Mwembeshi is a small town approximately 43km Lusaka. Government Mwembeshi Earth Station
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Zambia Philately: Carmine Bee-Eater (Merops nubicoides)
The southern carmine bee-eater (Merops nubicoides) is a species of bee-eater found across sub-equatorial Africa. It was formerly considered conspecific with the closely related northern carmine bee-eater, with the combined species then known as carmine bee-eater. This species, like other bee-eaters, is richly coloured and is predominantly carmine in colouration,…
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Mufulira is a town in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. Mufulira means “Place of Abundance and Peace”. The town developed around the Mufulira Copper Mine in the 1930s. The town also serves as the administrative capital of Mufulira District. Business & Industry Eagle Travel Ltd Mufulira Copper Mines Ltd TG…
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Luanshya is a town in Zambia, in the Copperbelt Province near Ndola. It was founded in the early part of the 20th century after two prospector/explorer, William Collier shot and killed a Roan Antelope on the banks of the Luanshya River, discovering a copper deposit in the process. The antelope…
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Kitwe, founded in 1936, is located in the Copperbelt province of Zambia. The city is sometimes referred to as Kitwe-Nkana. Nkana is derived from the name of Senior Chief Nkana of the Lamba speaking people of the Copperbelt province. With the upsurge of copper prices in the 1950s, Kitwe developed…
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Chingola, located in the Copperbelt region, was founded in 1943 to service the newly opened Nchanga copper mine. During the 60’s and 70’s, Chingola was hailed as the cleanest and most well maintained town in Zambia. This was due, in part, to the mining company’s policy to manage and…
View More Zambia Philately: ChingolaZambia Philately: Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius capensis)
The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa with Hippopotamus amphibius capensis found in Zambia. After elephants and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the next largest land mammal. It is also the largest extant land artiodactyl. Despite their physical resemblance to pigs and other terrestrial even-toed…
View More Zambia Philately: Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius capensis)Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – 10s Copper Mining
Although copper had been produced at Kansanshi and Bwana Mkubwa in 1908 and 1911, respectively, the first commercial mine in Zambia was established in Luanshya in 1928. The owners of these mines were driven by the high demand and favourable prices of copper and the need to maximize their profits.…
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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…
View More Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – 5s EducationZambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – 2/6d Luangwa Game Reserve
Luangwa National Park is park located in north-eastern Zambia. It is divided into two separate parks, one north and one south. Formerly a game reserve, it was established as a national park in 1972. Vegetation in the park consists of growth characteristic of miombo (woodland), savanna, thickets, and floodplain grassland…
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