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What the Zambian people do not realize is that taking a working business and giving to to ordinary people means that the business stops working properly and the people that it has been given to no longer have an income.
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How did Zambia become in poverty?
Zambia became poverty stricken when Kenneth Kaunda's government nationalised the copper mines soon after independence. The mines soon became inefficient and badly run. This was exaggerated by a world wide slump in copper prices from which Zambia has never recovered.
What streches across northern Zambia?
The Copperbelt, a series of large deep mines and open cast mines stretches across northern Zambia.
Why is Zambia poor?
Zambia is poor mainly due to mismanagement of the copper mines after they were 'nationalised' by Kaunda.
Who is Yamfwa Mukanga?
Yamfwa Mukanga is the Minister of Mines, Energy and Water and Chief Whip in Zambia.
What happened after Zambia got its independence?
It gradually descended into poverty due to the misrule and corruption of the Kaunda government. Many Zambian people lost jobs after the copper mines were taken over and mismanaged by the government.
Why is Zambia poor when it's supposed to be one of the richest nations on earth?
Zambia is poor in large part due to the government nationalising the copper mines and subsequently completely mis-managing them.
When was Zambia industrialized?
Zambia was starting to be industrialised in the late 1920's . By then copper mines had sprung up along the copperbelt, eventually resulting in 6 or more deep shaft mines. After WW2 the mines had really started producing a lot of copper. At this time 'open pit' miing also got bigger. The construction of Kariba Dam in the 1950's meant much more power available for industry.
Emerald mines in Zambia?
Emeralds discovered in the late 1940's and mined commercially in the 1950's and is now one of the worlds leading producers. 15 to 20% of the worlds Emeralds come from the Kafubu mine in Zambia
What makes a mining company go out of business?
They can run out of ore, workers pay can exceed the value of what they mine or they can simply be mis-managed as the famous copper mines of Northern Rhodesia became when the country became Zambia and the government nationalised the mines.
What is the ranking of Zambia among copper producing countries?
It's now down about tenth. Before independence and Kaunda's 'nationalising' of the copper mines it was third in the world.
Where were Solomans mines?
Kukuanaland, which is said in the book to be forty leagues north of the Lukanga river in modern Zambia which would place it in the extreme south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
What has the author Patrick O Ohadike written?
Patrick O. Ohadike has written: 'Development of and factors in the employment of African migrants in the copper mines of Zambia, 1940-66' -- subject(s): Alien labor, Copper miners, Migrant labor 'Development of and factors in the employment of African migrants in the copper mines of Zambia, 1940-1966' 'Demographic perspectives in Zambia' -- subject(s): Internal Migration, Migration, Internal, Population, Rural-urban migration, Social conditions, Statistics 'Analysis of 1974 census' -- subject(s): Fertility, Human, Human Fertility, Mortality
