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The 4 Zambia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Reconciliation

Editor
Sean Potter

Advertising: Sean Potter
Helen Walden
George Makulu
Administration:
Val Potter
Distribution:
Helen Walden
George Makulu
Moses Chirwe

mining; 2009 - 2011

2008

Kansanshi
Mining Plc
56%

Total Extractive
Tax Revenue 2011
ZMW 7,721,771,000

Payments by companies

3,794,130,000

3,785,319,000

Received by GRZ
2 billion

Konkola Copper
Mines Plc
10.5%

7,721,771,000

7,672,927,000

4 billion

2,572,302,000

Lumwana
Mining
Company Ltd
9%

Design & Layouts:

Stan Potter

July/August 2014
Issue No. 85

Features
4-5

Mopani completes Mufulira Smelter


Upgrade Project ahead of schedule

6-8

Mopani puts up the best ever Zambia


Open Golf Tournament

10

Spion Kop

22

David Lemon

26

India

30

Tigers Lair

34

Stone Town

38

Neuvo Cuisine!

44

Barn Owl

6 billion

2,603,746,000

Mopani Copper
Mines Plc
7.5%

1,724,850,000

83% of all mining revenues collected in 2011 with Kansanshi


Mining Plc making the biggest contribution amounting to 56% of
all mining revenues

1,737,150,000

All gures in rebased Kwacha (ZMW)

8 billion

CONTENTS

2009

2010

2011

The Zambian mining sector contributed to 31.5% of GRZ


revenue in 2011.
The mining sector directly contributed to 9.5% of GDP with an
estimated indirect contribution* of as much as 50%.
*Contribution through economic activity associated with mining developments and operations.

2011 HIGHLIGHTS:
Mining revenues nearly doubled in
2011 in comparison to 2010.
Inclusive in the revenue for 2011 are
payments of arrears arising from
increases in tax and royalty rates in
2008.
165% increase in revenue from corporation tax due to a number of compa
nies coming to an end of their capital
allowances.

Other
17%

Receipts from royalties almost trebled.


7% increase in copper production.
17% increase in metal prices driven by
demand from Asia, particularly China.

Contributors:
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Anthony Dalton
Cephas Sinyangwe
Chikwe Chiluba
Dan Boylan
Davis Mulenga
Dick Jones
First Quantum Minerals
Gethsemane Mwizabi
George Makulu
Godfrey Msiska
Humphrey Lombe
Humphrey Nkonde
Kansanshi Mining plc
Kate Nivison
Kelvin Mukupa
Konkola Copper Mines
Lechwe School
Mopani Mining
Roy Kausa
Shapi Shachinda
Tom Cockrem
T.W. Jenkins
William Osborn
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10-13 Spion Kop an Acre of Massacre


18-19 FQM puts people and the environment

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Mining Taxation - Zambias revenue from


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22-23 Zambezi trekker David Lemon enters


Mozambique
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Stone Town
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42-43 Photo focus: 57th Copperbelt Mining,

Agricultural and Commercial Show
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CACSS 2014 Judging Results

Regulars
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Map of Zambia

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Sudoku, Crossword & Quiz

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Birds of Zambia - Barn Owl

47 Recipes
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Crossword & Quiz answers


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625,000 tpa concentrate treatment


from 420,000 tpa, whilst Sulphur
capture improved to 51 percent.
He further explained that the third
and final phase which involved
the installation of three larger
converters (15X35), assorted gas
handling equipment and a second
Acid Plant all costing US$206
million, was completed in March
this year, 15 months ahead of
schedule agreed with the Zambian
Government.
One option we had involved closing the processing
plant, which would have enabled us to complete the
work earlier but would have resulted in around 900
job losses at the time, with a major impact on the local
economy, which is heavily reliant on the operation.
The second and more viable option was to keep the
plant operational and upgrade the smelter in stages,
Mr Danny Callow, Mopani Copper Mines Plc Chief
Executive Officer recalls.

MOPANI COMPLETES MUFULIRA SMELTER


UPGRADE PROJECT AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
The US$500 million Mufulira Smelter Upgrade
Project was completed on 31 March 2014, 15 months
ahead of schedule thereby improving the capture
of sulphur dioxide emissions that have affected the
area for over 70 years, to 97 percent international
standards.
Mopani Copper Mines Plc invested over US$500
million into the project which was done in three
phases to address the legacy issue of Sulphur dioxide
emissions which were at 100 percent from 1937 to
Glencores investment in 2000.

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Mopani committed to upgrading the smelter to comply


with international standards just after the acquisition
of the asset in 2000.
At the time of acquisition, the Mufulira smelter was
emitting 100 percent of its sulphur dioxide emissions
into the atmosphere. A decision was made to build
a new state of the art smelter within the confines of
the existing smelter, whilst increasing production and
maintaining job stability, two key areas of government
focus.

Mr Callow describes the smelter upgrade project


as one of the biggest environmental projects ever
undertaken in Zambia.

Mr Callow said the completion


of the Mufulira Smelter Upgrade Project will result
in a greatly improved environment for the local
community and Mopani employees.
Mr Callow said: The completion of the smelter
upgrade is a tremendous achievement, not only for
the company, but for the surrounding community.
The work was completed ahead of schedule and
without disruption to production or local employment,
generating stability and jobs growth in addition to
better living standards for Mufulira residents. I look
forward to our continued co-operation with the local
community and the Zambian government as part of
our ongoing operations at Mufulira.

He explained that: The entire project was divided


into three stages with the first
phase being completed in 2007
which involved replacing the
existing Electric furnace with Isa
Smelt and construction of an Acid
Plant at the cost of US$ 213m,
enabling the capture of emissions
of 50 percent.
In the second phase, two new
bigger anode furnaces and twin
anode casting wheels were
installed at a value of US$81m
and successfully commissioned
in 2009. With the completion of
phases one and two, the Smelter
capacity improved to about

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MOPANI PUTS UP THE BEST EVER


ZAMBIA OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT

Mila Kunis photographed by Peter Lindbergh

Wallie Coetsee - tournament winner

The Mopani Copper Mines Zambia Open Golf Tournament


came to a close with a South African, Wallie Coetsee,
emerging as overall winner of the tournament that came
with a whopping US$250,000 in prize money and 4
vehicles for four hole-in-one prizes. Coetsee had not
won a major trophy for 17 years and this was indeed an
emotional moment for him.
I have no words to describe how I feel. This is very
emotional for me. I tried hard. I knew that victory was close
and today I used my 22 years of experience to win this trophy.
I played like I practice every day and here I am, I made it. I
am so glad! screamed Coetsee with great emotion.

of the magnificent event.


The 2014 Zambia Open Golf Tournament which was
powered by Mopani Copper Mines Plc was held at Nkana
Golf Club for the first time with the highest budget of
US$1 million, the highest prize money of US$250, 000
and the largest number of motor vehicles. This was the
best package ever staked on the Sunshine Tour outside of
South Africa.

This years tournament has been described as the best so


far by the Sunshine Tour who commended the organising
committee for the wonderful prizes and the meticulous
way every detail was taken care.
You made my work and that of my team so much easier
that I could sit back and relax knowing that everything
was under control. Well done and keep it up, said Dan
Zwiebel, Sunshine Tour Tournament Director at the close
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Tournament winner Wallie Coetsee with Vice President Guy


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2013 Champion Da Silva tees off from the 10th Tee

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SPION KOP AN ACRE OF MASSACRE


Richard Rhys Jones visits a famous KwaZulu-Natal battlefield where the infantrymen of Lancashire were decimated by Boer shells.

n 24 January 1900, in an area about the size of


Londons Trafalgar Square, the flat top of a rockstrewn South African mountain became the killing field
for hundreds of infantrymen from three Lancashire
regiments.
When the Anglo-Boer War ended, the mountain
known as Spion Kop (spelt Spioenkop in Afrikaans)
was renamed the Acre of Massacre by historians
recording the carnage.
After receiving reinforcements until his army in
Natal comprised 19000 infantry, 3000 cavalry
and 60 heavy guns, General Sir Redvers Buller had
abandoned his plan to lift the siege of Ladysmith by
trying to ford the Tugela River at Colenso and moved
25 miles upstream to cross it over two pontoon
bridges at Potgieters and Trichardts Drifts. Once they
were over the Tugela, the cavalry galloped forward to
turn the Boer right flank at Acton Homes while 16000
British troops camped under the steep slopes of
Spion Kop.
Winston Churchill, reporting for the Morning Post,
said it was the general belief among the infantry that
if the cavalry continued their attack they could have
broken through the Boer lines and been followed by
the main force to advance over flat farmland to relieve
Ladysmith 17 miles away. However, Buller and his
staff were reluctant to do so because they feared
losing communications over a 30-mile front stretching
from the cavalry on the left to the infantry at the base
of Spion Kop on the right. Also, at any moment,
mounted Boers could break through the extended
Khaki Line, attack his forces from the rear and cut off
his supply lines. So, rather than use his cavalry in a
wide turning movement, Buller decided to shorten the
route to Ladysmith by pivoting on Spion Kop.

for children, men or even dogs.

dismounted infantrymen.

About 20 yards from the crest the British were


challenged with a guttural shout: Wie kom daar?
The infantrymen instantly threw themselves down
as 17 Mausers opened fire. In the momentary
silence the British heard the click of rifle bolts as
the enemy reloaded. In that split second the order
Charge! was shouted and, with bayonets fixed,
the vanguard lurched forward through the misty
darkness. Seventeen surprised Boers of the Vryheid
Commando, who had not expected an attack up such
a precipitous slope, broke their cover and retreated,
but not before one was fatally bayoneted. Because of
the thick mist it was impossible for the British to use
a lantern to signal to headquarters that the mountain
had been taken, so three resounding cheers were
given.

General Louis Botha, who


commanded the Spion Kop
defenders from his headquarters
behind Green Hill less than two
miles away, was informed by the
Vryheid burghers that the Khakis
had taken the Kop. Botha told
them: Well, we must take it back.
He ordered his long-range Krupp,
Creusots and pom-pom guns to
open fire, and they plastered the
massed ranks of invaders from
three sides as the burghers regrouped and climbed back up
the mountain. Rocks on the three
Boer-held sides of the plateau
shielded the commandos as they
crept to within 50 yards of the
exposed British and let rip with
their Mausers.

It was 4 a.m. on 24 January when the cheering


was heard by their comrades far below and, almost
immediately, the British artillery opened fire on the
presumed Boer positions on Spion Kop.
Sappers of the Royal Engineers began trying to dig
entrenchments on the rocky, unforgiving ground with
picks and shovels, but it was an impossible task. The
trenches were so pitifully shallow that they afforded
little protection, and when dawn broke at 4-40 a.m.
the Royal Lancasters and South Lancashires were
ensconced as best they could on the left (west) flank,
Thorneycrofts Mounted Infantry in the middle, and the
Lancashire Fusiliers on the right (east) flank.
Three hours later, when the sun rolled up the curtain
of mist, the British were astonished to find that they
had not won the entire mountain but merely had a
precarious foothold on the edge of a small plateau

Bullers second in charge, Lt.-Gen. Sir Charles


Warren, ordered the attack on Spion Kop on the night
of 23 January when Lt.-Col. Alec Thorneycroft led 1
700 men mainly the Royal Lancashire Fusiliers and
the Royal Lancaster Regiment plus his own colonial
volunteers of Thorneycrofts Mounted Infantry - to
their fate at the end of a hazardous 1400ft. climb in
the pitch-black darkness and drizzle. The commander
of the attacking force, General E.R.P. Woodgate, gave
them orders not to talk or show any light and, if they
were attacked, they should not open fire but use their
bayonets.
As the head of the column neared the apparent
crest, a large white spaniel came bounding towards
them. If it barked, all would be lost. A soldier grabbed
the dog, made a leash out of a rifles pull-through
cord, and a bugle boy took the spaniel to safety at the
foot of the mountain. The boy was certainly a lucky
lad, for Spion Kop was soon to become a place not fit

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Lt-Col. Thorneycroft (middle, without cap) with


three of his officers

A memorial to the Spion Kop


defenders who died in action
bears the names of 95 burghers,
including two members of the
German Corps.
900 yards by 500 yards. They also
realised that their trenches should
have been dug about 400 yards
further forward to where the ridge
dropped sharply downwards to
2000 concealed Boers.

The Lancastrians on the right


flank were felled by bullets coming
at them from Aloe Knoll or were
blown to pieces by shells fired
from the three nearby hills until
the slaughter was awful to see.
In contrast to the accuracy of the
Boer artillerymen, the British heavy
guns firing from the south were
responsible for the deaths of some
of their own men and, at one stage
of the battle, some infantrymen
even dashed across to the Boer
positions to avoid their own shells.

The struggle for possession of


Spion Kop began when men of the
Carolina Commando on Aloe Knoll
sprang at the Lancashire Fusiliers
less than 200 yards away and
actually wrested
rifles from them
before they had
recovered from
their surprise.
Eight hundred
yards to the north
was Conical Hill,
to the northwest was Green
Hill, and to the
east were the
Twin Peaks, all
occupied by Boer
artillery planning
the worst for
the unfortunate
The white cross on the right marks the spot where
soldiers of
General Woodgate fell mortally wounded. Twin
Lancashire and
Peaks, where the Boers placed their artillery, can
Thorneycrofts
be seen on the left.

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SPION KOP AN ACRE OF MASSACRE


Continued

had no impact on the physically


and emotionally exhausted
Thorneycroft. The retirement
is already in process, he told
Churchill. Its better to get six
battalions safely off the hill tonight
than a bloody mop-up in the
morning.
Louis Botha spent the night
re-organising his commandos and
persuading them to re-occupy
Twin Peaks, and at dawn two Boer
scouts were seen on Spion Kop
waving their hats and rifles. Their
presence on the mountain was
proof that, almost unbelievably,
defeat had turned to victory for the
Boers.
General Botha rode up later and
was so appalled by the carnage
that he sent the British a flag of
truce and invited his enemies to
bury the dead and gather the
wounded. The Boers did likewise
so, instead of continuing the futile
battle, 25

From his HQ on Mount Alice about four miles away,


Buller watched through his powerful telescope as
the barrel-chested, 6ft. 2in. Lt.-Col. Thorneycroft led
spirited bayonet charges and sent withering volleys
downhill at the advancing commandos. The ebb-andflow of hand-to-hand fighting continued for hours
under the blazing sun with neither side in complete
control, until eventually the long-distance enfilading
rifle fire from both flanks and the Boer shelling
decimated the British. Bodies in the shallow trenches
lay three deep, many of them without heads or limbs.
Bereft of their officers, and with no water or food,
about 200 shell-shocked Lancashire Fusiliers threw
down their rifles and waved a white flag at 1 p.m. But

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a Boer who came forward to accept their surrender


was confronted by a red-faced officer with a droopy
moustache who bellowed: Take your men back to
Hell, sir! I am in command and I allow no surrender!
The ubiquitous Thorneycroft was too late to stop 150
Fusiliers being captured, but they retaliated soon
afterwards by driving the Boers back over the crestline in a headlong bayonet charge. Apart from this
incident, the British never wavered and neither did the
Boers withdraw in the confusion.
And no confusion was more acute than that which
disrupted the British chain of command on the
summit. After Buller received Col. Croftons appeal,
he notified Thorneycroft by messenger that he had
been promoted to Brigadier-General and was now
in charge. Bullers order ignored Crofton and other
officers who outranked Thorneycroft, and these
misunderstandings were never totally resolved.
It was the newly-promoted Thorneycroft who,
though bearing a charmed life during 12 hours in the
thick of battle, took the decision to retire after calling
his surviving officers together late in the afternoon to
discuss the futility of continuing the struggle next day.
Winston Churchill went back up the mountain
well after dark with a message from Gen. Warren
promising reinforcements in the morning, but it

Thorneycroft was afterwards


held to have greatly erred in
retiring against orders from the
position he had so nobly held by
the sacrifices of his troops, but
his personal bravery in action and
his prevention of a fatal surrender
mitigated a military crime. His
superiors, who had left him for
several hours without any definite
orders or contact, could also
not lay the entire blame on him.
Brigadier-General Thorneycroft
served with distinction until the
end of the war and was made a
Companion of the Bath.
British losses included 322 killed
or died of wounds, 563 wounded,
and 300 taken prisoner. The
Boers counted 95 killed and 140
wounded.
The most bizarre death
occurred when the Boers were
collecting Lee-Enfield rifles from
British bodies on 25 January. A
Lancashire Fusiliers finger stiffened
by rigor mortis was still hooked
around the trigger of his elevated
rifle when a Boer tugged at it and
it fired, the bullet hitting him in
the chest. It was the only known
incident of a dead Englishman
killing a Boer.

A trench on Spion Kop became a mass grave for the British troops who fell in the battle.
General Woodgate moved encouragingly among his
men with consummate bravery but there was nothing
he could do to stem the dreadful butchery. Soon after
8-30 a.m. he was mortally wounded by a shell splinter
above the right eye and carried off by volunteer Indian
stretcher-bearers. His second and third in command
were then shot dead, leaving Colonel Malby Crofton,
CO of the Royal Lancasters, in command. Crofton,
who was reportedly not a favourite of Gen. Bullers,
found a signaller amid the chaos and ordered him to
send this message to HQ: Reinforce at once or all is
lost. General dead.

January 1900 passed in eerie


silence as the doctors and Indian
stretcher-bearers, among them a
young lawyer named M.K. Gandhi,
went about their melancholy task.

Sir Redvers Bullers forces


eventually succeeded in breaking
through to relieve beleaguered
Ladysmith on 24 February after
extending his powerful right flank
past Colenso.

A red-and-white beanie bearing


the Liverpool Football Clubs
insignia lies on the grave of an
unknown Lancashire Fusilier who
died on Spion Kop.

Even today, the Battle of Spion


Kop is burned into Lancastrian
memories. The Liverpool Football
Club ground at Anfield has a
grandstand named The Kop, and
battlefield pilgrims from Lancashire
often honour the dead by placing
Liverpool insignia on the graves
of unknown soldiers buried where
they fell 114 years ago.

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HOTEL
CONVENTION CENTRE
FOOD & BEVERAGES

HOTEL OVERVIEW

ACCOMODATION

Moba Hotel and Convention Centre is an ecofriendly hotel which is situated at the gateway
to Kitwe City in Copper belt province.
Away from jungle of vertical buildings, at
Moba Hotel you are checking into Nature,
this Haven is surrounded by the lush green
lawns with a nine and a half acre landscaped
under the azure blue sky of Ndola Kitwe
dual carriage highway. It is 5 mins drive from
Kitwes central business district. The hotel sits
on land that slopes gently towards the Kafue
River overlooking the country side.

ROOMS/SUITES

It is a perfect escape for those who believe in


indulging and pampering themselves with
nothing but the best. Well connected with
the city and beyond, but miles away from the
hustle and bustle, The Hotel has the largest
convention area in copper belt region which
ideal for large conferences, annual general
meeting etc.. It offers an array of 50wellappointed guest rooms each equipped with
TV, telephone, internet connectivity, channel
music, mini bar, tea/coffee maker, electronic
safe and individual temperature controls, a
doctor on call, laundry services to ensure that
the guest is comfortable and experiencing
hospitality at best.
The Hotel was officially opened on 27th
January 2011 by the Zambia Republican
President Honourable Rupiah Banda.

Organic African famed restaurant


serves a wide variety of Locale

& international cuisine.
Highway Bar - the welcoming bar at the
hotel.

Whether you choose our Twin room, Deluxe


room, Executive Suite or the Family Suite,
your stay with us is bound to be memorable.

OTHER FACILITIES

Moba Hotel & Convention Centres


modern, spacious, exquisitely appointed
accommodationspanning 50 rooms & suites
will spoil you for choice. The 5 Executive
suites& 3 Family inter-connected suites
provide comfort to please the most discerning
of travellers.
INROOM AMENITIES
All rooms are equipped with Electronic key
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Bathtub, Hairdryers, and outfitted with
individually controlled air-conditioning &
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Tel: +260 212 251 135 | +260 965 251 136
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Largest Convention facilities in the cop


per belt region
Meeting/Board rooms from 10 pax to
35pax
Swimming pool & Kids Play areas
Business Centre
Travel Desk
Central relaxing lounge / coffee bar
Tea & Coffee making facility

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7. Which is further north, Miami or Orlando?
8. On what vegetable did an ancient Egyptian place his right
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omelettes?
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14. What British university boasts and endowment called the
Jackie Mason Lectureship in Contemporary Judaism?

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Our core business is the remanufacturing, sourcing and supplying all hydraulic components including
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We have an in house chroming facility and fully equipped engineering workshop

15. How many Great Lakes do not border Michigan?


16. How many ngwee equal a kwacha when youre paying for
gods in Zambia?
17. What is the name of the Greek national airline?
18. What is the capitol of Bakina Faso?
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FQM puts people and the environment first for prosperity beyond Zambias Jubilee

An aerial shot of the under-construction $2 billion Sentinal Mine at Kalumbila


120 kilometers west of Solwezi (Wednesday 14, May 2014 - Courtesy of Brian Malama).

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Zambezi trekker David Lemon enters Mozambique


By Gethsemane Mwizabi
The 69-year old
began the second leg
of his epic Zambezi
Cowbell Trek on April
19th at Siavionga,
where he left off in
2012 after walking
some 1800km
following the river
from its source at
Ikelengi in Zambias
North Western
Province. Several
people joined him
for the first 30km his
journey before he was
left alone to follow the
Zambezi.

Lemon is out to make history.


Andy Taylor, managing director
of Promasidor in Zambia, is
happy with Davids performance.
We can only wish him the best,
he said.
After the Luangwa confluence,
where David Lemon crossed, it
is a much larger Zambezi that
flows into Mozambique and
out towards the Indian Ocean,
having provided power, food,
pleasure and transport for many
and a home for untold wildlife
along its journey.
Before beginning the second
trek of the Zambezi Cowbell, he
had two fundraising ventures,
at Ndola Boating Club and
Kansanshi Golf Club in Solwezi.
He also raised funds from book
auctions in Ndola and Solwezi.
David is the author of several
books, his latest being Cowbells
Down the Zambezi (about the
river people along the Zambezi)
which he wrote when he took
a break in 2012. In total more
than K14,000 (US $2000) was
raised for the Lilayi Elephant
Orphanage.

His ambitious trek,


with the sole purpose
of highlighting the
plight of elephants in
the Southern Africa
region, has enabled
him to interact with
people and their
cultures who depend
Getting into the bush to meet the Zambezi river in
on the Zambezi River
Siavongo
for livelihood. David
Lemon said I am
ambezi Cowbell Trek explorer
totally
grateful
to the Zambian
David Lemon left Zambia
people
for
the
warm
support
and entered into Mozambique on
they
have
shown
and
rendered
May 12 at Luangwa after walking
to
me
every
step
of
the
way.
some 200km from Siavonga.
The Zambezi River supports
Following the river through the
all forms life be it social,
His journey has not been
Lower Zambezi, he crossed the
economical, cultural or
without
challenges,
Luangwa river, which is one of
especially passing
the Zambezis tributaries, at a
through the Lower
point where Zambia borders with
Zambezi National
Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
park, where he
encountered a
David Lemon ideally wanted to
wide range of
finish the course before his 70th
wildlife. David lost
birthday, giving him three to four
his GPS in the
months in which to complete the
Lower Zambezi
remaining 800km of the journey.
and had to rely
His aim is to reach Chinde where
on his compass
the river runs into the Indian
to determine
Ocean. I will make it through
his position and
to the Indian ocean. I think
direction. He
Mozambique will be a different
covered 200km
experience all together. I took a
in 28 days
short Portuguese class back in
before entering
England when I was preparing
Mozambique.
Promasidor managing director Andy Taylor shows
for my final Zambezi Trek, he
Ultimately, David
David Lemons movement on the map.
said.

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Hands over money raised for elempants at the Lilayi Elempant Orphanage
environmental. Throughout its course people have harnessed
its power in various ways. It is used to generate hydro-electric
power. The Kariba Dam, one of the largest man-made lakes in the
world, has provided power to Zimbabwe and Zambia since 1963.
Victoria Falls has another smaller power station. Another large dam
producing electricity on the Zambezi River is the Cahora Bassa in
Mozambique, constructed in 1974.
Besides the Victoria Falls there are other falls on the Zambezi, the
Ngonye falls near Sioma in the Western province and Chavuma Falls,
at the border between Angola and Zambia.
The Zambezi supports vast array of animals. Among these are
crocodiles, hippopotamuses, zebras, elephants and buffalo. It is also
a haven for various species of fish such as tiger fish, catfish, yellow
fish and cichlids. Numerous birds can be spotted along the river
including pelicans, egrets, and African fish eagles.

David Lemon Joined by well wishers among painter Alexis Phiri on a walk
in Siavonga at the start of his second journey.

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www.africa.airtel.com/Zambia

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enterprise telephony
One year ago, I elected to join what I felt was the most thrilling industry in the world today, Telecoms!
This I chose to do with Zambias Airtel Networks Plc, commonly known as Airtel. Airtel is part of the Bharti group,
which is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa.
Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the company ranks amongst the top 4 mobile service providers globally in terms
of subscribers. In India, the companys product offerings include 2G, 3G and wireless services, mobile commerce,
fixed line services, high speed DSL broadband, IPTV, DTH, enterprise services including national & international long
distance services to carriers. In the rest of the geographies including Zambia, it offers 2G, 3G wireless services and
mobile commerce. Bharti Airtel had over 277 million subscribers across its operations at the end of September 2013.
In Zambia, Airtel remains the only listed telecoms company on the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) among the three
licensed GSM operators therefore promoting creation of wealth among local investors. At one point, the Airtel share
(Celtel then) was the most actively traded pushing huge trade volumes daily. With about 4,5m subscribers, Airtel
remains a strong brand in Zambia with widest coverage to some of the most rural areas, enabling communication and
therefore the conduct of commerce and trade, translating into national development.
Over the next few months, I shall be sharing through this column, the telephony of enterprise. This means I will
be sharing multiple solutions that highlight and bring to the fore, telecommunications solutions, products and
services that are designed for enterprises or companies. These are largely, and by design intended to deliver value to
enterprises or businesses both large, small and medium and also sole traders or small-office-home-office type users.
Telecoms is such a thrilling sector of the economy that there is always something for everyone and this column will
expose all that. What has always been known about Airtel is that it provides only services - largely voice, data and
Value Added Services (VAS) - to the mass market. Hitherto, very little has been known about services available for
corporate customers from Airtel and this has to change.
Well, by the end of this series, our readers will comfortably come to appreciate that Airtel has an Enterprise Business
directorate soon to be rebranded as AIRTEL BUSINESS, whose focus is simply to offer tailored solutions, products
and services to the enterprise or business sector. The enterprise business department is also therefore appropriately
resourced with a dedicated sales team, some stationed in the Copperbelt and Lusaka giving geographical coverage
across the country. The team also has a fully dedicated team of Enterprise Data Support experts giving non-voice
solution structuring and support to the corporate sector. The department also has a team looking purely at the SME
segment and is fully supported by a marketing structure for the purpose of market sizing, product and business
development.
For now though, I thought to kick start with a very pertinent issue at hand and it has to do with SIM registration. On
28th June 2011, the government of Zambia issued a statutory instrument (SI) number 65 of 2011, The Information and
Communications Technology (Registration of Electronic Communication Apparatus) Regulations 2011, making it a
mandatory and legal requirement for all cell phone subscribers to register their SIM cards. The Statutory Instrument
makes it mandatory for the sellers of SIM cards and the network operators to capture identity details of persons to
whom a SIM Card is sold and number assigned.

airtel business solutions

At the time of issuance of the SI, there was no deadline. Well, the deadline has since come and gone. Its back to
business as usual for our subscribers. For us though, there are a few numbers that remain unregistered for multiple
reasons. So if you are holding on to a number yet to be registered, now is the time and please do not miss out on the
exciting products for this year! This you can do at your nearest Airtel shop or office.and for the business customers,
you can send us an email at: AirtelBusiness@zm.airtel.com or simply call us on +260 97 915000.

airtel delivers cutting edge technology and industry tailored business


solutions encompassing:

Muyunda Munyinda
Enterprise Business Director
Airtel Zambia

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India for first timers

By Sarah Kingdom

has its own unique way


of doing things and it
is useful to keep this in
mind. A trip to India is
a paradox of wonderful
experiences juxtaposed
with reality - either way
an onslaught on all
your five senses.

Agra - Taj Mahal

have been travelling to India


for many, many years now, but
despite the fact that I now feel
very much at home and have
many friends there, I can still
remember the nervous trepidation
that I felt before my first visit and
the complete and utter chaos and
overwhelming panic that assaulted
my senses on arrival. My first
taste of India was the transition
from the relative calm and peace
of the plane, to the hot, muggy,
smelly, bright Delhi airport. Still
to this day, arriving in Delhi or
Mumbai airports always reminds
me that Im now in an entirely
different world, a magical world
full of amazing sights to see and
fantastic things to do; but also a
world of crowds, traffic, pollution,
and confusion.
A travelers first taste of India is
usually the drive from the airport
to their hotel, and it is this road
trip which makes you realise you
are about to experience something
entirely new! Road markings

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and signs are generally ignored,


indicators seemingly never used,
and the only part of a vehicle that
it is absolutely essential to have in
working order, is the horn, which
is used loudly and frequently to
signify a myriad of things! Also
vying for a spot on the road from
the airport you will see camels,
cows, rickshaws, tuktuks, and
bicycles, all seeming to be going
the wrong way down the four-lane
highway. It is chaos nothing
really prepares you for India until
youre actually there.
India is the seventh largest
country in the world and home
to approximately one sixth of the
worlds population. Obviously due
to its size, it is important to first
decide which part of India you
want to visit. There is so much to
see and do in India, but unless you
know the tricks necessary to travel
in India without losing your money,
your bearings, or your sanity; then
your enjoyment of India may be
tainted. Like most countries, India

Im generally an
independent traveler,
preferring to avoid
travel agents, tour
groups, tourist buses
and big resorts with
buffets; but for a
first timer in India
I would, without a
doubt, recommend
arriving in Delhi and
doing the popular
Golden Triangle tour.
This comprises Delhi
(the nations capital),
Jaipur and Agra; and
it is certainly a good
introduction to the
country.
On my first visit to India I arrived
in Delhi and hired a car and driver
and set off on the typical Golden
Triangle tour. Delhi is polluted,
crowded and noisy, but is also rich
in cultural history, with a number
of impressive and beautiful
buildings and monuments. Starting
out in Old Delhi, the former centre
of Moghul Power, I traveled
through the narrow streets and
bustling bazaars that this part of
Delhi is renowned for, to visit the
Red Fort (built in 1648), wandered
through Chandni Chowk or Silver
Street, experiencing the sights
and sounds of this famous and
busy avenue, and then finished
off with a visit to the Jama Masjid
(the greatest mosque in India,
completed in 1658 by Shah
Jahan who built the Taj Mahal),
and the serenely peaceful, and
very moving, Raj Ghat, the simple
memorial to Mahatma Gandhi.
After a morning spent absorbing
the sights, sounds and smells of

Old Delhi, and lunch to recharge your batteries, it is


time to spend a little time in New Delhi. Driving past
the stately government buildings of the British Raj
Era designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, (including the
India Gate and the Presidential Palace) and then on
to the beautiful, Moughal era, Humayuns tomb and
finishing up at the stone tower of Qutub Minar.
Two hundred kilometers, and a three hour drive
from Delhi, will bring you to Agra, and Indias most
famous tourist attraction, the Taj Mahal. Emperor
Shah Jahan began construction of the Taj around
1632, and it was finally completed in around 1653.
The Taj Mahal has been described as the most
extravagant monument ever built for love; the story
goes that the emperor was heartbroken when his
wife, Mumtaz, died after 17 years of marriage,
during the birth of her 14th child and so built the
Taj Mahal to immortalise his love for her. The Taj
Mahal is made entirely of pure white marble and its
white walls are decorated with exquisitely intricate,
precious and semi precious stone inlay work.
Sunrise and sunset are the best times to visit the
Taj, as the colours seem far more vibrant than in
the middle of the day when everything seems a little
bleached by the harsh Indian sun.
Agra is also famous for another World Heritage
site, and a definite must to visit, the Agra Fort.
Better described as a walled city, the Red Fort
is made out of red sandstone, and was built by
Akbar between the years 1563-73 and was home
to several great Mughal Kings. Within its walls lies
a grand harem enclosure that once included many
beautiful pools and fountains, and a neighbouring
structure housed the Kings wives and mistresses.
The fort is comprised of magnificent gardens,
mosques and grand pavilions and reflects the
bygone era of truly luxurious royal living.

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Continued

around Jaipur include the Jantar Mantar which is a


collection of architectural astronomical instruments
built in 1727, the Jal Mahal (Water Palace), the Amber
Fort (where you can ride an elephant up to the fort)
and the Jaigarh Fort. Jaipur is also famous for its
jewelry market, the Johari Bazaar.
One of my lasting memories of Jaipur is of the
impressive Amber Fort, situated on a ridge just
outside Jaipur City, where at the foot of the hill you
climb aboard an elephant for the slow but steady
climb up to the main gate, making your entrance in
the time honoured, but somewhat embarrassingly
touristy fashion! The Fort, completed in the early
18th century, took over 100 years to build and now,
although deserted, offers an insight into the lifestyle of
the Moghul ruling families.
From Jaipur we drove the 250 kms back to Delhi
and there my driver and I parted ways.

Sikandra - Akbars Tomb


Leaving Agra we drove 220km to Jaipur, the
final destination of the typical Golden Triangle tour.
En route to Jaipur, a detour to Fatehpur Sikri, the
deserted, red sandstone city that was built by
Emperor Akbar as his capital and palace in 1573
(only to abandon it twelve years later in 1585) is
highly recommended. This capital without a future
was described by English traveler Ralph Fitch in
1585 as considerably larger than London and more
populous, and although only 40km from Agra and
the Taj Mahal, seems a lot less visited but equally as
interesting.

The Golden Triangle tour is the typical first timers


to India tour and, as such, is well worth doing, as
it will give you a great introduction to this fabulous
and amazing country. By booking such a trip through
a travel agent it takes much of the unknown out
of your first visit, and leaves you to enjoy yourself
without having to worry about any of the logistics. I
have been back to India many times than I can count
since my first visit and have traveled to numerous
parts of the country, some well off the beaten path,
but I will always be glad for that first taste.

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through its world-leading copper mine
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services we can really
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Weve been planning in great detail how we
can support the expansion of Kalumbila
Town and contribute to a strong economic
zone thats sustainable when Sentinel
closes. The infrastructure weve invested
in has already begun to attract businesses
and several public spaces are being built.
Bymid 2014, we plan to have a new
bakery, supermarket, petrol station and 36
hotel apartments as part of the town with
six ATM facilities installed by four different
banks. The Kalumbila Industrial

Jaipur is popularly knows as the Pink City for its


imitation pink stucco buildings and walls, and is quite
spectacularly set within surroundings of rugged hills,
dotted with ancient ruined fortresses. Jaipurs most
famous landmark is the City Palace and the adjacent
Hawa Mahal or Palace of Winds (which was built
in 1799 as an extension to the City Palace, to allow
royal ladies of the Kings harem to observe everyday
street life without being seen). The City Palace is still
home to the Maharaja of Jaipur, although several of
the rooms are open to the public and have on display
antiques and artifacts belonging to the ruling family.
Other interesting and beautiful monuments in and

Park will openJanuarynext year and


in early summer we expect morenew
developments to come online.
The full plans for the town include
additional playgrounds and sports fields.
One new school will be readySeptember
2014as well. All of these things will
encourage many more people to live in
Kalumbila, which is good for the towns
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Making Kalumbila an attractive, safe and
healthy town is a shared programme with
the local government and community and
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Into the Tigers Lair


By Anthony Dalton
of the tigers clutches.
Although sightings are rare,
tigers are still to be seen in various
parts of the forest. Individuals
have been photographed resting
in long grass on riverbanks, or
swimming across rivers. Rarely do
most of them show themselves
for more than a second or two,
yet one was seen a few years ago
strolling on a long, deserted whitesand beach overlooking the Bay of
Bengal.
Purple sunbird on bottle-brush plant
a tiny shrew to the magnificent
Royal Bengal tiger.
Despite being outnumbered
by almost all other creatures in
the Sundarbans, the tiger is the
dominant predator here. There
are few of them left but those that
have survived poachers and mans
encroachment on their wilderness
habitat have not lost their
grandeur or their hunting skills.
The striped emperor is at the
apex of the food chain. All other
creatures do their best to stay out

Fishing boats at sunset

he boat moves purposefully down stream on the


Mirgamari River, just one of dozens of narrow
waterways that make up the Bangladesh half of the
sprawling Ganges delta (the other half is in India). On
both sides of the river, thick mangroves interspersed
with tall grasses line the muddy banks. This is part of
the Sundarbans the Beautiful Forest that spreads
over 9,630 square kilometres of south-western
Bangladesh.

In the far south of the


Sundarbans there is an extensive
tract of grassland called Jawtoli
Meadow, just across the river
from a government rest house
at Katka. Herds of spotted
deer and families of wild boar,
both important prey for tigers,
frequent the lush meadow and the
surrounding woodlands. The grass
is long anywhere from knee to
waist-high at times for an average
adult. In such an environment
it is easy for the camouflage of
striped fur to work its magic and
render the ultimate forest predator

rely on the forests natural resources. Among the most


important of these are fishing and timber harvesting.

invisible. To help
visitors watch
wildlife in safety, at
the southern end
of the meadow is
a watchtower, 20
metres high.

Over 300 species of birds inhabit the Sundarbans;.


from innocent little grebes and kingfishers, to large
geese, herons, storks, Brahmini kites and majestic
sea eagles. They share the rivers that feed them with
crocodiles, dolphins, otters and many varieties of fish.
On land and among the trees and bushes 40 or more
species of mammals live and forage for food, from

Long-nosed Gangetic dolphins play in the bow wave


as the helmsman guides his boat down the centre of
the river. The mid afternoon air is hot and thick with
humidity. The boats motion stirs the air enough to
send a constant breeze over the handful of people
on the open upper deck. We are all watching for any
signs of wildlife.
The Sundarbans has been protected as a forest
reserve for close to 130 years. Other than oceangoing freighters steaming up the Passur River
between the Bay of Bengal and Mongla Port, no one
is allowed into the Sundarbans without a permit. That
doesnt mean the forest is devoid of people. At any
given time there could be a few thousand people
working on the rivers and on the land. Many industries

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Purple sunbird on bottle-brush plant

Tiger watchtower in the Sundarbans

Kotka rest house

After a full days


cruise from Mongla
and a night at
anchor in the river,
our boat pulls
alongside a rickety
wooden jetty at
the entrance to a
muddy creek. We
step ashore and
follow an armed
forestry worker
along a narrow
beaten path
towards the green
and white tower.
Halfway I see a
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STRATEGIC
PARTNERS

INTO THE TIGERS LAIR


Continued

dried pugmark where a tiger had passed days before.


You can go up, he says, motioning our group of
four through a flimsy gate. One at a time we climb the
flights of wooden stairs to the observation platform
near the top. The forestry worker closes the gate and
follows. The view from the top is spectacular; just as
I remembered it from a few years before. Then I had
spent a couple of days and nights on the tower with a
Bangladeshi wildlife photographer. In the early hours
of one morning we had watched as a tiger hunted a
spotted deer, chased it down and caught it. Today,
in the bright sunshine of mid-morning, there is little
movement. But there are creatures out there.

A light breeze ruffles the grass. A troop of monkeys


chatter at each other, their high-pitched voices
muffled somewhat by trees behind us. We hear the
snuffling of a wild boar close by. Out in the long
grass, a few deer are foraging for food. An occasional
bird flies past seeking its own favourite taste treats.
A scarlet dragonfly hovers in front of my nose for a
second or two; then darts away. Beyond that all is
peaceful.
We stay for a couple of hours, watching and hoping
but no tigers appear. In the early afternoon, taking
a walk alone along the mudflats near the Katka rest
house and in sight of the boat, I find fresh pugmarks
in the mud. Unseen by any of us, a tiger has been
here within the last hour. I feel a shiver of excitement
as I look around me, wondering if I am being watched
by the most powerful cat in the world. Without haste,
I retrace my steps to the safety of the rest house
garden. Others are there drinking cold fruit juice
and watching the birds dining off fruit on a nearby
bush. I tell them about the tracks I have seen. A
forestry worker says there are also fresh tracks by the
waterhole behind the rest house. Although we cant
see it, there is a tiger nearby.

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33

Simulating a Honeymoon in Stone Town


By: Anthea Rowan

Stone Town

y husband and I never had a


honeymoon. We got married.
Twice; two weddings separated by
seven days and several thousand
miles. And then we hopped onto
an aeroplane and flew to Dar es
Salaam to seek our fortunes; we
didnt have time for a honeymoon.
Friends, who got married at
roughly the same time however,
back in the shoulder padded, gilt
buttoned, big haired eighties, did.
And they somewhat unwisely on
reflection decided to honeymoon
in Zanzibar. Zanzibar was not,
seventeen years ago, what it is
today. They ate chicken with its
feet still attached and drank warm
beer. They slept in a hotel bedroom
decorated with ugly 1970s furniture
that didnt have air-conditioning.
They were young newly-weds; they
probably hardly noticed.
I have been married for too long,
and my husband too disinclined to
drink beer that isnt teeth-achingly
cold, to cope with the Zanzibar our
friends spoke of. (They tell good
stories but they havent summoned
the courage to go back). I have

34 July/August 2014 Zambian Traveller

been in Tanzania since I arrived here


in 1989 and have been waiting ever
since to hear confirmed reports that
Zanzibar is no longer the hardship
holiday destination it was once; Ive
only recently plucked up the nerve
to visit, and since Zanzibar really is
synonymous with honeymoons now,
I took my husband with me.
Zanzibars name has, however,
long been associated with exoticism
and a colourful, sometimes cruel,
history. Seyid Said bin Sultan was
the founder of modern Zanzibar and
its clove industry. He became the
ruler of Oman in 1805 and shortly
afterwards moved his capital from
Muscat to Zanzibar in order to
better profit from lucrative trade
including that of slaves. During
his reign Zanzibar was the most
important town in East Africa both
commercially and politically. In 1890
the island was placed under British
protection at the request of the
Sultan and a year later proclaimed
a protectorate. It became an
independent state in December
1963. One month later the sultan
was deposed and the government
overthrown by an armed rebellion

and Zanzibar was declared a


republic by the new left-wing
revolutionary government. Many
islanders remember the rebellion
and Stone Town, particularly, is
infused with a sense of tragedy
as much as it is faded glory. And
Stone Town, the old quarter of the
islands capital, was where we were
headed.
Flying into the island offers a
glorious perspective: Zanzibar lies
in the water like a mother ship
surrounded by the flotilla that is her
archipelago, tiny atolls with names
like Bat and Prison and the larger
Mnemba and Tumbatu islands hug
her wide bleached beaches closely.
An armada of tiny nglaos with sails
strung tight had their bows pointed
towards the shore like so many tiny
white arrow heads, as we began our
descent.
Husband had not been particularly
enthused at the prospect of a
visit to Zanzibar. His memories of
it as a tractor salesman (there
is a certain endearing absurdity
about tractor salesmen visiting a
tiny tropical island?) were not
dissimilar to our friends honeymoon

experience (particularly as
they discovered, years later,
that they had patronized
the same hotel, indeed the
only hotel then, the Hotel
Biwani which was separated
from the beach by a chain
link fence and did not serve
butter or jam with the toast
at breakfast.) and in order to
persuade him to accompany
me I had to make several rash
promises. And I had to pay.
But in the spirit of simulating a
honeymoon (belatedly), I had
little choice.
If I had any concerns about
whether my husband would
enjoy his two days on the
island, they were dispelled the
moment we landed.
Stone Town Market
Airports improved, he
muttered. And, half an hour
later, Roads are much better. An hour after that, as we feasted on fat
prawns and drank beer whilst debating which hotel we would call first for
a room he conceded that even the beer was cold enough. I couldnt have
asked for more.
We decided that since this was about discovering Stone Town and not
about being on the beach, (having grown up on the best beaches in the
world: Kenya beaches) wed stay in the very heart of it and to that end
booked ourselves into a inexpensive little hotel tucked away on Kenyatta
Street, a few doors up from the islands main shopping centre and over the
road from the Zanzibar Gallery (fabulous for books, particularly Africana) and
around the corner from the house where Freddy Mercury was born.
I didnt know Freddy Mercury was born on Zanzibar said my husband
with his mouth wide
open. I rolled my eyes
but didnt tell it was
about all I did know
about Zanzibar. (Freddy
Mercury, for those very
much older or very much
younger than I, was the
lead singer of the pop
band, Queen).
Despite initial
impressions, specifically
an extremely surly
landlady, the hotel was
perfect. Our double
room cost USD$65 for
bed and breakfast and
was equipped with both
air-conditioning and a
fan (which meant not
The Old Fort
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35

Simulating a Honeymoon in Stone Town


Continued

INDUSTRIAL SERVICES

Spices
we retreated to the Serena Inn for
a shandy. The Serena is beautiful.
And perfectly placed to benefit
from any breeze going; it is situated
right on the water, with wonderful
views across to a cluster of tiny
islands: Prison, Snake, Bawe. The
atmosphere in the Serena is the
antithesis to Stone Town itself,
cool and quiet, waiters attend
with haughty decorum: all pressed
white kanzu, black sashes and
gold fezzes. We didnt hang around
though; not when a shandy cost
four bucks. (The Serena is where

Forodhani Gardens

36 July/August 2014 Zambian Traveller

rich people sleep and poor people


share drinks).
Having successfully plied travelling
companion with beer (well, half a
lager), he obliged by joining me in
the shops. Memories of Zanzibar
where I bought a Tshirt for my son;
a jewellery box for one daughter,
a necklace for her big sister,
gorgeous loose drawstring trousers
adorned with sequins and beautiful
embroidered blouses for myself;
pareo (traditionally woven Zanzibar
kikoy-equivalent) for my neighbour
is a lively consumer haven. Laden
with bags we ventured into the dim
interior of Zanzibar Gallery where
poor beleaguered husband bought
a map. Of the island. Which was
very useful.
The cool of the evening presents
a perfect opportunity to scour
the town. Vespas still squeal
perilously around corners but at
least sweat isnt dripping into your
eyes anymore so you can see them
coming.
We struck up a conversation with
an old Indian gentleman who was
leaning inside the doorway to his
carpentry shop. He invited us in to
have a look and told us his father
had moved to the island from Indian
in 1929 and had only passed away
that very week. We commiserated
with him and then, in an effort
to distract him from his loss, we
remarked on the beautiful door he
was leaning against. Indian teak he
smiled, patting it with a mixture of
affection and pride. Not anymore,
though he said, looking sad all over
again, these day they make the
doors out of Tanzanian Mninga. I
want to know if Zanzibar is a better
place to live now than it was once,
I want to know if the tourism has
improved the life of the islanders.
He shrugs, money comes to
Zanzibar, but it is not spent wisely.
We commiserate all over again and
then politely bid him goodnight.
Later I have a similar conversation
with another Zanzibari, the
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me with cappuccino and pastries as we talk. Born on Zanzibar she
remembers it was a wonderful place to grow up. Her face clouds,
though, when she describes the revolution; her parents, she says,
arranged for her to be smuggled across to the mainland where she
spent many years before ever returning to the island to visit her
family. Is life as good now as it was once I asked. Not yet, she
said, sorrowfully, shaking her head, maybe it never will be.
We continue our evening constitution, a walk through Forodhani
Gardens where crowds have gathered to enjoy the ambience and
the food. Street vendors have set up tables at which they cook and
sell kebabs and seafood and mishkaki and sweet bananas soaked
in syrup. Lamps hiss and sputter and cast a glow across a spread
of octopus and fish, prawn and squid. Cats weave about at our feet.
Local children eat supper alongside an eclectic collection of tourists:
an English gentleman in striped pink blazer and rose waistcoat, a
young French (genuinely honeymooning?) couple, an American who
is loudly demanding to know when the fish he is inspecting was
caught.
It was time for our own dinner. We had identified a small unlikely
looking joint as being The Best Place to Eat Supper. We werent
disappointed. We drank enough excellent house wine by the glass
to have sunk two bottles. We ate succulent prawn satay and roasted
octopus in soy sauce for starters which we followed with seafood
casserole served in a coconut and steamed crab with ginger. We
listened to great music. We paid the bill (less than $40). And we
pretended to be on honeymoon.
We ate breakfast (piping hot omelettes) at the gloriously kitsch
Tembo Hotel on the sea front before flying home, back to the
children (whod sent a text, have a nice time without the bratz).
So. Honeymoon finally in the bag. Just need to make our fortunes
now
Do be mindful that the islanders are devout Muslims; dont wear
skimpy clothes in Stone Town and dont photograph women in
purdah. Hire a Vespa if youre brave enough; keep out of their way
if youre not. Purchase a map of the island and Stone Town (both
Zanzibar Gallery and Memories of Zanzibar stock them for around
$5) the moment you arrive. it will prove invaluable.

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only were we cool but street noises


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not watch), a bar fridge, a rather
beautiful Zanzibari bed and an
excellent shower with plentiful hot
and cold water.
By now the husband was
beginning to enter the spirit of
things and was anxious to explore.
Stone Town is imbued with an
Arab flavour that far exceeds the
African, despite its proximity to
the mainland. And the islanders
are quick to make the distinction:
that they are Zanzibaris and not
Tanzanians. Women in bui-bui
thread silently and discreetly
through slender streets, flowing
black robes melting into the
shadows; the muezzin calls the
faithful shrilly to prayer five times
every day; crows screech and
cats caterwaul. Stone Town is
not a quiet place. Men wearing
fezzes on their heads riding Vespa
scooters there are veritable fleets
of them on the island whiz through
adder-narrow alleys with women in
purdah riding pillion, crash helmets
squashed atop their veils, horns
blaring.
Having successfully with microseconds to spare dodged out of
the way of one Vespa after another
bearing determinedly down on us,

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NEUVO CUISINE!

A brief and tantalising excursion into the fabulous world of international cuisine
and dining by chef, writer and gastronome Roger De Claire.

umptuous steaks, fresh sea food, cool crisp


salads, spicy curries, tongue, tingling chicken,
risotto, paella and pasta For desert fresh fruit
salad, tongue-tingling ice cream, pies, puddings
and tarts. Our favourite recipes, old and new, are
expanding across the world as neuvo cuisine hits
our homes and restaurants and makes mealtimes
a tantalising experience, a delicious encounter and
a mouth-watering adventure.
If you have been serving at a mission station in
deepest Congo or working long term on a tramp
steamer in the southern oceans or been on a
rocket to Mars, then you might have missed the
fabulous food extravaganza that has gripped the
world in recent years. Our home food cooking
has been superseded by a new and exciting
collection of dishes, superbly presented and
oozingly delicious. Everyday chefs now find
themselves in great demand and have been
elevated to pop-star status as the foodie brigade
expect more tastier, more imaginative and more
exotic meals.

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That standard and traditional fare of meat and


two veg, or in Africa grilled chicken and nshima
which seemed to be regular daily mealtime for
our fathers generation is being replaced with a
much more imaginative cooking style as we import
pasta, risotto and pizza from Italy, paella from
Spain, fish and seafoods from the depths of the
Atlantic or the Antarctic, tasty treats from Arabia,
traditional Turkish delicacies, curries from India,
spicy nachos from Mexico and ever popular the
varied and colourful menu from China and the
Orient the list is endless and its growing!
Our distant relatives soon tired of a diet of raw
meat and learned the art of cooking over an open
fire. Next they added herbs and spices and fresh
vegetables. The first cook-books, surprisingly
imaginative and tempting, appeared 2,000 years
ago and sailors and travellers, visiting new parts,
swapped recipes and ideas. European travellers to
the Crusades returned home with tales of fabulous
foreign cuisine and introduced new dished and
cooking styles to the homeland. Northern dishes

tended to be stodgy and heavy whilst the fare from warmer


climates was lighter, tastier and benefited from a wider range
of spices and herbs. As the sailors and explorers landed in
the Americas, the Orient and the south sea islands, so they
discovered more exotic plants and dishes which they took home
to very receptive gatherings.
Traditionally, our diet consisted of food that was locally
available, those living by the sea or riverbanks ate fish, those
on the plains ate more red meat and in areas that had little
wild game, a diet of grain, vegetables and/or rice made up the
menus.
The 20th century saw great advances in farming and food
production, frozen, chilled, dried and refrigerated foodstuffs and
in trans oceanic and cross country transportation. Again, those
who had travelled during WWII brought home lip smacking
tales of new food and dishes. The east meets west migrations
triggered a merging of traditional and new recipes which were
blended and reshaped. Mealtimes became a delight!
Suddenly, the postwar bookshop shelves groaned with the
an explosion of cook-books and the names of small time,
previously unknown cooks were catapulted to instant stardom.
The northern Europeans leapt at the Italian pastas, Chinese
dishes, Indian curries. To the war weary Europeans came an
explosion of new tastes and the Africans introduced a colourful
array of new ingredients, cassava, yam, cocoyam, beans,
maize, coconut, plantain, millet, melons, sea foods, (except
snoek!) lentil, beans, chick-peas, vegetable oils and a rainbow
of tantalizing spices, and vegetables all year round. It came
with a wonderful and varied collection of tropical and exotic
fruits to set tingling those jaded northern palates. And, it was all
good, tasty and nutritious.
The Chinese cuisine extravaganza came tearing out of the
orient in the 60s like a Peking firecracker and almost overnight
gave us a new way of cooking and eating, with rice bowls and
chop sticks. They gave us chop suey (mixed bits), delicious fried
and stewed meats with bean sprouts and bamboo shoots in
soy sauce Chow Mein (stir fried) shredded meat or fish served
with noodles and vegetables. They tempted us with traditional
recipes, gathered from all parts of China, using meat, chicken
and fish with noodles, crispy vegetables and a fantastic array of
oriental spices, served with a variety of steaming rice dishes, lip
smacking and mouth wateringly tasty. The Chinese chefs spread
across the world and opened thousands of modern restaurants
and convenient take-away outlets.
The war time cooks who had produced fairly bland fare from
very basic ingredients thought they they had gone to food
heaven and began to produce simple and tasty dishes and
meals previously unheard of. Todays foodies have spoilt us
with a vast choice of eating options, whether dining out or at
home, fresh or preserved meats, fresh all year round vegetables
and spices, sauces and herbs to tempt and tantalise even the
dullest or most jaded of taste-buds.
Cook something special, something different, something
tongue tingling and exciting for dinner.
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Dick TIGER AFRICAN LEGEND


by Ron Jackson
ot too many years ago when there were only eight
weight divisions and only eight world titles, Dick
Tiger was an undisputed double world champion.
Possibly the greatest fighter to come out of Nigeria, he
won the middleweight title twice, beating Gene Fullmer
in 1963 and Joey Giardello in 1965. Then he won the
light heavyweight title when he outpointed Jose Torres in
1966.
Born Richard Ihetu on 14 August, 1929 in the village
Amaigo, he became a larger-than-life hero in Nigeria. He
received little schooling and worked as a bottle picker
at the Eke Oha market in the Aba Township. That is were
he got involved in fights that led him to boxing.
In the rough environment of the market he later
became an enforcer at the long queues at the water
pumps. His skills were noticed by British army officers
and they suggested he take up boxing.
After a short amateur career he joined the professional
ranks in Lagos in 1952 when he was 23 years old. He
stopped Simon Eme in two rounds and won his next six
fights before suffering his first loss, to Tommy West in a
challenge for the Nigerian middleweight title.

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Tiger had taken his record to 15 wins and that one loss
when a British insurance salesman, Jack Farnsworth,
who later helped establish the Nigerian Boxing Board of
Control, arranged for the fighter to move to England.
Tiger set him self up in Liverpool, but found it difficult
to adjust to the climate. He lost his first four fights before
registering his first win in May 1956 when he stopped
Dennis Rowley in one round.
Settling in, he lost only two of his next 17 fights before
winning the British Empire middleweight title when
he stopped Pat McAteer in nine rounds on 27 March,
1958. Later that year he met top-ranked Spider Webb
and Yolande Pompey, losing on points to Webb and
outpointing Pompey.
Midway through 1959 he decided to move to America,
hoping to get a crack at the world middleweight title.
He also took time to return to Nigeria to marry Abigail
Ogbuji. Within a year she gave birth to twins. They had
six more children.
Managed in America by Jersey Jones, Tiger won and
lost to fighters such as Randy Sandy, Gene Armstrong
and Joey Giardello before losing his Empire title to

Canadian Wilf Greaves on 22


June, 1960 in Edmonton. He
returned to Canada five months
later to reclaim his title with
a ninth-round knockout over
Greaves.
On 23 October, 1962 in
San Francisco, Tiger gained a
15-round points decision over
Gene Fullmer to win the NBA
middleweight title. He was named
Fighter of the Year for 1962
by The Ring magazine and the
Boxing Writers Association of
America.
The return match with Fullmer
ended in a draw and a third fight
was set up. British promoter Jack
Solomons arranged for the fight
to be held in Ibadan, Nigeria.
On 10 August 1963, Tiger took
complete control and Fullmer was
unable to continue at the bell for
the seventh round.
After that, Tiger was
recognised as the universal world
middleweight champion and
awarded the Order of the British Empire.
His reign was short. He lost the title to Giardello only four months
later and had to wait nearly two years to get a return bout.
On 21 October, 1965 Tiger regained the middleweight title when
he outpointed Giardello over 15 rounds. Once again Ring magazine
and the Boxing Writers Association chose him as Fighter of the Year.
After a non-title win over German Peter Mueller, Tiger lost the title
to Emile Griffith at Madison Square Garden on 25 April, 1966.
He was 37 and some critics felt this was the end. However, before
the end of 1966 he moved up a division and dethroned world light
heavyweight champion Jose Torres.
After outpointing Abraham Tomica in a non-title fight, Tiger
knocked out Roger Rouse in defence of his belt.
In May 1968, at the age of 38, he met Bob Foster. Age, height
and reach counted against the champion and he was bombed out
in the fourth round.
Still he continued, beating Frankie de Paula, Nino Benvenuti and
Andy Kendall before losing to Emile Griffith in July 1970.
At the age of 40 Tiger retired from boxing in July 1971.
Despite losing assets and investments during the Biafran war,
he managed to secure a good life for his family. He also worked as
a security guard at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. In
July 1971, Tiger was diagnosed with cancer of the liver and given
only a few months to live. He returned to Nigeria and died on 14
December, 1971 in Aba, near his birthplace. An estimated 20 000
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First Quantum Minerals (FQM) was among the
hundreds of companies who took part in the just
ended 57th Copperbelt Mining, Agricultural and
Commercial Show (CMACS) in Kitwe. Its efforts to
woo stakeholders to their exhibition stand paid off in
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It is a vast theme and there is a lot more to be


done going into the future. Dr Guy Scott,
Republican Vice President, Christopher
Yaluma, Mines, Energy & Water
Development Minister, Robert
Sichinga, Commerce Minister and
Wylbur Simuusa , Agriculture and
Livestock Minister were among
the stakeholders who visited the
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The Barn Owl (Tyto alba) has almost worldwide distribution


and is found on all the continents and even some of the
oceanic islands. It is found throughout Southern Africa in
any woodland or dry grassland where there are roosting and
nesting sites. As its name suggests the Barn Owl is also found
near human habitation, a favourite place being a chimney and
you will know when he is in residence as pellets appear in the
fireplace! Old mine shafts, sink holes and rocky outcrops in
fields also provide a place to nest which encourage owls to
take up residence.
Barn Owls are recognised by their heart-shaped facial disc
and their tawny/grey coloured feathers. In flight the under-wing
is white so it appears ghostly white from below, which may be
the reason that owls are connected to so many superstitions.
The only other owl that closely resembles the Barn Owl is the
Grass Owl, but he is bigger and darker and lives in the long
grass on dambos and these two species seldom overlap.
Barn Owls have a variety of calls ranging from a drawn out
shriek to a snoring or hissing sound. They can be quite vocal
and usually give a screech when they set off from their nests
at dusk to hunt. They are almost entirely nocturnal and hunt
by making short swift flights between trees often over open
ground so they can see any rodents that may be around.
Another method of hunting is to beat the bushes with its wings
so as to flush out roosting birds. Barn Owls have excellent
hearing and can hunt in total darkness. As they pounce they
spread their feet and claws out wide so as to give a maximum
killing area.
Their food is mainly small mammals supplemented with
insects, lizards, frogs and birds. Once they catch a rat or
mouse they swallow it whole, bones and all, but the stomach
only digests the meaty bits. The rest the hair, bones and
teeth - are regurgitated up later as a pellet and deposited on
the ground below the nest. Fossilised Barn Owl pellets have
assisted palaeontologists in their research as they have been
found to contain skulls of species that are now extinct.
Barn Owls breed throughout the year if there is sufficient

food available but the peak time in Zambia is February to May.


The male and female have a strong bond and roost together
throughout the year. Usually 4 or 5 eggs are laid but they have
been known to lay up to a dozen! The eggs are sometimes
laid at intervals of 3 days so a single brood may have a range
of babies of different ages. The female incubates the eggs
which take just over a month to hatch and the male brings her
and later the fledglings food. The newly hatched chick is pot
bellied, pink and sparsely covered with white down but by the
age of 3 weeks the facial disc is distinct and the first feathers
are growing. The fledglings leave the nest at about 8 weeks
old but remain in the vicinity for another month.
There are many superstitions about owls among rural
communities. They have been blamed for stealing the grain
from grain stores when in fact they are actually catching the
thieves! Their perceived association with graveyards is in fact
a food association and nothing more. Owls are good Pest
Controllers so remember to give them a space in your garden
if they move in.
The Zambian Ornithological Society has produced a reader
for the schools called Owls want Loving which has been
distributed to the schools in the Important Bird Areas

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zaminex 2014
Copperbelt Mining agriCulture and CoMMerCial show

CACSS -2014
Stands Judging Results
1. Agricultural Producers & Suppliers
3rd Place
Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock
2nd Place
SEEDCO
1st Place
Zamseed
2. Suppliers of Agriculture Equipments
3rd Place
Boadmeb Investments
2nd Place
Timbery Africa
1st Place
Saro Agro Equipment
3. Finance Houses
3rd Place
Standard Chartered
2nd Place
Barclays Bank
1st Place
ZSIC
4. Investment & Other Information Advisors
3rd Place
Zambia Environmental Management
2nd Place
Zambia Revenue Authorities
1st Place
NAPSA
5. Mining & Industrial Suppliers other than heavy Duty
Equipment & machinery
3rd Place
Scaw Metals Group
2nd Place
Status Hi Tech
1st Place
Chloride Zambia Ltd
6. Motor vehicle & Transport
3rd Place
2nd Place
Alliance Motors Ltd
1st Place
Toyota Zambia Ltd

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7. Suppliers of Heavy Duty Industrial Equipment & Mach.


3rd Place
2nd Place
Sandvik
1st Place
EC Mining

14. Best New Exhibitor


3rd Place
Steffanuti Stocks Zambia Ltd
2nd Place
Tripump Engineering Ltd
1st Place
Copwaste Management services

8. Public Service & Utility


3rd Place
CEC
2nd Place
Copwaste Management
1st Place
Airtel

15. Best Foreign Exhibitor


3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place
-

9. Social & Other Community Services


3rd Place
Future Search
2nd Place
Sandvik
1st Place
Zambia Prison Service

16. Best Agricultural Display


3rd Place
Zambia National Service
2nd Place
Zambia Prison Service
1st Place
Zamseed

10. Farmers Market


3rd Place
ATS Agro Chemicals
2nd Place
MRI Syngenta
1st Place
Zambia Fertilisers

17. Highly Commended: Steffanuti Stocks Zambia Ltd

11. Catering
3rd Place
2nd Place
Mums Food Garden
1st Place
Sherbourne Restaurant
12. Module WJ Osborn Hall
3rd Place
Green Square Computers Ltd
2nd Place
Mulungushi Village Complex Ltd
1st Place
Global Safety
13. Land Transport Service
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place
Zambia Railways

18. Best Stand Design


3rd Place
Zambia Prison Service
2nd Place
Tripump Ltd
1st Place
Zambia Railways
19. Best Interpretation & Conformity to Theme
3rd Place
Pex Hydraulics
2nd Place
EC Mining
1st Place
Sandvik
20. Overall
3rd Place
2nd Place
1st Place

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21. Chairmans Award: Tripump Ltd

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CROSSWORD & SUDOKU


SOLUTIONS

from page 16

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General Knowledge
Quiz answers
from page 16
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Ottawa.
Orange.
An Otter.
One.
On the back of an
elephant -its a basket
6. Oil rig.
7. Orlando.
8. Onion. Its round
shape symbolized
eternity.

9. Ostrich egg.
10. Ornithology.
11. One.
12. Orville Wright.
13. Orly.
14. Oxford.
15. One.
16. One hundred.
17. Olympic Airways.
18. Ouagodougou.

pictures
octopus

Octopuses are boneless creatures. That is why their bodies are extremely flexible and
they are able to squeeze through incredibly small spaces.

Their life span vary from 6 months to 2 years. The larger ones live longer.

They are bottom dwellers. However, as they hatch from the eggs, the young ones swim
to the surface. After floating on the surface with the planktons for about a month, they
swim back to the sea bed.
They vary in size depending upon the species. While those found in tropical waters are
small, those of the colder seas are larger in size. The giant Pacific octopus is the largest
amongst all the members of the group and are known to grow as large as 23 feet.
An interesting fact is that these sea creatures have three hearts. Two hearts pump
blood through the gills whereas the third one pumps blood through rest of the body. The
color of its blood is blue.

1.

2.

A octopus


3.

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