Press Releases
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Zambia’s Road deaths climb by 27% in 12 months despite COVID
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Lusaka, 24th January 2022: The Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST), the leading Road Safety NGO, is calling on the government to urgently improve national road safety management, after the police confirmed COVID’s restrictions, lockdowns, and reduced traffic volumes did not…
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2021 ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ANNUAL STATISTICS
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During the year 2021, a total number of 32,372 road traffic accidents were recorded countrywide, in which 1,757 were fatal road traffic accidents of which 2,163 persons were killed, 2,988 were serious road traffic accidents in which 5,307 persons were…
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ZRST urges the government to invest USD 1Billion in safer roads infrastructure
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Lusaka: 19th November 2021. The Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST), the nation’s leading NGO for Road Safety, calls upon the New Dawn Government to invest at least USD 1Billion, in safe road Infrastructure in the next 5 years. There is…
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Dear President Elect Hakainde Hichilema,
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Ref: Call to End Road Traffic Deaths in Zambia Congratulations on your Election as the 7th President of Zambia! You are taking office at a time in Zambian history when our country is facing many challenges. We are writing to…
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Sharing the road: Connecting streets to people
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In Africa, there are no sidewalks in more than 65 per cent of the road network – forcing pedestrians and cyclists to commute in unsafe and unpredictable conditions. The lack of consistent and reliable infrastructure for these people, who often represent…
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Lusaka Car Free Day
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22nd September has become known as World Car Free Day. In cities across the globe, car free days celebrate the benefits of non-motorized transport, like bicycling or walking. The celebrations have grown in popularity since the first formally organized events…
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ROAD SAFETY AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT CASE STUDY IN LUSAKA
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Media Contacts:Mailos Mwale, Communications Advisor, ZRST0953736461 mailos.mwale@@zambianroadsafety.orgDaniel Mwamba, Chairman, ZRST0961475610 daniel.mwamba@zambianroadsafety.org July 13, 2021LUSAKA – The Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST), the nation’s leading NGO for Road Safety, The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), University of York (UK) together with the…
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532 DIE IN ROAD CRASHES DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2021
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By Brightwell Chabusha A total of 532 people were killed in 8,407 road traffic accidents which were recorded during the second quarter of 2021 countrywide. According to a statement issued by deputy police spokesperson Danny Mwale 455 accidents out of…
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ZRST –Transport planning should be more inclusive and responsive to impacts of climate change
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The Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST) has engaged various stakeholders in the transport and planning sector on Inclusive Climate Resilient Transport in Africa study aimed at strengthening the transport sector in Zambia.This is in a bid to meeting the mobility…
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Transport Minister's Bus Driver Conference Initiative Welcome – ZRST
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LUSAKA. 25.02.2020. The Zambia Road Safety Trust, the leading NGO for Road Safety, fully backs the Minister of Transport and Communications call for a Road Safety Conference targeting Bus Drivers. This is a long-overdue road Safety action that should have…