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In 1964, Zambia’s adult education facilities existed in only three provinces on the railroad, and over 60 per cent of the population had no facilities. Over the 1.5 million adults, one million had never been to school. In early 1964, a program of night school was organised in centres away…

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Ngoma is the only settlement in the south of Kafue National Park. Hotels, Clubs & Accommodation Ngoma Safari Camp

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Kalomo is a town in southern Zambia, lying north-east of Livingstone. It was the first administrative centre of Northern Rhodesia (specifically North-Western Rhodesia), serving until the capital city was established at Livingstone in 1907. Things to Do Zambia Safaris Limited References Wikipedia: Kalomo

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This town of nearly 45,000 was named after the famed English explorer, Dr. David Livingstone, who travelled much of the area. Because it is only seven miles north of the Falls, Livingstone has become known as the Tourist capital of Zambia. It is also the capital of Southern Province.  A…

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Lusaka was founded in 1905 as a water stop on the route and was named after a Chief Lusaaka, the leader of a nearby Lenje village. Lusaka lost some of its status to Salisbury in Southern Rhodesia when the latter became the capital of the merged Federation of Rhodesia and…

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Mbala was a key outpost in British colonial control of this part of south-central Africa and was known as Abercorn. After Zambia’s independence in 1964, the name of the town was changed back to Mbala. Mbala is Zambia’s most northerly large town and seat of Mbala District in Northern Province,occupying…

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Victoria Falls (also known Mosi-oa-Tunya – The Smoke That Thunders) is a waterfall on the Zambezi River. It is located between Zambia and Rhodesia and is one of the world’s largest waterfalls. Though known to some European geographers before the 19th century, Scottish missionary David Livingstone identified the falls in…

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The town of Ndola was founded in 1904, by John Edward “Chiripula” Stephenson. The name Ndola is derived from the river, which originates in the Kaloko Hills and drains in the Kafubu River. It was started as a boma and trading post, which laid its foundations as an administrative and…

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Kafwala was one of two camps located in Kafue National Park reserved for wild life conservation. Kafwala was specifically reserved for the Wild Life Conservation Society of Zambia.

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