NKOMBO KACHEMBA
Lusaka
ROAD tolling for medium and heavy vehicles at the Kazungula weighbridge, which was suspended to facilitate rehabilitation works, will resume on September 21, 2026, with changes to the toll collection process at the Kazungula One Stop Border Post (OSBP).
National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) public relations manager Alphonsius Hamachila said the existing toll payment arrangement for foreign-registered vehicles will remain unchanged, with the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) continuing to collect the applicable port of entry toll at the Kazungula OSBP.
Foreign-registered vehicles with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) of 6.5 tonnes and above will, where applicable, also be required to pay the inland toll at the Kazungula Weighbridge Toll Station.
There will be no change for Zambian-registered vehicles below 6.5 tonnes, which will continue paying the applicable inland toll at the Kazungula OSBP and will not be required to pass through the weighbridge toll station for toll payment.
“The key change affects Zambian-registered vehicles with a GVM of 6.5 tonnes and above, for which ZRA will discontinue inland toll collection at the Kazungula OSBP,” Mr Hamachila said.
Heavy vehicles will instead pay the applicable inland toll at the Kazungula Weighbridge Toll Station when travelling into or exiting Zambia, as well as when transiting between Livingstone and Sesheke along the M10 Road, where applicable.
Truckers Association of Zambia (TAZ) president Patrick Malindi has welcomed the resumption of road tolling at the Kazungula weighbridge.
Mr Malindi said the association is confident that integrating toll collection with axle-load control will make the process more seamless and efficient for truckers, while contributing to better road management and preservation.
TAZ appreciates the efforts by authorities to enhance efficiency at the tolling facility and looks forward to continued cooperation between the trucking industry and relevant road agencies.
Meanwhile, NRFA has collected K4 million in fines from motorists who have absconded from paying tolls from 2021 to date.
The fines are part of the agency’s continued efforts to enforce compliance with tolling regulations and ensure that all road users meet their obligations towards the maintenance and rehabilitation of Zambia’s road network.
Mr Hamachila said the highest number of toll abscondments has been recorded at Shimabala between Lusaka and Kafue, Michael Chilufya Sata on the Ndola-Kitwe dual carriageway and Sabina on the Kalulushi-Mufulira road.
He said refusal or failure to pay road tolls attracts a penalty of K2,400, in addition to the applicable toll fee for the absconding vehicle.
Any person who fraudulently or forcibly drives a vehicle through a toll point without paying the required toll commits an offence and, if convicted, could be fined an equivalent K120,000, or imprisoned for up to three years, or both
