THE Road Development Agency (RDA) has collected almost K269 million in tolling fees from January to November 30, this year.
In November last year, the RDA launched phase one of the national tolling programme that provides for the collection of toll fees from heavy goods vehicles above 6.5 tonnes at weighbridges and foreign registered vehicles at existing ports of entry.
RDA chief executive officer Bernard Chiwala said the RDA collected revenue amounting to about K230 million from border entry points while over K38 million was collected from weighbridges dotted across the country in the period under review.
Mr Chiwala said in an interview last week that the agency has exceeded the target of K214.9 million for last month with a variance of about K15.6 million, representing a 100 percent collection at port entry.
“The port of entry road tolling revenue was collected at Nakonde, Chirundu Kazungula, Kasumbalesa, Victoria Falls and Katima Mulilo among other border post with Nakonde being the highest contributing K135. 3 million against a target of over K130 million,” he said.
A total of K38 million was collected from tolling fees from the Kapiri Mposhi, Kafulafuta, Kafue, Solwezi, Livingstone, Mpika, Kazungula, Mwami and Lusaka.
Of the sites, Kapiri Mposhi weighbridge collected the highest revenue of K9.4 million last month from a target of about K7 million representing, a 25 percent growth.
“We have done extremely well both for weighbridges and port of entry. The target that we had set was to ensure that loading should not be more than five percent [and] we have been able to achieve that…We have [also] been charging those that have been overloading,” he said.
Good work, but show me the money!
RDA use this money to work on the dilapidated trans- capriv high way, it is in a bad state please.This is the road that connects Zambia to south africa through Namibia.On the Namibian side it is a very good road and one wonders whether it is a smooth floor or tarred road but when you just cross the border and come to our Zed side,eish! it is as if it was constructed by people who were angry…..
St. Jude,
The money is in Nsanda and Chikwanda’s pocket. Shame on these thieves.
How about telling us what the revenues have been used for so far. That cash money is the easiest money to loot too by the way.
Well done RDA but our only worry as Zambian citizens is that u have had no audit for 3 yrs, no board for 3 yrs, u have had a board chairman of very questionable character for 3 yrs without a board, we understand yo offices were at state house. Has Zambia been privatized to the privileged few through RDA? By the way, KK, Chiluba, Mwanawasa, & may be Banda were not consumers of alcohol. Ar we going to have a consumer of alcohol this time around? The answer is NO. HH is destined for State House.
mr FAIR PLAY BANDA WAS A HEAVY DRUNKARD AND SO IS EDGAR LUNGU, FIND OTHER POINTS TO CONVINCE US THAT ALEISA ALEISA IS A GOOD CANDIDATE, WILL HE CHANGE HIS TRIBE WHEN IN STATE HOUSE? REMEMBER CIVILISED ZAMBIANS DONT SPEAK TONGA, ONLY BEMBA OR NYANJA. RB COULD SPEAK IN A CIVILISED NYANJA LANGUAGE SO COULD SATA IN BEMBA NOW I WONDER YOUR HH TO SPEAK TONGA EISH GOD FORBID
The Zambia of PF-uncoordinated & ruthless cadres running with pangas & hacking helpless women & children while shouting “ni Edgar chabe”. Zambia of UPND: the whole country is as busy as ants working tirelessly with a clear vision of trying to catch up with the rest of the world, manufacturing sector teaming with thousands of jobs; u can resign in the morning & b employed in another job by lunch hr; every province having a fair share in the running of the country; no unqualified cadres in professional jobs; BY THE WAY, WHAT IS NSANDA BY PROFESSION FOR HIM TO BE CHAIRMAN OF RDA? DOES HE BELONG TO ANY PROFESSIONAL BODY? TO BE HONEST THERE ARE TIMES I FEEL IT DOESN’T PAY TO BE AN AFRICAN; THERE ARE ALSO TIMES I FEEL GOD CREATED MORE 1DIOTS AMONG BLACKS THAN ANY OTHER RACE
Sounds brilliant but…
Transparency lies in moving the HQ and letting a new head have a good look at the books… Chuckle.