RTSA Smart Traffic Law Enforcement

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A predecessor Lusaka speed-camera scheme was scrapped in 2020 after fines were found flowing to a private contractor instead of the state. Its replacement went live on 11 December 2023, catching 590 speeders on day one.

Outcome🔄 Ongoing

Evidence🏛️ Official

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Run byRoad Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA), with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Zambia Police Service

Scale🌍 National

Part of 1001 Smart Cities — 1,167 documented projects · 🏙️ 1 more in Lusaka · 🚦 Traffic management guide · 🚲 Mobility projects

Under Zambia's Safe-City project — launched after a predecessor speed-camera scheme was scrapped in 2020 over a fraud finding — the Road Transport and Safety Agency integrated speed and number-plate cameras into an Intelligent Traffic Management System, testing them on highways in Lusaka, Livingstone and Ndola through 2023 before starting automated enforcement on 11 December 2023.

Live 📅 since 2023

📊 Impact

RTSA reported catching 590 motorists for speeding on the first day of enforcement, 11 December 2023 (News Diggers).

🎓 Lesson

A predecessor speed-camera system run through a private contractor (2018-2020) was scrapped after Zambia's Solicitor General found 'an element of fraud' — fines were flowing to a private account rather than government revenue. The Safe-City system that replaced it routes enforcement through RTSA and the police instead of an outsourced operator.

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Sources

↗ Ministry of Transport (authority)Official infrastructure updates repository tracing transit codes.

↗ Lusaka Times — RTSA names new sites for speed camera enforcementFurther information on the project.

↗ Diggers News — RTSA testing speed cameras in LusakaFurther information on the project.

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🇵🇾 Asunción ATMS Smart Signals · Asunción Two traffic-camera procurement stories: Lusaka scrapped a fraud-tainted vendor for state enforcement; Asunción's contract skipped bidding. 🇺🇸 Automated speed safety cameras (AB 645 pilot) · San Francisco Opposite vendor rules: Zambia scrapped a scheme after fines flowed to a private account; California's AB 645 bans paying vendors per ticket.

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📎 Cite this project

1001 Smart Cities (2026). “RTSA Smart Traffic Law Enforcement” — Lusaka, Zambia. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/lusaka-smart-traffic/ (last verified 2026-08-02). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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