New Lusaka–Ndola Toll Plaza Named After Anderson Mazoka

Government has officially commissioned the Anderson Kambela Mazoka Toll Plaza situated along the Lusaka–Ndola Dual Carriageway between Landless Corner and the Kabwe Bypass Road, further advancing Zambia’s road infrastructure development efforts.

Speaking during the commissioning ceremony on Wednesday afternoon, Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Eng. Charles Lubasi Milupi, described the occasion as an important moment of national recognition and remembrance.

Mr Milupi said the naming of the toll plaza after the late Anderson Kambela Mazoka was a tribute to a distinguished Zambian whose life embodied academic excellence, professional achievement, and dedicated public service.

Born in 1943, Mr Mazoka received his secondary education at Mungwi Technical Secondary School before proceeding to the United States of America, where he graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.

While in the United States, he earned international recognition for contributing to the design of one of the earliest wind tunnels.

Upon his return to Zambia in the 1970s, Mr Mazoka joined Zambia Railways Limited as an Assistant Mechanical Engineer and later became the institution’s first Zambian General Manager under the leadership of the late President Dr Kenneth Kaunda.

The late statesman later joined Anglo American, where he served for eighteen years and rose to become Managing Director for the Central African Division. He subsequently entered politics through the Movement for Multi-party Democracy before co-founding the United Party for National Development (UPND), where he served as the party’s first President.

Mr Milupi also announced that Government had renamed the Manyumbi Toll Plaza in honour of the late Godfrey Ucar Chitalu, one of Zambia’s most celebrated football legends, in recognition of his immense contribution to sport and national pride.

Speaking during the ceremony, widow of the late Mr Mazoka, Mrs Mutinta Mazoka, expressed gratitude to Government for the honour bestowed upon her husband, describing it as a symbol of reconciliation, unity, and national remembrance.

“It is with profound humility, gratitude, and emotion that I stand before you today on this historic occasion as we commission the Anderson Kambela Mazoka Toll Plaza in honour of my late husband,” she said.

Mrs Mazoka noted that her husband strongly believed in unity, peace, and equal opportunity for all Zambians regardless of tribe, region, religion, or political affiliation.

“We thank His Excellency President Hakainde Hichilema and the Government for recognising the legacy of Anderson Mazoka in such a meaningful and lasting way. History becomes stronger when a nation learns to honour all those who contributed to its journey, regardless of political seasons or differences,” she added.

Meanwhile, speaking on behalf of the concessionaire, MOIC-LN Consortium Limited, Maggie Feng said the commissioning of the toll plaza represented a major step in the delivery of the Lusaka–Ndola Dual Carriageway project.

Ms Feng stated that the newly commissioned section would become the first completed modern dual carriageway segment of the Lusaka–Ndola Road, paving the way for improved travel, enhanced trade, and accelerated economic growth in Zambia.