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Komboni
A komboni is a type of informal housing compound or shanty town common to Zambia, particularly the capital city of Lusaka. It is characterized by a low income and a high population density. Kombonis typically began as housing for employees of a particular company, estate, or mine. An estimated 35% of Zambians live in urban areas, and kombonis exist in many of them. It is estimated that 80% of the population of Lusaka live and work in these areas. History Northern Zambia is part of the Copperbelt, which is a region of Africa known for copper mining. Beginning in the late 1880s, the region was largely dependent on copper mining. The increasing development of copper mining led to rapid urbanization and industrialization from the 1920s through the 1950s. Many new towns such as Ndola, Kitwe, Chingola, Luanshya, Mufulira, and Bancroft sprung up in the Copperbelt, each of them associated with a different copper mine or smelter and consisting of a planned "garden city" for their whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lusaka
Lusaka (; ) is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was about 3.3 million, while the urban population is estimated at 2.5 million in 2018. Lusaka is the centre of both commerce and government in Zambia and connects to the country's four main highways heading north, south, east and west. English is the official language of the city administration, while Bemba, Tonga, Lenje, Soli, Lozi and Nyanja are the commonly spoken street languages. The earliest evidence of settlement in the area dates to the 6th century AD, with the first known settlement in the 11th century. It was then home to the Lenje and Soli peoples from the 17th or 18th century. The founding of the modern city occurred in 1905 when it lay in the British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia, which was controlled by the British South African Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zambia Lusaka Missini Krzysztof Błażyca 2011
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the northeast, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west. The capital city of Zambia is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia. The nation's population of around 19.5 million is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the north, the core economic hubs of the country. Originally inhabited by Khoisan peoples, the region was affected by the Bantu expansion of the thirteenth century. Following the arrival of European explorers in the eighteenth century, the British colonised the region into the British protectorates of Barotseland-North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misisi
Misisi Compound is a shanty town or komboni located in Lusaka, Zambia. In 2008, it was estimated to have 10,000 inhabitants. Plans for redevelopment were announced by President Edgar Lungu in 2019. Foundation Misisi was established in the mid 1960s as a shanty town or komboni located beside the Kafue Road, three kilometres south of the central business district of Lusaka, Zambia. The name Misisi came from the Nyanja word for "Mrs" which referred to Mrs Edwards, the owner of the farmland which was originally squatted. The first inhabitants lived in shacks made from mud, poles and grass roofs. Living situation At first, water supply was a difficulty, but as of 2014 the Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC) would rather connect people to the supply than risk the spread of disease. In 2008, it was estimated to have 10,000 inhabitants. Health problems result from factors such as overcrowding, bad sanitation and lack of transport and employment opportunities. Poor drainag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zambia National Service
The Zambia National Service, abbreviated ZNS, is part of the Zambian Defence Force whose primary objective is to train Zambian citizens in agriculture and craft skillsit was formed in 1963 as a Army, Land Army before it was renamed to Zambia National Service. ZNS is also a major sponsor of Green Eagles F.C., Green Eagles. History Established in 1963 by the United National Independence Party as a youth wing of the independence movement, known as the Land Army which was set to be used as a military option in an event that independence negotiations on the round table failed. As of October 24, 1964, after the peaceful acquisition of independence, the Land Army had was demobilized. On December 20, 1971 through an Act of Parliament a more militant ZNS was born. With Zambia's position in the Anti-Apartheid Movement, anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, a military training component became part of the ZNS. In 1974 military training became compulsory for form five school leavers, unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meanwood (Lusaka)
Meanwood is a suburb and former village in north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The area sits in the Moortown (ward), Moortown ward of Leeds City Council and Leeds North East (UK Parliament constituency), Leeds North East UK Parliament constituencies, parliamentary constituency. Origins and history The name Meanwood goes back to the 12th century, and is of Anglo-Saxon derivation: the ''Meene wude'' was the boundary wood of the Manor of Chapel Allerton, Alreton, the woods to the east of Meanwood Beck.W. A. Hopwood (1981) ''Meanwood'' (private publication) Dwellings and farms near the wood were known by a variety of names including Meanwoodside until 27 August 1847 when the Parish#England, parish of Meanwood was established and the woods became known Meanwood Woods. A skirmish, between Cavalier, Royalist and Roundhead, Parliamentarian forces, took place in Meanwood, during the English Civil War, Civil War. It is said that the "beck ran red", with the blood of the fallen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meanwood Ibex
Meanwood is a suburb and former village in north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The area sits in the Moortown ward of Leeds City Council and Leeds North East parliamentary constituency. Origins and history The name Meanwood goes back to the 12th century, and is of Anglo-Saxon derivation: the ''Meene wude'' was the boundary wood of the Manor of Alreton, the woods to the east of Meanwood Beck.W. A. Hopwood (1981) ''Meanwood'' (private publication) Dwellings and farms near the wood were known by a variety of names including Meanwoodside until 27 August 1847 when the parish of Meanwood was established and the woods became known Meanwood Woods. A skirmish, between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces, took place in Meanwood, during the Civil War. It is said that the "beck ran red", with the blood of the fallen, hence, the place name "Stainbeck".''Leeds Mercury'' 22 September 1888 Local Notes and Queries no 507: Meanwood Valley The Meanwood Valley was a place of industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalingalinga
Kalingalinga is a low-income, high-density settlement east of Lusaka, in Zambia. , it comprised 25,000 to 30,000 residents;, it borders the townships of Mtendere and Kabulonga, and many of its occupants are people who were discouraged from settling in Lusaka and moved as squatters to outlying regions of the city. History It was one of Lusaka's earliest squatter settlements. By the late 1960s, many of Kalingalinga's residents were lured to Chainama Hills (later renamed "Mtendere"), a newly opened development that promised "water, good roads, schools, and a clinic". Those who left for Chainama Hills were mostly supporters of president Kaunda's UNIP, leaving behind a population with considerable support for the opposition Northern Rhodesian African National Congress. By the late 1970s, assistance from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit in the form of a major urban upgrading project provided a school, water, street lighting, and other necessities, such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalundu (Lusaka Neighborhood)
Uvira is a city in the South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Uvira is a Roman Catholic diocese, a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bukavu. Geography It is located at the extreme north end of Lake Tanganyika. Kalundu is a lake port at the southern end of the town, which provides links by boat to Kalemie in Katanga Province, Kigoma in Tanzania, Pulungu in Zambia and Bujumbura (the largest city and former capital of Burundi). The town is linked by road to Bukavu (the capital of the South Kivu province), and Bujumbura. The town is 120 km from Bukavu and 60 km from the territory of Fizi. Uvira is also linked by road to: * Bujumbura, the former capital of Burundi (25 km) * The territory of Fizi (60 km) * Rwanda via Kamanyola border (80 km) * Bukavu, the capital of the South Kivu province (120 km) * Kalemie in Katanga Province (385 km) Uvira Mental Health Center will serve primarily residents in territory of Uvira, territor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maize
Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The leafy stalk of the plant produces pollen inflorescences (or "tassels") and separate ovuliferous inflorescences called ears that when fertilized yield kernels or seeds, which are fruits. The term ''maize'' is preferred in formal, scientific, and international usage as a common name because it refers specifically to this one grain, unlike ''corn'', which has a complex variety of meanings that vary by context and geographic region. Maize has become a staple food in many parts of the world, with the total production of maize surpassing that of wheat or rice. In addition to being consumed directly by humans (often in the form of masa), maize is also used for corn ethanol, animal feed and other maize products, such as corn starch and corn sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
