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A community portal about Zambia with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in southern Africa. It borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the... [more]

A community portal about Zambia with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in southern Africa. It borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania on the north-east, Malawi on the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia to the south, and Angola on the west. Formerly Northern Rhodesia, the country is named after the Zambezi river.

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Victoria Falls - The Adventure Capital of Africa

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“Scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight” – quote by David Livingstone Victoria Falls, known by the locals as ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ which means ‘the Smoke that Thunders’, is regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Victoria Falls span some 1700 m across making it the largest curtain of water in the world during high water. It drops about 100m over a sheet of basalt rock rumbling and crashing like thunder into the Zambezi Gorge below. The vast cloud of mist that it creates can reach 400m high and be seen from 40 km away. Victoria ... Read Full Story

Victoria Falls(Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)

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The Victoria falls is 1 708 meters wide, making it the largest curtain of water in the world. It drops between 90m and 107m into the Zambezi Gorge and an average of 550,000 cubic metres of water plummet over the edge every minute. The Victoria Falls constitutes one of the most spectacular natural wonders of the world. The Local people call it "Mosi-oa-Tunya" -- the smoke that thunders and the Falls are remarkable. There is a magic about them manifested in the towering column of spray when the river is high, the thunder of the falling water, the terrifying abyss and tranquil lagoons upstream ... Read Full Story

Victoria Falls: Exploring the World’s Largest Water Curtain

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As you walk up to Victoria Falls’ tourist viewing area, the panoramic view of the world’s largest water curtain is breathtaking. Referred to by the locals as Mosi oa Tunya (the smoke that thunders), the 1,708 metres wide waterfall drops about 128 metres into Bakota Gorge -which runs 120 metres across- forming dense mist that covers the whole area. In deed, the water falls with such a high velocity as to create a thick mist that rises over 150 meters. Victoria Falls is one of the world’s natural wonders placed along the Zambezi River and it separates Zimbabwe and Zambia, but the greater part ... Read Full Story

IITA Press Release : Zambian Agriculture

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Press Release by IITA : Zambia to become agric support hub for Southern Africa Lusaka, Zambia - Zambia is set to become the regional focal point for agricultural research support in southern Africa as the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) picked the country to host its Southern Africa Administrative Hub to assist its Research for Development (R4D) activities in the region. According to Dr Bryan Harvey, Chair of IITA’s Board of Trustees, the institute has, since 2004, been working on how to more effectively and efficiently establish itself in sub-Saharan Africa. To achieve this, IITA decided to focus its administrative support systems at ... Read Full Story

Livingstone Island and the Devils Pool is declared open 2008/2009

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Cliff hanger in the Devils Pool, Livingstone, Zambia Livingstone Island is declared open for 2008/2009 season The Victoria Fall s are the largest waterfalls in the world. This claim is based on the width (1.7km/1 mi) and height (108m/360ft) which forms the largest sheet of falling water. There is also a great diversity of wildlife to be seen here and having World Heritage status it is one of the few remaining non commercialised nature sights in the world. It is a definite “must see” sight on any intrepid travellers top ten list of places to visit in a lifetime. Livingstone Island is a small ... Read Full Story
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Zambia maul Djibouti
DEBUTANTE Kennedy Chola marked his international scene with a hat trick as he propelled a second string Zambia to victory rolling over hapless Djibouti to finish top of Group A with maximum nine points at the Orange Council of East and Central Africa ...  
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Zambia to fix anti-graft law
Lusaka - Zambia will strengthen anti-corruption laws, President Rupiah Banda said, as he seeks to mend the country's reputation for fighting graft following the acquittal of ex-leader Frederick Chiluba. In his state of the nation address late on ...  
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Zambia take on Djibouti
ZAMBIA today take on Group A whipping boys, Djibouti in a formality match having already secured qualification to the quarter-finals of the 2009 Orange Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) Senior Challenge Cup tournament ...  
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Zambia makes MDGs progress
PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has said Zambia has made progress towards attainment of the millennium development goals (MDGs) particularly in the health sector. Mr Banda said although much still needed to be done in meeting the MDGs, progress had been made ...  
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DJ Zambia Luanshya Copper Mines Resumes Full Ops Dec 22 -Report
Zambia's Luanshya Copper Mines Plc will resume full-scale operations on Dec. 22 following its takeover by the Chinese-owned NFC Africa Mining Plc earlier this year, the Post Newspaper of Zambia reported Wednesday. The privately-owned daily quoted ...  
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