History of Mr. Kapasa Makasa
Kapasa Makasa University is named after the late author, freedom fighter and politician, Mr. Speedwell Robert Makasa, who died on 2nd February 2007. Mr. Makasa renounced the two foreign forenames and took on Kapasa as a first name before his death.
Public Service History and Curriculum Vitae of the late Mr. Kapasa Makasa
- 29/01/1922 - Date of birth
- 1943-1953 - Teaching at Mufulira, Choma and Lubwa for 6 years
- 1945 - Mine Clerk (Wusakile Compound Office), Nkana Mine
- 1947 - Elected Committee Member of the Federation of African Welfare Societies under the Chinsali Branch
- - Elected Church Elder in the Church of Scotland (now United Church of Zambia
- 1950-1951 - Chairperson of the African Congress, Chinsali Branch
- 1951-1952 - District Organising Secretary of African Congress, Chinsali Branch
- - Member of Teachers Association – Chinsali Branch
- - Took the Government Efficiency Bar examination – Northern Rhodesia (1st Class)
- 1953-1955 - Provincial President of African National Congress of Northern Rhodesia
- 1955-1956 - Imprisoned for one and half years for conducting a boycott of Thomas & Company stores
- 1959-1960 - Restricted to Solwezi district under state of emergency; Chairperson for Advisory Committee for those restricted
- 1960 - Divisional President for Luapula Province under the Zambia African National Congress after restrictions
- 1961-1962 - UNIP Representative in Tanganyika.
- - Chairperson of group of freedom fighters of PAFMECA.
- - Attended Youth Seminar in Pakistan
- 1963 - Oxford (UK) – Public administration short course
- 1963 - UNIP Regional Secretary, Katete/Chadiza region
- - Member of Parliament – Chinsali North
- - Parliamentary Secretary – Ministry of Agriculture
- 1964-1967 - Resident Minister for Northern Province
- 1967 - Minister of State – Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 1968 - Cabinet Minister for North-western Province
- 1968-1969 - Ambassador to Ethiopia
- 1970-1972 - Cabinet Minister – Luapula Province
- 1972-1975 - High Commissioner – Tanzania
- - Ambassador – Rwanda, Burundi & Madagascar
- 1975 - High Commissioner - Kenya
- 1978 - Member of Central Committee – Lusaka Province
- 1979 - Chairperson – Rural Development Committee of the Sub-Committee of UNIP Central Committee
- 1980 - Patron of Lubwa Mission Church; Member CUSA for Lusaka Branch
- 1983 - Chairperson – Zambia Agricultural Development Bank
- 1987-1991 - Chairperson – SIDO
- - Chairperson – Lima Bank Board of Directors
- 1991 - Retired from active politics