Sunday, January 12, 2025

The Week in Pictures

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A convoy of abnormal load low beds (trucks) laden with mining and brewery equipment meant for the Copperbelt caused congestion on Lumumba road in Lusaka when they failed to pass through a section of the road which had traffic lights near KIA Motors. It took an engineering team from the Lusaka City Council and the transporter hours to unblock the road by uprooting the traffic lights

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Congestion on Lumumba road caused by a convoy of abnormal load (trucks) laden with mining and brewery equipment meant for the Copperbelt when they failed to pass through a section of the road which had traffic lights near KIA Motors in Lusaka

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A team of engineers from Lusaka City Council dismantles a set of traffic lights on Lumumba road in Lusaka after a convoy of abnormal load low beds (trucks) laden with mining and brewery equipment meant for the Copperbelt failed to pass through, causing traffic to pile up.It took the LCC engineers and the transporter hours to unblock the road by uprooting the traffic lights.

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A convoy of abnormal load low beds (trucks)laden with mining and brewery equipment meant for the Copperbelt waits to pass through a section of Lumumba road which had traffic lights. It took a team of engineers from Lusaka City Council and the transporter hours to uproot the traffic lights in order to unblock the congestion that left many motorists stranded.

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A team of engineers from Lusaka City Council dismantles a set of traffic lights on Lumumba road in Lusaka after a convoy of abnormal load low beds (trucks) laden with mining and brewery equipment meant for the Copperbelt failed to pass through, causing traffic to pile up. It took the LCC engineers and the transporter hours to unblock the road by uprooting the traffic lights

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The driver of the Toyota Corolla escaped with minor injuries after the trailer of a truck laden with copper fell on his car earlier this month along Chingola-Chililabombwe road.Sent by LT blogger

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Airtel managing director Fayaz King explains the operations of the network centre, during a tour of Airtel offices by Transport, Works, Supply and Communication minister Chris Yaluma

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Senior Chief Mununga XIV of the Shila people in Chienge District of Luapula Province is lifted on a hammock during the Mabila traditional ceremony that was held in Mununga recently

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Lusaka province minister Garry Chanda presents a gift to Senior chief Mburuma of the Nsenga-Luzi people of Luangwa during the Mbambala traditional ceremony in Luangwa

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Senior chief Mburuma of the Nsenga-Luzi people of Luangwa appreciating the royal drum – Chakankha (as it is locally known)during the Mbambala traditional ceremony in Luangwa . The drum symbolises the change of seasons in year. Looking on is Lusaka province minister Garry Chanda and some government senior officials

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Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda flanked by his family members arrive at Parliament building to present the 2013 national budget in Lusaka

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The little girl eyes the journalists suspiciously as she escorted Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda  at Parliament building to present the 2013 national budget in Lusaka

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Police in full riot gear keeping a watchful eye over rioting CBU students.The students earlier in the week took to the streets and blocked flow of traffic on Jambo-Drive where they placed stones and lit other objects like logs and tyres in protest against delayed meal allowances.

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Police in full riot gear keeping a watchful eye over rioting CBU students.The students earlier in the week took to the streets and blocked flow of traffic on Jambo-Drive where they placed stones and lit other objects like logs and tyres in protest against delayed meal allowances.

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Police  clear the road of stones during the protest by CBU students earlier in the week who took to the streets and blocked flow of traffic on Jambo-Drive where they placed stones and lit other objects like logs and tyres in protest against delayed meal allowances.

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Pole Bearers carrying the casket of the late former community development Minister Stephen Mushata Manjata to the burial site earlier in the week

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The widow of former community development minister Stephen Mushata Manjata lays a wreath on the grave

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Laying of wreaths by Gender Minister Inonge Wina.

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Laying of wreaths by Western Province Minister Obvious Mwaliteta

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Mulambwa Basic School Pupils cleaning Kashumba Station area during the Independence week in Mongu yesterday

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Mulambwa Basic School Pupils cleaning Kashumba Station area during the Independence week in Mongu yesterday

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Mulambwa Basic School Pupils cleaning Kashumba Station area during the Independence week in Mongu yesterday

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The Zambian delegation on Sunday visited Yamamoto Orchard Company in Sapporo In Japan.Here Foreign Affairs Minister Given Lubinda climbs a ladder to get an apple.

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Agriculture Minister Emmanuel Chenda samples an apple during a tour of Yamamoto Orchard Company in Sapporo In japan

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Mr Yukiaki of Yamamoto Orchard Farm in Sapporo that hosted the Zambian delegation

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Inspector General of Police Stella Libongani and children drawn from various schools in Lusaka display copies of road safety books which were donated by the Zambia School of Driving in Lusaka

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Vice President Guy Scott Leaves Mulungushi International Conference
Center with Zimbabwean Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa after the
opening of the 16th COMESA Meeting of Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General in Lusaka

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Vice President Guy Scott with Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba (right and COMESA Secretary General Sindiso Ngwenya after the opening of the 16th COMESA Meeting of Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General in Lusaka

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How much are the chips if we come with our own chicken?Sent by LT Blogger

47 COMMENTS

  1. Those huge machines will be the skeletons that would be left of Zambia if we are not careful with the so called investors. Copper is a finishing product and after a few years of digging, it will be history. We need to get capital from these mines and start other forms of investments! Quite interesting pictures though. Thanks LT!

  2. PIC #29 – FUNNY. ALIFULUNGANA UYU BLOGGER. BUT I AM VERY SAD ABOUT WHAT I JUST READ IN THE POST ABOUT THE CONFESSION OF RUTH MBANDU’S MURDERERS. SO PAINFUL

    • Its really sad…they need a very stiff sentence to the maximum of the law. Justice has to be served. Its painful what they did to her

  3. Pic 23 & 24 That’s all they’re good at travelling to other other countries and enjoying tax payers money. When they come back it’ll be NCP as usual.

    • Find a better pseudonym other than that sentence. Are you challenged by Mushotas comments or you are just jealous of her and her handsome and succesful muzungu husband Nick.

  4. Somebody should have studied the route for these abnormal machines…simple issue of planning…
    My minister of Agric couldnt fit in his work suit…a good sign?!
    Last picture lol!!!

  5. Lack of planning. The mining companies should watch Discovery Channel’s Mega machines, to learn the logistics of transporting huge things… stupid!

  6. The Jackal #2, Copper will be there for the next 100 years at the rate we are mining it. What will change is the cost of extracting the ore with time.

  7. Photos #1-6, 29 Zambia is really primitive with rubbish. How do you take a live chicken in a take away food place?

  8. Do UNZA and CBU students ever have time for their studies, they seem to spend more of their time and energy having street battles with the police. I feel sorry for their parents.

  9. MORE DUST WILL BE RAISED NOW- BEST SOLUTION IS TO THROW LITTER IN BINS WHICH ARE REGULARLY EMPTIED BY THE COUNCIL OR CONTRACTED COMPANIES.

  10. Chief mununga he he he he he. When I was young, I used to hear of too much witchcraft in that chiefdom. People would even swear that ” nkakwila kwamununga” when offereded

  11. LT those are heading to Katanga province DRC not Copperbelt.There are just passing through Zambia thus damaging roads and also not forgetting the man hours lost for those who were caught in the traffic congestion as a result.We need to deviate this kind/ type of traffic away from the busy central business trading area roads.Just there in JHB this kind of traffic you will never see them near town.Please town planners come up with special routes for heavy duty trucks about some 10-20 kilometers away from any central business trading areas to avoid unnecessary traffic congestion and delays. 

  12. Pic# 29 We may laugh at the picture but the bigger story is lost.That story is the risks of heart attacks and obesity if we start to embrace such fast food culture.

  13. Is humanism week back in zed #20 and 21
    ?i remember those day in the 80s when we used to go to clean the compounds,roads i only loved it when they sent us to zambeef by then it was called kyindu butchery ha we used to enjoy the dry salam and hungarian sausages.and we dont to sit in class for a week i loved it.

  14. Nice pictures,but njipusheko,why is it that Bamuka late Manjata,Bamuka minister of finance (mrs chikwanda),Ba first Ladie(christine kaseba) ala abakashana aba balemoneka bwino elyo abalume babo balemoneka abakote ninshi whyyyyy?

  15. Ba Lusaka Times PLEASE you are embarrassing us. Picture 16. What the hell is a “pole” bearer? Check these things. They are called PALL BEARERS

  16. pic 11 & 12; is it necessary to bring abana ku parliament especially kids that young? what are they going to benefit from attending the session?

  17. Pic.8. After several attempts in the past at correcting LT’s wrong identification of this royal couch, I’ll try again. It’s not a HAMMOCK as you like calling it. A hammock normally hangs between two trees. This is called a PALANQUIN. Hey LT, for once stop being so impervious to correction.

  18. Point of correction
    Pic 1 to 5 White Hose Hitachi Machines are now on site at KANSANSHI Mine North-Western Solwezi not copperbelt as stated above.

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