
7he &7M6 also alloZs authorities and oSerators to monitor driver triS Srogression and deviations against Sre-aSSroved routes and designated rest areas.
6RXUFH Ministry of &ommerce ,ndustry and 7rade :eights and Measures deSartment.