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April 24, 2022
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Zambia’s Road deaths climb in the first 3 months of 2022 compared to the same period of 2021

Lusaka, 24th April, 2022: The Zambia Police has released its quarterly statistics for road traffic fatalities for the first 3 months of 2022 and the numbers are dark...

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March 3, 2022
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MINISTERIAL STATEMENT ON THE RISE IN THE NUMBER OF ROAD TRAFFIC CRASHERS AND MEASURES THE GOVERNMENT IS PUTTING IN PLACE TO CURB ROAD CRASHES

Delivered by Honourable Frank M. Tayali, MPMinister of Transport and LogisticsMarch 2022Madam SpeakerWith the leave of the House, kindly permit me to express my profound Gratitude to you...

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January 26, 2022
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Zambia’s Road deaths climb by 27% in 12 months despite COVID

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...

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January 24, 2022
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2021 ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ANNUAL STATISTICS

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...

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November 19, 2021
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ZRST urges the government to invest USD 1Billion in safer roads infrastructure

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...

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August 19, 2021
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Dear President Elect Hakainde Hichilema,

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...

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July 19, 2021
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Sharing the road: Connecting streets to people

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...

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July 19, 2021
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Lusaka Car Free Day

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....

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July 16, 2021
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ROAD SAFETY AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT CASE STUDY IN LUSAKA

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,...

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July 16, 2021
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532 DIE IN ROAD CRASHES DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2021

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...