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ZAMBEZI AIRLINES
Wilfred Amstelveen
2nd Floor Petroda House, Great East Rd., Rhodes
Park
PO BOX 35470 Lusaka
Tel: +260-211-257606
Fax: +260-211-257631
info@flyzambezi.com
http://www.flyzambezi.com
Zambezi Airlines is a private airline based in Lusaka,
which began operations in July 2008 with domestic
services and rapidly earned a reputation for excel-
lent customer service and punctuality. The experi-
enced management team has previously worked
with major Regional and International airlines and is
committed to providing the highest levels of Safety
and Customer service. The Airlines seeks to provide
high-quality service to customers in the region, and
decrease Zambia’s dependency on foreign airlines
for travel within the country and across the region.
On June 4th 2009 Zambezi Airlines commenced re-
gional operations using two Boeing 737-500 aircraft
offering both Economy and Premier Business Class
service. Routes include return Lusaka- Johannes-
burg, return Lusaka-Harare, return Ndola-Johannes-
burg, as well as return Lusaka to Dar es Salaam. A
third B737-500 was added to the Zambezi Airlines
Fleet in 2010.
The aircraft are maintained by Jetworx in Johannes-
burg and at the Zambezi Airlines maintenance facil-
ity in Lusaka. Zambezi Airlines has been expanding
flight networks year after year via the continued de-
velopment of services to and from Zambia and has
been establishing strategic partnerships with other
airlines in the region.
The airline seeks to fulfil its vision of developing into
a top-class airline. It aims to provide Zambians with
affordable yet high quality airline services by using
its managerial, technical, and service expertise, as
well as its wide experience in providing the SADC
region with great quality services and connectiv-
ity. Zambezi Airlines strives to seriously address
the need to link cities within the region at fair and
sensible prices, while creating jobs and revenue in
Zambia. The promotion of trade in Zambia and the
Southern African region as a whole has placed an
even greater emphasis on the vital need for transport
and communication networks. Air transport in partic-
ular, has become a critical means of transport as it
facilitates business and trade by helping to ensure
that both products and individuals get to where they
need to be on time. Zambezi Airlines is helping to
facilitate the ease of transport, trade, and business
in Zambia and is easily accessible to help foreign
businesses or investors do the same.
ZAMBIA POSTAL SERVICES CORPORATION
(ZAMPOST)
Paul Simfukwe
Postmaster General
PO Box 71857 Lusaka
Tel: +260-211-225679
Zambia Postal Services (ZAMPOST) is a public
company responsible for postal services in Zambia.
It is expected to continue to turn a profit year over
year, following the corporation’s exceptional perfor-
mance since 2010. The Zambian Information and
Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) reg-
ulate ZAMPOST, as stated in the Postal and Courier
Services ACT of 2009. Under the wing of ZICTA,
ZAMPOST has been encouraged to venture into
Postal Banking and Financial Services.
ZAMPOST has already partnered with one of the
largest Zambian Banks, Zanaco, to allow Zanaco
customers to withdraw/deposit money via terminals
in existing post offices. Through ZAMPOST, Zanaco
is expanding its presence throughout the country.
The model of using the physical post office as a base
for expansion of services and business is one that
ZAMPOST is eager to further.
The significance of these new ventures is tremen-
dous as many rural communities that have not
previously been served by banks are now increas-
ingly given access to banking and financial services
through ZAMPOST offices nationwide. These latest
services target the areas served by each of the 120
branches across the country, where the corporation
has a physical presence. The Postmaster General,
Paul Simfukwe, among others, attributes the corpo-
ration’s success in recent years to this expansion of
ZAMPOST operations into the provision of financial
services such as money transfers and the currency
exchanges at their Bureau de Change. The express
mail and the ZAMPOST bus services are also con-
sistently performing well and have contributed to the
financial success of ZAMPOST in recent years.
Significant investments are also being made to au-
tomate ZAMPOST operations in order to streamline,
transform and modernize the postal services in Zam-
bia as well as to ensure the corporation continues
to grow in a rapidly changing business environment.