|
Kasama, Zambia
Kasama is a town in the Northern Province, Zambia, Northern Province of Zambia. It serves as the provincial capital and the headquarters of Kasama District. Location It is situated on the central-southern African plateau, approximately , by road, north-east of Lusaka, the capital and largest city in Zambia. Kasama is located on the M1 road (Zambia), M1 road (old Great North Road (Zambia), Great North Road) from Mpika in the south to Mbala, Zambia, Mbala and Mpulungu, at the tip of Lake Tanganyika, in the north. Population The city population grew considerably in the 1970s and 1980s after construction of the TAZARA Railway through the city, and the tarring of the old Great North Road, Zambia, Great North Road. Its population, according to Encyclopedia Britannica, was 74,243 in 2000 and had increased to 113,779 in 2010. History The 1898/1899 interregnum on the Mwamba throne, the then second in rank from the Chitimukulu, made it possible for Catholic Joseph Dupont (bishop), Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Populated Places In Zambia
This is a list of cities, towns, villages and Mission (station), missions in Zambia. Cities Other towns, villages and missions *Chadiza *Chama, Zambia, Chama *Chambishi *Chavuma *Chembe *Chibombo *Chiengi *Chilanga (Lusaka), Zambia, Chilanga, Lusaka *Chilanga, Zambia, Chilanga, Muchinga *Chilonga *Chilubi *Chililabombwe *Chingola *Chinsali *Chinyingi *Chirundu, Zambia, Chirundu *Chisamba *Choma, Zambia, Choma *Chozi, Zambia, Chozi *Gwembe *Isoka *Kabompo *Kabwe *Kafue *Kafulwe *Kalabo *Kalene Hill *Kalomo *Kalulushi *Kanyembo *Kaoma, Zambia, Kaoma *Kapiri Mposhi *Kasama, Zambia, Kasama *Kasempa *Kashikishi *Kataba *Katete *Kawambwa *Kazembe (Mwansabombwe) *Kazungula *Luangwa, Zambia, Luangwa *Luanshya *Lufwanyama *Lukulu *Lundazi *Maamba *Macha Mission *Mansa, Zambia, Mansa *Mazabuka *Mbala, Zambia, Mbala *Mbereshi *Mfuwe *Milenge, Zambia, Milenge *Mkushi *Mongu *Monze *Mpika *Mporokoso *Mpulungu *Mufulira *Mumbwa *Muyombe *Mwandi *Mwinilunga *Nakonde *Nchelenge *Ngoma, Zambia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TAZARA Railway
The Tazara Railway, also called the Uhuru Railway or the Tanzam Railway, is a railway in East Africa linking the port of Dar es Salaam in east Tanzania with the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia's Central Province. The single-track railway is long and is operated by the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA). The governments of Tanzania, Zambia, and the People's Republic of China built the railway to eliminate landlocked Zambia's economic dependence on Rhodesia and South Africa, both of which were ruled by white-minority governments.Thomas W. Robinson and David L. Shambaugh. ''Chinese Foreign Policy: theory and practice'', 1994. Page 287. The railway provided the only route for bulk trade from Zambia's Copperbelt to reach the sea without having to transit white-ruled territories. The spirit of Pan-African socialism among the leaders of Tanzania and Zambia and the symbolism of China's support for newly independent African countries gave rise to Tazara's designation as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlas Mara Bank Zambia Limited
Atlas Mara Bank Zambia Limited (AMBZL), commonly referred to as ''Atlas Mara Zambia'', is a commercial bank in Zambia. Established on December 1, 2016 from the merger of BancABC Zambia Ltd. with Finance Bank Zambia Ltd., it is licensed by the Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator. On January 8, 2024, Access Bank Group announced that it had completed the purchase of Atlas Mara Zambia and that it would merge its operations with the already established Access Bank Zambia. Location The headquarters of the bank and its main branch, are located in ''Atlas Mara House'', at the corner of Church Road and Nasser Road, in the city of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia. The coordinates of the bank's headquarters are: 15°25'08.0"S, 28°18'02.0"E (Latitude:-15.418889; Longitude:28.300556). Overview Atlas Mara Bank is a large retail bank serving individuals, small and medium sized enterprises, large corporations and government departments across Zambia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zambia National Commercial Bank
Zambia National Commercial Bank, commonly referred to by the name "Zanaco", is a commercial bank in Zambia. It is licensed by Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator. In 2021, Zanaco became the first bank in Zambia to register ZMW1bn in profit after tax. Location The bank's headquarters and main branch are located in Zanaco House, at the corner of Cairo Road and Chainda Place, in the central business district of Lusaka, the capital and largest city in Zambia. The address is 2118–2121 Cairo Road, Lusaka, Zambia. The coordinates of the bank's headquarters are: 15°25'25.0"S, 28°17'00.0"E (Latitude:-15.423611; Longitude:28.283333). History Zanaco was founded in 1969 by the Government of Zambia. Prior to 2007, the bank was 100 percent owned by the government. In that year, 49 percent of its shares were sold to the Rabobank Group, a banking company from the Netherlands. In 2008, the shares of Zanaco were listed on the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LUSE), where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commercial Bank
A commercial bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make a profit. It can also refer to a bank or a division of a larger bank that deals with wholesale banking to corporations or large or middle-sized businesses, to differentiate from retail banks and investment banks. Commercial banks include private sector banks and public sector banks. However, central banks function differently from commercial banks, despite a common misconception known as the "bank analogy". Unlike commercial banks, central banks are not primarily focused on generating profits and cannot become insolvent in the same way as commercial banks in a fiat currency system. History The name ''bank'' derives from the Italian word ''banco'' 'desk/bench', used during the Italian Renaissance era by Florentine bankers, who used to carry out their transactions on a desk covered by a green tablecloth. However, traces of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoprite (South Africa)
Shoprite (officially Shoprite Holdings Ltd) is Africa's largest supermarket retailer. The company's headquarters are in Cape Town, South Africa, where it was founded in 1979. Shoprite is a public company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and A2X Markets in South Africa, with secondary listings on both the Namibian and Lusaka stock exchanges. The company operates major low-income supermarket chain USave, a separate low-income chain under its namesake, as well as two pharmacy chains - Medrite and Transpharm - furniture chain House & Home, the mid-to-high income Checkers chain, South Africa's largest ticketing provider, Computicket, numerous financial services divisions, and various other businesses. The group also manages a large property portfolio, comprising both owned and head-leased properties. The Shoprite Group employs more than 163,000 people and is the largest private sector employer in South Africa. As of June 2025, Shoprite had 3,417 stores (including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in Southern Africa, now the independent country of Zambia. It was formed in 1911 by Amalgamation (politics), amalgamating the two earlier protectorates of Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia.''Commonwealth and Colonial Law'' by Kenneth Roberts-Wray, London, Stevens, 1966. p. 753 It was initially administered, as were the two earlier protectorates, by the British South Africa Company (BSAC), a chartered company, on behalf of the British Government. From 1924, it was administered by the British Government as a protectorate, under similar conditions to other British-administered protectorates, and the special provisions required when it was administered by BSAC were terminated.Northern Rhodesia Order in Council 1924 (SR&O 1924/324), S.R.O. & S.I. Rev VIII, 154 Although under the BSAC charter it had features of a charter colony, the BSAC's treaties with local rulers, and British legislation, gave it the status of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boma (enclosure)
A boma is a livestock enclosure, community enclosure, stockade, corral, small fort or a district government office, commonly used in many parts of the African Great Lakes region, as well as Central Africa, Central and Southern Africa. It is particularly associated with community decision making. The word originally may be from Bantu languages, Bantu or Persian language, Persian, and it has been incorporated into many African languages, as well as race for Africa, colonial varieties of English language, English, French language, French and German language, German. As a livestock enclosure, a ''boma'' is the equivalent of ''kraal''. The former term is used in areas influenced by the Swahili language, and the latter is employed in areas influenced by Afrikaans language, Afrikaans. In the form of fortified villages or camps, ''bomas'' were commonplace in Central Africa in the 18th and 19th century. They were commonplace throughout Africa, including in areas affected by the His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Edward Codrington
Robert Edward Codrington (6 January 1869 – 16 December 1908) was the colonial Administrator of the two territories ruled by the British South Africa Company (BSAC) which became present-day Zambia. He was Administrator of North-Eastern Rhodesia, based at Fort Jameson, now Chipata, from 11 July 1898 to 24 April 1907, and then of North-Western Rhodesia, based at Livingstone from February 1908 to his death in London on 16 December 1908 from heart disease at age 39. He laid the foundation for the amalgamation of the two territories as Northern Rhodesia four years later. His administration was influential in establishing British colonial government in Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland and making them different in character from white-settler-led Southern Rhodesia.The '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North-Eastern Rhodesia
North-Eastern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in south central Africa formed in 1900.North-Eastern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1900 The protectorate was administered under charter by the British South Africa Company. It was one of what were colloquially referred to as the ''three Rhodesian protectorates'',Encyclopedia of the Laws of England, Volume XIII; Editors: A. Wood Renton, Esq., Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and Max. A. Robertson, Esq., of the Inner Temple and the Midland Circuit, Barrister-at-Law; Edinburgh; 1 November 1908. the other two being Southern Rhodesia and Barotseland-North-Western Rhodesia. It was amalgamated with Barotseland-North-Western Rhodesia, another territory administered by the British South Africa Company, to form Northern Rhodesia in 1911. History The colonisation of the region that would become North-Eastern Rhodesia began in 1890. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonialism
Colonialism is the control of another territory, natural resources and people by a foreign group. Colonizers control the political and tribal power of the colonised territory. While frequently an Imperialism, imperialist project, colonialism can also take the form of settler colonialism, whereby settlers from one or multiple colonizing metropoles occupy a territory with the intention of partially or completely supplanting the existing population. Colonialism developed as a concept describing European colonial empires of the modern era, which spread globally from the 15th century to the mid-20th century, spanning 35% of Earth's land by 1800 and peaking at 84% by the beginning of World War I. European colonialism employed mercantilism and Chartered company, chartered companies, and established Coloniality of power, coloniality, which keeps the colonized socio-economically Other (philosophy), othered and Subaltern (postcolonialism), subaltern through modern biopolitics of Heterono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, Crown colony, colonies, protectorates, League of Nations mandate, mandates, and other Dependent territory, territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the English overseas possessions, overseas possessions and trading posts established by Kingdom of England, England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, and colonisation attempts by Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland during the 17th century. At its height in the 19th and early 20th centuries, it became the List of largest empires, largest empire in history and, for a century, was the foremost global power. By 1913, the British Empire held sway over 412 million people, of the world population at the time, and by 1920, it covered , of the Earth's total land area. As a result, Westminster system, its constitutional, Common law, legal, English language, linguistic, and Culture of the United Kingdom, cultural legacy is widespread. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
