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Background: The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule, but the subsequent vote in 1996 saw blatant harassment of opposition parties. The election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems with three parties filing a legal petition challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy MWANAWASA. The new president launched a far-reaching anti-corruption campaign in 2002, which resulted in the prosecution of former President Frederick CHILUBA and many of his supporters in late 2003. Opposition parties currently hold a majority of seats in the National Assembly.

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By AdamandLouise
November 13th 2009

Zambia Africa » Zambia

We made the journey from Livingstone to Chipata 1048 km in three days. The journey can summed up in a few words, bikes, hills and villages. Zambia is Africa’s China, push bikes seem to be the main means of transport, who needs a car when you can fit four people, or a weeks worth of firewood on a bike? We passed a lot more villages throughout Zambia than anywhere else, and the scenery was again beautiful lots of valleys and hills and surprisingly green. The people of Zambia were really interested in talking to us and we now have a [View Full Entry]

By olerad
November 2nd 2009

This is it Africa » Zambia » Lusaka » Kabwata

fun on the train!
yay!

So, this is it. The 'real adventure has started. Where Joachim and I have been travelling together and enjoyed the company and safety of having someone familiar around, we thought it was time to split up now. After leaving Zanzibar, we spent almost a week with Rams (the guy we met on the ferry to Zanzibar) and his family in Dar Es Salaam, trying to decide where to go from there. For my part, it was pretty clear that I would go south, to Zambia or Mozambique. When I heard there was a train going from Dar to Zambia, I immediately [View Full Entry]

kids playing music in the streets of lusaka

By AbbyRose
November 1st 2009

My Imporssibe Quest for Archival Information in Zambia, trouble with Air Namibia, and some interesting thoughts for the future Africa » Zambia » Lusaka

Hanging out of a minibus

Written October 25th, 2009) Greetings all! I am almost at the 5-month mark, meaning I have 3 months left. As the Zambians say “Ahhhhhhh! Eeesh!” It’s gone by incredibly quickly. This week has been both frustrating and interesting. The petrol shortage continues, and I am no longer finding the whole thing funny, now that the price of taxis has gone up. Also, when I do take the bus, it takes (and I am by no means exaggerating) 2 hours to get anywhere. The traffic is so bad because the line-ups for petrol are insane and can block an entire stretch of [View Full Entry]

By KaylaRichard
October 23rd 2009

Botswana Wild Day 21 - Oct 18 Africa » Zambia » Livingstone

Hallway at Zambezi Sun
All the hallways are open to outside air, but the rooms are air conditioned.

Farewell to Africa This morning we rose to the usual increasingly hot day, enjoyed a sumptuous breakfast at the Zambezi Sun buffet, and decided to take a leisurely walk around the grounds one more time before leaving for the airport. The Zambezi Sun and more up-scale Royal Livingstone share the grounds in an enviable location right on the Zambezi River above and at Victoria Falls. The property is also right within the Mosi-Y-Tunya National Park, and consequently zebra and giraffe (and who knows what else) roam freely on the property, grazing on grass and trees. A small pond on the [View Full Entry]

By AbbyRose
October 18th 2009

Fat, skinny, tall, short? It doesn really matter: Heat, fun on the minibus, Diwali and Thanksgiving Africa » Zambia » Lusaka

Hi Everyone, It is sooooooooooooo hot. Today, by 9am it was already 36 C. I sure miss that great Canadian fall weather! I have spoken to some of you, and have heard several complaints about the cold in Canada. I am envious! The heat is not so awesome in a landlocked country where no air conditioning exists and you have to pay considerable amounts of money to use hotel swimming pools. Also, wearing shorts is not really an option- I already receive too much unwanted attention from men wearing jeans and a t-shirt. Originally, I had thought that Thanksgiving was going [View Full Entry]

By chimelleinoz
October 13th 2009

Cruisin' and Boozin' on the Zambezi at Victoria Falls Africa » Zambia » Livingstone

the booze cruise gang

The 7 hour journey from Lusaka to Livingston was an absolute doddle after some of the smelly , cramped, rattly journeys we’ve taken in recent times. For one thing, the roads in Zambia are infinitely better than those in Kenya and Tanzania …apart from one section just before Livingston. Anyway, we arrived at our end destination feeling relaxed and rested and ready to try as many of the extensive activities on offer at Vic falls as possible. So, Livingston is the Zambian base for viewing Vic Falls. Victoria Falls town in Zimbabwe used to be the main base but because of [View Full Entry]

By AbbyRose
October 9th 2009

There and Back Again: Surprise Trip to the UK! Africa » Zambia » Lusaka

Written: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 There and back again Hey Everyone! Surprise! I was in the UK for 10 days. No one knew I was going except for my lovely aunt “Sophie” who kindly engineered the whole thing. I went to the UK to attend my grandfather’s memorial service. It was definitely time for a break from the whole Zambia scene. I was getting frustrated and needed a change for a while. Tom and his mother drove me to the airport at 6am. As I sat in the departures lounge, I began to get a knot in my stomach. I had [View Full Entry]

By lizziehamilton
October 8th 2009

Victoria Falls Africa » Zambia » Livingstone

This was the end of the first half of the tour - half of the group were leaving us and we were being joined by some new people. So for a final night out, we went on a boat cruise (nicknamed booze cruise - it had an all you can drink bar...) which was great fun. The following day some of us went to see Vic Falls - they were quite impressive, but as it was dry season, where wasn't much water. I think it gave us a better view though, because in wet season, there is so much water you [View Full Entry]

By DLL
October 2nd 2009

Mfuwe Lodge safari quick and easy Africa » Zambia » South Luangwa

Impala kill
This sausage tree is the pantry for leopard's kill which he will eat later

After flying to Lusaka Zambia from the US (via Jo'burg) I slept overnight in Lusaka (Protea Hotel Arcades). Next morning I took a flight on Proflight from the Lusaka airport ($8 departure tax) to Mfuwe. The costly flight was fairly short and a little bumpy but worth it since I only had 2 extra days for a safari. My reservations at Mfuwe Lodge inside South Luangwa park included a friendly guide who met me at the airport and drove me back to the Lodge. The road from the airport to the Mfuwe entrance to the Park is newly paved and the [View Full Entry]

By chimelleinoz
October 2nd 2009

Ferries, Trains & Automobiles, Crossing From East Tanzania to South West Zambia Africa » Zambia » Lusaka

Market sellers at the train stop
Why go to the shops when they can come to you

18/9 - 21/9 So going back a step to our train booking in Zanzibar. We had no idea how difficult it would be to organize transport from Dar es Salaam. There’s only one official train representative on the island and he said the train was booked up (or at least the Zanzibar allocation was). When we went to Africa House for a drink, we saw that there was a travel agent that worked for them and when we asked at reception, they called him and he whizzed on over in his car for some after hours business. At first he tried [View Full Entry]

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