UP GOES BUS FARES
By New Dawn Reporter
THE Road Transport and Safety Angecy ( RTSA) has approved new bus fires as requested by transporters.
According to RTSA, the increase were made on 9th February, 2023. A week after the increase in fuel.
“The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has approved the request by the bus operators, to adjust bus fares, pursuant to Section 108 (11) of the Road Traffic Act No. 11 of 2022. The approved upward variation in bus fares are as follows: S/n Route Approved Bus Fare Reduction (ZMW)/
Average % Reduction
1. Intercity – Long Distance -5.0%
2. Copperbelt Local and other towns – K1.00
3. Lusaka Local and other towns – K1.00
4. Inter-Mine/ Peri-Urban Copperbelt – K1.00
5. Lusaka Peri-Urban – K2.00,” stated RTSA acting Head Public Relations, Mukela Mangolwa.
Mongolwa said the increase comes in the wake of upwards adjustment of fuel pump price in the month of February.
“The changes in bus fares were effective 9 th February, 2023. Further, bus operators are guided to revise and display the bus fare charts in all the buses accordingly.
The adjustment in bus fares comes in the wake of the increase in the fuel pump prices by K2.73 per litre for petrol and K2.81 per litre for diesel with effect from 1st February, 2023,” said Mangolwa.
