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NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CONSTRUCTION
Dr. M.S. Mashamba
Executive Director
Plot 1609/1625, off Sheki Sheki Rd.
Light Industrial Area
PO Box 39548 Lusaka
Tel: +260-211-244004 / Fax: +260-211-243115
ncc@ncc.org.zm
www.ncc.org.zm
The National Council for Construction (NCC) is a
newly reconstituted statutory body that represents
all trade organizations and professional bodies with-
in the Zambian construction industry. The National
Policy on the Construction Industry (NPCI), a gov-
ernment policy document, prompted the initial forma-
tion of the NCC in 1995.
The Government recognized that for development to
be meaningful and to have direction it was impor-
tant for a body representing all issues related to the
construction industry to be put in place. Following
broad consultations among all key stakeholders in
the construction industry, a working paper was pre-
pared which culminated into the National Policy on
the Construction Industry (NPCI). It was the NPCI
that recommended the formation of the NCC. With
Project Credit from the World Bank for the initial two
years of funding, the NCC was finally born in 1998,
although actual operations began in 1999. With the
ending of credit support to the NCC it was important
to draw lessons from statutory established Construc-
tion Councils like that in Malawi that are able to gen-
erate their own income through construction related
levies and penalties.
The mission of the National Council for Construction
is to enhance, support and facilitate national devel-
opment in Zambia through active participation of its
constituents in planning and construction of physi-
cal infrastructure. Their primary goal is to promote
and build the capacity of the Zambian construction
industry.
The NCC has set out to unify the construction in-
dustry, to promote its well being, to strive to create a
profitable environment for its constituents and to es-
tablish a united national platform that encompasses
formal and informal sectors of the industry and its
affiliated professions. The NCC and its members
contribute to the reconstruction, rehabilitation and
development of Zambia and to raise the standards
of living for all Zambians. The NCC also strives to
coordinate, improve and facilitate accessibility for
training within the industry.
“In the last 5 years, we have seen a change in the
approach to the construction industry within Zambia
and the NCC aims to guide the industry as it grows.”
Dr. M.S Mashamba
Executive Director
NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
Elias Mpondela
Chief Executive
Chilufya Mulenga Rd.
PO Box 50074, Lusaka
Tel: +260-211-254154
Fax: +260-211-253396
E-mail: enm@nha.co.zm
enm@coppernet.zm
www.nha.co.zm
The National Housing Authority (NHA) was estab-
lished in 1971 by an Act of Parliament to enhance
provisions for the development and control of hous-
ing throughout Zambia.
National Housing Authority is a fully government
owned institution and the one of the major players
in the production of housing for sale and rent. It has
large tracts of land in the major cities of Zambia and
acquiring extra land for housing is not a constraint.
A large market exists for rental accommodation in all
categories (i.e. executive, high cost, medium cost,
and low cost housing) in the urban areas of Lusaka,
the Copperbelt and other provincial centres.
The NHA is divided into 5 main business units: con-
sultancy, town planning, construction, finance along
with personnel and administration. The main func-
tions of the institution are: to advise the Government
regarding the formulation and implementation of na-
tional policies on housing; to undertake, support and
encourage research in all aspects of housing with
particular emphasis on low housing development; to
provide consultancy services in all fields associated
with housing development and to develop, manage
and control housing estates.
In order to properly implement these different func-
tions, the National Housing Authority provide its
clients with different services ranging from town
planning, land surveying, from architecture to engi-
neering and quantity surveying services.
The development of housing schemes by National
Housing Authority has spearheaded home own-
ership in various towns and cities where houses