A 330 KV industrial transmission line tower has been brought down in a suspected act of sabotage between Kabwe step-down Sub Station and Luano Sub Station in Central Province.
The line is part of the 250km stretch transmission line supplying bulk power to the Copperbelt and NorthWestern provinces
The damage is estimated to cost K1.3 Million.
Sad,
We ought to consider 24/7 patrol along these power lines. I suggested this when the power lines were brought down in NW Province a few years back
Zesco is broke, those are excuses for loadsheders.
You messed up to reverse the sale of Zesco to Chinese.
You must be joking. The police are chasing HH at the river and Kambwili.
A country of wankers
UPND mentality.
“ZESCO is broke” because a money launderer took the money to PANAMA?
Its not Sabotage but a result of rusting. You can visibly see the rusting of the steel. Lack of planned maintenance i would suspect is the cause. But put sabotage in the statement and zesco’ incompetence is excused and let off easily.
Will the President consider withdrawing development from Kabwe?
That is the most shoddy gonga high voltage transmission line I have ever seen…….
That thing looks rusty and unable to stand any wind …..
Who did PF pay to install that pylon ??
This is PF seeing shadows and trying to blame sabotage for shoddy gonga works that are not fit for purpose and are failing all over the place……
Just look at that pylon ……like it was made at Soweto market , even there would be done a better job than that piece of sh.it crap they are calling a transmission line pylon
Let that imbecilic tribalistic chap with no vision threaten to withdraw development from Kabwe also.
HH better get ready to be blamed.
Not only to be blamed but to be JAILED AGAIN.
If there is any sabotage , expect home affairs to announce procurement of cameras or patrol vehicles to monitor the pylons ,
A replay by kapoyongo and the mysterious sabotage fires to rock Zambia just before they bought 42 fire trucks for 42 million……..
Then boom , just like that, after 42/42 and everyone got their cut , the fires miraculously stoped……
Miracles do happen it seems
These acts of economic sabotage and desperation of highst level by HH will make pay heavily in 2021. Its the people of Northern, Luapula, Muchinga, Copperbelt, Eastern and Central Provinces he is making to suffer at the expense of his well known last attempt at presidence. You dont win people’s hearts by undermining those in authority and making unpopular obvious manuevours.
HH and UPND your days are numbered, it seems we didn’t do our homework in 2015 and 2016.
This is kapoyongo …..we expect to see a tender related to security of pylons soon
Just like when he engineered the fires that rocked Zambia leading up to 42/42.
You are an imbecile
Is that the reason you Upend has done this vandalism so that you can challenge the Government like that?
And in Central Province this is the not the first time of such sabotage. In 2017 they blew up some serious power installations and cut off Luapula, Northern and parts of Eastern Provinces. They used dynamite and left big cratters. It was a well planned and coordinated move by Upend
Just know that you can’t be clever all the time. You can be caught any time and then you will face the law and cry persecution of the opposition
just because you want to see your small god of dundu in state house you have subjected the people of copala to 8 hours of load sheading. fine. the pylons you are calling gonga have stood the taste of time. indeed you are a curse to this nation.
Some Zambians are stupiid. Destroying your own infrastructure that tax payers will have to foot. Unneeded expenses. The governments resources should be going to developmental projects, but idiiots decide to push everyone back years into the past.
“Niba Tufilile Munsenga”, God will be on your side Mr. President they are doing all these things to discredit you and your Govt. But continue to be cool as you have been. God will fight these battles for Zambians. During the day some people are shouting “ati Zambians, Zambians” in the night they send their thugs to destroy national infrastructure- useless chaps. Some one will be caught and you will curse the day you were born. When fire burns it has a source and you can trace it from its source. This thuggery going on everyone knows the source (where it started). The fact that it has come to central it is just cheap mind that thinks some people can be confused. This thing is very clear even a mouse can guess the source. Some politicians are really CHEAP!!!
God can not side with a thief…never. God and pf don’t have anything to do with each other
Fi batonga!! upnd at work…
The blame other government with their tribalist cadres busy destroying the country while we watch. The Poverty you’ve brought is to blame for all this, if the country was thriving people wouldn’t resort to such activities but because they have to survive they steal anything they can. Our roads are full of kids hustling for money, criminal gangs are on the rise when will this lousy government take responsibility and strive to do better than live in total denial
If there is such a situation as; ” wanting to laugh and cry at the same time.” this is the one. Purely a crazy way of doing politics. How can borrowing for infrastructure be avoided if people destroy their own property whether intentionally or accidentally? How will the government that will run Zambia in 2021 improve the lives of its people when money will be needed for reconstruction. Well, may be that’s the way to create jobs for the youth, but how will they pay salaries? With this way of thinking the future is headed for a very, very gloomy time regardless of whoever wins the 2021 elections. The sarcasm you are pouring on such an act, shall make us poorer tomorrow than we are now. Stop this madness immediately. Just an assumption.
I am waiting for the President to comment. Is he going to stop development in central province?
FAKE NEWS. THERE ARE ALOT OF SUB STATIONS FROM KABWE TO LUANO IN KITWE CHINGOLA ROAD. THESE SUB STATIONS HAVE NAMES LIKE MAPOSA , LUANO. THE REPORTER SHOULD SPECIFY THE AREA. I BELIEVE THESE PHOTOS ARE NOT FROM ZAMBIA.
JUST ONE TOWER COSTING K1.3 MILLION
…that is how they steal…even 1 million kwacha is too much, let alone dollar!
Even if you need glasses you can see that thing fell on its own; no vandalism at all. So some other people from Dundumwezi went to Kabwe? Seriously we should stop being so gullible. Wo told the fake reporter where to go and how much the repair would cost?
Who
BE SERIOUS YOU WANT RULE AND BUSING ENGAIGING REFLAFS TO DESTROY A 330 KV LINE,WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE.JUST WAIT SOON WL BE CAUGHT AND I AM OF THE SUGESTION TO THE GOVT THAT WHO EVER IS FOUND IN SABOTAGE THAT PERSON SHOULD JAILED FOR LIFE AND NOT 12YRS.ECL START ACTING LIKE THE WAY BANDA,CHILUBA,SATA AND KK USED TO BE,BE HASH ON THIS CULPRITS NO MORE HORSEING AROUND WITH THIS CHAP,PLZ CAGE THEM ALL WE TIRED OF THEM ATASEEEEEEE FIMBI FILEONAULA NEMISEBO AND LEAVE THEM ON THE EXPENCE OF TAX PAYERS MONEY.
BE SERIOUS YOU WANT TO RULE AND U A BUSY ENGAIGING REFLAFS TO DESTROY A 330 KV LINE,WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE.JUST WAIT SOON WL BE CAUGHT AND I AM OF THE SUGESTION TO THE GOVT THAT WHO EVER IS FOUND SABOTAGING ANY GOVT PROPERTY THAT PERSON SHOULD BE JAILED FOR LIFE AND NOT 12YRS.ECL START ACTING LIKE THE WAY BANDA,CHILUBA,SATA AND KK USED TO BE,BE HASH ON THIS CULPRITS NO MORE HORSING AROUND WITH THIS CHAPS,PLZ CAGE THEM ALL WE ARE TIRED OF THEM ATASEEEEEEE FIMBI FILEONAULA NEMISEBO ON THE EXPENCE OF TAX PAYERS MONEY. MBUZI TO THE SABOTOURS………..
IT IS ONLY UPND WHO HAVE SUCH BACKWARD MENTALITY AND THEY THINK LUNGU WILL LOSE POPULARITY IF THEY THEY DESTROY PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE THIS. ALA MWALITIPWA KABILI CHINO CHALO TAMWAKATEKEPO. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE LIKE BUTTOCKS WHICH CANNOT ALL OF A SUDDEN FIND THEMSELVES IN FRONT.
Memo to editor : these are masts or pylons NOT towers as in your article.
IT IS ONLY UPND WHO HAVE SUCH BACKWARD MENTALITY AND THEY THINK LUNGU WILL LOSE POPULARITY IF THEY DESTROY PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE THIS. ALA MWALITIPWA KABILI CHINO CHALO TAMWAKATEKEPO. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE LIKE BUTTOCKS WHICH CANNOT ALL OF A SUDDEN FIND THEMSELVES IN FRONT.
It’s only in Zambia where an opposition Leaders take blame of everything. Those Jerabos in the copperbelt who day and night day steal KCM, Mopani,Kansanshi and Main Mining Companies copper and coalbt are sponsored by HH. When God has not given us enough rains and the Poor Government export all they had in reserve for their benefits U blame HH. When U go to the hospital and clinics no medicine it’s HH. Even when Eclipse will come it will HH to bring it. I want to say this in bemba lauggue that Uwawa tabula kabepesho. My fellow commenters, it high time we started looking at things in a different way if we are going to achieve one common perpose. Being part of commenters we should build our country without fear or favour. It’s learn to call a spade a spade and be open to every situation…
Such foolishness! Tampering with power lines is highly dangerous to your own self, but also a totally senseless destruction of your infrastructure. Zambia is your country – love, and protect it’s wealth.