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57-602: Chambishi is a town in Kalulushi District in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. According to the 2021 Census its population stands at slightly above 11,000. It is located on the T3 road (Kitwe-Chingola Dual Carriageway) between the cities of Kitwe and Chingola . It was re-established in 1963 as a company township for the mine workers of Chambishi Mine which was under Chibuluma Mine of Kalulushi . This

114-544: A century ago. Therefore, Chambishi means a place of zebras. Captain George Grey is credited to be the founder of Chambishi in 1899. He was a prospector for Tanganyika Concessions , a company formed by Robert Williams , a former associate of Cecil Rhodes . The same year 1899 Grey visited a village in North-Western Zambia under Chief Kansanshi who showed him a nearby copper mine, to which Grey gave

171-618: A charging lion on the Kapiti plains. William Collier a prospector working for Sir Edmund Davies, pegged claims on the Luanshya Mine and Bwana Mkubwa deposits in 1902, making the year one of the important ones in the history of mining in Zambia. The following year Collier pegged further claims around the ancient workings at Chambishi, where the peggings of an earlier prospector, George Grey in 1899, had been slightly off target. After

228-466: A couple of well stocked shops although most of the shopping was conducted at Nkana (Kitwe). For recreational activities the residents in Chambishi played tennis, had an occasional dance and went for hunting trips at weekends. Even though Chambishi could not support a football team as the white population was small, it did however, had its own nine-hole golf course, which attracted golfers from all over

285-532: A lower amount; otherwise, the project was not cancelled. So, the newly-formed government officially cancelled the deal that the previous government made with the China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic and Technical Cooperation (CJIC), citing that the project was overpriced. In early 2022, Hon Charles Milupi stated that completing this dual carriageway was of high importance. He stated that they would resume works on that road at

342-641: A reduced cost after the rain season would pass in Zambia. Then, the Minister of Finance, Situmbeko Musokotwane , stated that this project (Lusaka-Ndola Dual Carriageway) would be financed by a " Public–private partnership " (PPP). On 28 February 2023, the Minister of Finance, Situmbeko Musokotwane, together with other ministers, re-commissioned the construction of the Lusaka-Ndola Dual Carriageway at Protea Hotel in Ndola . The project

399-691: A t-junction with the T2 road ( Tanzam Highway ; Cairo–Cape Town Highway ; Zambia's Great North Road ), going northwards. After the first 10 kilometres, the road crosses into the Copperbelt Province . From the T2 junction, the T3 heads north for 110 km, through Masaiti District (where it passes through the Kafulafuta Toll Plaza before reaching a junction with the M6 road ), to the city of Ndola (Capital of

456-653: A tollgate before Sabina (Kalulushi-Sabina Toll Plaza) on the M16. At the Independence Avenue roundabout south of Chingola Central, the T3 continues by way of a left turn. It goes northwest, separating the south-western part of Chingola from the central and eastern areas (bypassing Kasompe Airport & the Nchanga Copper mine ). North-west of Chingola Central, by the Chingola River, the T3 meets

513-622: Is Turbo-Ka-Chin Investment Consortium and the project was priced at $ 31 million, with the construction of the Konkola toll plaza in-between Chililabombwe and Kasumbalesa. The concession is for 18 years (up to 2040) and the government agreed in 2023 that the consortium would collect the toll fees earned at the Konkola Toll Plaza in order to regain the amount they spent rehabilitating the road. The rehabilitation of

570-497: Is a very-busy border post, with a large number of trucks passing there per day. The M6 (Fisenge Bypass) is an alternative route, bypassing the city of Ndola and providing a shorter, more direct route to both Kitwe and Luanshya . It starts at a junction with the T3 approximately 34 kilometres south of Ndola by the Masangano Market of Masaiti District (near Kafulafuta), going north-west for 33 kilometres (crossing

627-529: Is also part of the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Road . The T3 is part of the main connection between DR Congo and countries to the south and south-east, like Malawi , Namibia , Botswana , Mozambique , Zimbabwe and South Africa . As a result, the roads that make up the T3 are usually very busy in either direction (mostly with trucks). The T3 starts north of Kapiri Mposhi , Central Province , at

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684-609: Is expected to cost $ 577 million and is being financed by a Public–private partnership ( concession ). The consortium responsible for the construction and maintenance of the road is Macro-Ocean Investment Consortium. The road being transformed into a dual carriageway is from the Cairo Road / Great East Road roundabout (Kabwe Roundabout) in Lusaka to the Ndola Central Hospital roundabout (327 kilometres). It

741-540: Is expected to take 3 years to completion and the concession agreement will be for another 22 years (up to 2048). In August 2023, emergency works commenced on the section of the T3 road in the Bwana Mkubwa Constituency (bypassing the Ndeke suburb), as the road was in a bad state. On top of rehabilitation, the road was being transformed into a dual carriageway and construction on this stretch of road

798-813: Is the main highway that passes through Chambishi, going to Chingola in the north-west and Kitwe in the south-east. From Sabina (just south-east of Chambishi), the M4 road goes north-east to Mufulira and the Congo Pedicle while the M16 road goes south to Kalulushi . The nearest two airports to Chambishi are Southdowns Airport in Kalulushi nearly 30 kilometres in the south-east, and Kasompe Airport located north-west in Chingola some 28 kilometres. Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport , formerly named Ndola Airport,

855-614: Is the nearby international airport 83 kilometres away in Ndola , the Copperbelt's provincial headquarters. The town is home to Chambishi Football Club that play Division One in the Zambian Football League. It is also home to Chambishi (Blue Zebras) Rugby Club. The state operates Chambishi Government Hospital, and Twaiteka and Sitwe Government clinics. All these healthy facilities use Kitwe Central Hospital in Kitwe as

912-576: Is the road between Ndola and Kitwe (2 lanes in each direction). As a v-shaped carriageway, the dual carriageway begins by first going west-south-west for 17 kilometres, through the Michael Chilufya Sata Toll Plaza, to the Luanshya Turn-Off north of Fisenge, where there is a road southwards (the M6 road ) that provides access to the town of Luanshya (8 km away). Before the Michael Chilufya Sata Toll Plaza,

969-664: The Kafubu River ) and rejoins the T3 just north of the small area of Fisenge in Luanshya District (8 km north of Luanshya), at the point where the T3 turns to the direction of Kitwe. Even the 8 km road from Fisenge southwards to the Luanshya town centre is designated as the M6. This route is used by people who wish to bypass the city of Ndola when travelling from Kapiri Mposhi to Kitwe . The bypass reduces

1026-754: The Kasumbalesa border with DR Congo . The road becomes the N1 route of DR Congo and proceeds to Lubumbashi (100 kilometres away) in the north-west. The border town on the DR Congo side is also named Kasumbalesa . The T3 is entirely part of the Trans-African Highway network no. 9 or Beira-Lobito Highway , which connects Beira in Mozambique with Lobito in Angola . The T3 is also part of

1083-497: The M6 road between Masangano Market and Luanshya via Fisenge (45 kilometres). On 7 October 2024, the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) stated that the three already-existing toll gates on the 320-kilometre stretch between Lusaka and Ndola (Katuba; Manyumbi; Kafulafuta) will be handed over to the concessionaire (Macro Ocean Investment Consortium) on 30 November 2024. They stated that any toll fees collected at

1140-419: The Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Road between DR Congo and Namibia . The T3 is part of the main connection between DR Congo and countries in the south and south-east, including Zambia, Malawi , Namibia , Botswana , Zimbabwe , Mozambique and South Africa . As a result, it is an important trade route and is commonly used by cars and trucks in either direction. The border at Kasumbalesa

1197-555: The Chinese-owned mining-explosives manufacturing plant in Chambishi killed 46 Zambian workers; the following year, protests in Chambishi over work conditions culminated in the shooting of at least five miners, allegedly by a Chinese manager. It also has a couple of multimillion-dollar smelting plants- Chambishi Copper Smelter and Chambishi Metals. SINO Metals has also opened up the Mwambashi Open Pit Mine in

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1254-631: The Copperbelt Province and Luapula Province of Zambia). Many motorists coming from Southern Zambia prefer to use this route through Ndola, Mufulira and the Congo Pedicle road to reach Mansa , Luapula instead of the longer route going east of Kapiri Mposhi, due to this route requiring less time. At the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium roundabout, the T3 becomes the Ndola-Kitwe Dual Carriageway, which

1311-476: The Copperbelt), known as The Friendly City . As Kabwe Road, it enters Ndola in a northwesterly direction, bypassing the industrial area of Bwana Mkubwa . At the roundabout after Jacaranda Mall, the T3 continues by way of following the road to the left. The road goes in a north-northwesterly direction as Nkana Road, crossing the Kafubu River and becoming an uphill road, where it separates the city centre from

1368-492: The Copperbelt. Phil Melville working as a chief surveyor at Chambishi made a unique revelation about the original road from Mufulira to Ndola. He said the road went first of all to Chambishi, then bypassed Nkana (Kitwe) by a few miles and continued to Luanshya and then went on to Ndola. The linking of the three mines through this road most probably explains why Roan Selection Trust (RST) insisted that these mines (Mufulira, Bwana Mkubwa, Chambishi, Roan and Chibuluma) became part of

1425-637: The First World War the demand for copper by the automobile and the electrical industries skyrocketed. Another important development was the treatment of lower grade ores using the flotation method by Minerals Separation Limited of London. Copper sulphide ores in Northern Rhodesia became more attractive than oxide ores in Katanga. This is because the recovery of copper from the mine's ores improved from 50% to 90% . This last discovery changed

1482-700: The Kanini neighbourhood. At the roundabout by the Ndola Teaching Hospital , the T3 continues westwards by way of a left turn onto Luanshya Road (2 lanes in each direction), where it separates the Hillcrest and Kansenshi neighbourhoods. By Levy Mwanawasa Stadium at a roundabout, the T3 meets the Ndola- Mufulira Road (designated as the M4 road ), which is the road that connects to the Congo Pedicle (The Area of DR Congo separating

1539-503: The Kitwe city centre (10 kilometres before Chambishi), the T3 meets the northern terminus of the M16 road (which is coming from Kalulushi ) before meeting another road connecting to Mufulira and the Congo Pedicle road in the northeast, named Kitwe Road and designated as the M4 road again. Just before the M16 junction (just after Kitwe's Garneton suburb) is the Wilson Mofya Chakulya Toll Plaza. As

1596-533: The Kitwe city centre is a busy commercial area, most heavy vehicles are advised to take an alternative route to Chambishi rather than passing through Kitwe's city centre and northern suburbs. Trucks are advised to use the M7 road from Kitwe to Kalulushi, then the M16 road from Kalulushi to Sabina, as an alternative route. Sabina is where trucks rejoin the main road. While the T3 has the Wilson Mofya Chakulya Toll Plaza before Sabina, this alternative route for trucks also has

1653-690: The Luangwa and Wusakili neighbourhoods and bypassing the Nkana Mine. After being the road separating the Nkana East and Nkana West neighbourhoods, the T3 continues by way of a left turn onto Oxford Road and a right turn onto Independence Avenue in the city centre. At the Kanyanta Road roundabout in the city centre, the T3 meets the eastern terminus of the M7 road , which is the route that connects with Kalulushi , Lufwanyama and Kasempa in

1710-575: The M6 road (Masangano-Fisenge road; the road used to bypass Ndola on the way to Luanshya and Kitwe ). On 31 October 2022, the government of Zambia signed a Public–private partnership ( concession ) agreement for the 35 kilometre stretch of the T3 from the T5 junction in Chingola through Chililabombwe to the Kasumbalesa border post with DR Congo. The consortium responsible for the design, finance, reconstruction and maintenance of this stretch of road

1767-508: The Road Development Agency to halt the project, citing financial constraints. In August 2021 (just after Zambia's Presidential Election ), the newly-appointed Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development Minister, Charles Milupi, stated that the road would cost less than the prescribed $ 1.2 billion under President Hakainde Hichilema 's government. Road construction would only resume once the price has been renegotiated to

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1824-599: The T3 connects with the T2 to Lusaka , making it part of the main link between Zambia's capital city and DR Congo. The T3 is the main route through the Copperbelt Province , passing through 4 and bypassing 1 of the 10 main towns in the province. It is also the main linkage between Kapiri Mposhi and towns of the North-Western Province of Zambia. The T3 is entirely part of the Trans-African Highway network 9 or Beira-Lobito Highway , which connects Beira in Mozambique with Lobito in Angola . The T3

1881-415: The already-existing Ndola-Kitwe Dual Carriageway and Kitwe-Chingola Dual Carriageway in the Copperbelt Province , this proposed road would provide a faster and safer journey from Lusaka to DR Congo . The total cost of this 320 km road, after several increments, was finalized at $ 1.2 billion and construction began from Lusaka going northwards. Certain elements of society criticized the high cost of

1938-620: The area. Russell Johnson Parker was the first Mine Manager while Lewin Tucker took up a position of mine secretary in 1927. The chief assayer was Jerry Haynes who later worked as smelter superintendent at Mufulira Mine; and, among the geologists, Dr. Anton Grey, (chief geologist), Dr. David Donaldson, Jock Brown and Bill Garlick who was a replacement geologist for Dr. T.F. Andrews and a Mr. Heins who had drowned in Chibuluma. Others who worked at Chambishi Mines in 1927 include, Phil Melville who

1995-448: The block. In the 1930s the situation changed completely when mines on the Copperbelt faced a series of production cuts owing to the global economic depression. Operations at Chambishi ground to a halt in 1932 and so were at Mufulira Mine. Only two mines Roan and Nkana, continued to operate at 30% capacity under a quota agreement reached by world's main producers. Never a large mining township by Copperbelt standards, Chambishi nevertheless

2052-723: The carriageway meets a road which provides access to the Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site Memorial and the Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport . At the Luanshya Turn, the dual carriageway turns to the north-west and goes for another 37 km to the city centre of Kitwe , a commercial city. The road enters Kitwe city centre as President Avenue, beginning by crossing the Kafue River , passing

2109-604: The chief's name. Grey with four prospectors and 25 armed Africans, claimed the Chambishi , Nkana (Kitwe) and Kansanshi copper workings on the southern side of the border. He also played a major role in discovering major copper ore bodies in Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo . He died in 1911 at the age of 45 in a Nairobi hospital, Kenya after two of his bullets failed to stop

2166-433: The construction of the Lusaka-Ndola Dual Carriageway. This proposed route construction would transform the T2 road ( Great North Road ) from Lusaka to Kapiri Mposhi , together with the T3 road from Kapiri Mposhi to Ndola (a total distance of 320 kilometres), into a dual carriageway with 2 lanes in each direction to ease the movement of vehicles such as trucks, buses and motor vehicles and reduce on accidents. As part of

2223-553: The distance to Kitwe by 22 kilometres. As part of the deal made by the government of Zambia in 2017 to construct the Lusaka-Ndola Dual Carriageway , an agreement was made to also rehabilitate the entire 41 km length of the M6 from Masangano Market through Fisenge to the Luanshya town centre. After the deal was renegotiated in February 2023 as a public-private partnership ( concession ), rehabilitating

2280-540: The eastern terminus of the T5 road , which connects the Copperbelt with Solwezi and Mwinilunga in the North-Western Province and with a border into Angola . From the T5 junction in Chingola, the T3 goes north for 17 km, crossing the Kafue River one more time, to the small town of Chililabombwe . It goes for a further 17 km, through the Konkola Toll Plaza, bypassing Konkola Copper Mines in Konkola , to end at

2337-407: The entire M6 remained part of the Lusaka-Ndola Dual Carriageway agreement. The Road Development Agency stated that the works on the M6 road from Masangano Market to Luanshya are expected to be completed by 30 December 2024. The National Road Fund Agency stated that the M6 road will also have a toll gate placed on it by the concessionaire. On 8 September 2017, President Edgar Lungu commissioned

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2394-477: The facility. Kalulushi District Kalulushi District is a district of Zambia , located in Copperbelt Province . The capital lies at Kalulushi . As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 170,701 people. 12°40′S 28°00′E  /  12.667°S 28.000°E  / -12.667; 28.000 This Zambia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . T3 road (Zambia) In Kapiri Mposhi,

2451-433: The newly constructed Chambishi Multi-Facility Economic Zone (CMFEC) on the Copperbelt. The Zambia-China Economic and Trade Co-operation Zone (ZCCZ) has been mandated to spearhead the establishment. Chambishi Copper Smelter, BOLO Mining, SINO Metals Leach Zambia, JCHX Mining Construction Zambia Limited, Fifteen MCC Africa Construction, REBA Industrial Co-operation are some of the major firms that have established operation at

2508-488: The outlook for Zambia forever. Through various agents, Cecil Rhodes , after whom Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) were named, obtained mineral concession rights from Chiefs and as a result, claimed ownership of mineral right in Zambia; his company, the British South Africa Company, retained these until the independence of the country in 1964. After realizing that mining

2565-673: The project, while the Workers Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB) also lent $ 50 million in funding for the project. President Hakainde Hichilema officiated at the ground-breaking ceremony for the project in Kapiri Mposhi on 21 May 2024. In June 2024, it was reported that roadworks were happening concurrently on four different stretches, namely between Lusaka and Chibombo (90 kilometres), between Chibombo and Kapiri Mposhi (115 kilometres), between Kapiri Mposhi and Ndola (115 kilometres), and on

2622-621: The referral hospital. The mines use Chambishi Metals Mine Clinic and NFCA Mine Clinic for their respective workers. Miners at Chambishi Metals use as their referral Nchanga South Mine Hospital in Chingola while SINO ZAM in the city of Kitwe is used by most firms that have Chinese investment. The Zambian government introduced Multi-Facility Economic Zones (MFEZ) in order to enhance Zambia's competitiveness and industrialisation. The zones were initiated to foster an attractive business environment, promote exports, and enhance domestic trade. To this end, Foreign and local companies have set up ventures at

2679-534: The road, as it would cost just over $ 3.7 million per kilometre. The deal was made with the China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic and Technical Cooperation (CJIC) to construct the road. However, only the section of the T2 (Great North Road) within the capital city ( Lusaka District ), up to the Six Miles Roundabout, was completed by June 2021, with the Ministry of Finance ordering for

2736-489: The same project, they also plan to do works on the 41-kilometre M6 road from Masangano Market in Masaiti District through Fisenge to Luanshya (as a shortcut to Kitwe ; will be used by motorists wishing to avoid Ndola on the way to Kitwe). This new dual carriageway would require bypasses around the towns of Kabwe and Kapiri Mposhi together with some grade-separated interchanges where necessary. Together with

2793-434: The southern part of the town and made a copper processing plant near Chambishi Metals. The Food Reserve Agency's branch at Chambishi is one of the largest in country with a capacity to hold a considerable number of metric tonnes of agricultural produce. It is linked by freight lines from Mufulira, Chingola, Kitwe and Chambishi Mine. The nearest passenger rail line is in Kitwe. The Kitwe/Chingola Dual Carriageway ( T3 road )

2850-405: The three toll gates will be directed to an Escrow account that will be controlled by both the concessionaire and the government until the project is complete in 2026, when the concessionaire will take over full operations of maintaining the road and collecting tolls. They stated that an additional toll gate will be added on the T2 in-between Chibombo and Kabwe while a toll gate will also be placed on

2907-550: The west. It is the 1st route with access to the North-Western Province . As Independence Avenue, it is the road connecting Kitwe Central with the northern suburbs of the city. From Kitwe Teaching Hospital , the T3 travels north-west for 50 km to the mining city of Chingola as the Kitwe-Chingola Dual Carriageway (2 lanes in each direction), passing through the mining town of Chambishi (part of Kalulushi District ). At Sabina, 15 kilometres from

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2964-612: Was a happy and largely self-contained little township during its brief existence aptly described by those who lived in it as ‘’one happy family’’. Chambishi is predominantly a mining town, with two of open pits mines at China’s Non Ferrous Africa Mining Corporation (NFCA) and the newly opened SINO Metals’ Mwambashi Mine. Apart from the underground mine at NFCA, another one has been opened at a place that used to be Nchanga Farms called South East Ore Body (SEOB) with an investment of $ 850 million. The Chinese Corporation has been described as generally successful and well managed. A 2005 explosion at

3021-727: Was a labour and capital intensive operation, the BSAC decided to change the policy of granting prospecting licenses to individuals as it had done in the past, instead companies with sound financial means were invited to prospect over larger areas. This prompted well financed concerns with technical expertise to come on board. Alfred Chester Beatty, a London-based mining financier whose holding company, Selection Trust Limited ( Roan Antelope Mine , Chambishi, Mufulira and Bwana Mkubwa) provided some funds in 1920; and Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, founder of Anglo American Corporation (Nchanga, Nkana, Bankroft- Chililabombwe Mines), joined forces in 1924. Though copper

3078-455: Was after an announcement by Sir Ronald Prain, Chairman of Roan Selection Trust, in May 1962 that the company was going to open up the Chambishi open pit-pit mine at a cost of 7.5 million British Pounds. The name Chambishi comes from two Lamba words "Cha" and "mbishi" . Cha means "belonging to" or "an area of" while "mbishi" is a Lamba word for a zebra. The area was home to larger herds of zebras

3135-592: Was chief surveyor while E. P. Edwards worked as mining engineer. George Hornby, a contractor in charge of pitting was one of the Europeans who arrived early at Chambishi. Alabama Patton an American miner and Motoka Mukonkaus an African surveyor's assistant were also based there. When Lewin Tucker arrived at Chambishi, drilling was being carried out and preparations for shaft sinking had reached an advanced stage. The company built offices, workshops and houses for mine workers using Kimberly bricks. Chambishi also boasted of

3192-474: Was discovered at Chambishi in 1899 and rediscovered in 1902, the mining camp was not born until 1927 when the board of Selection Trust Limited in London approved a development programme and drilling started. In 1927, Chambishi's white total population was estimated to be around 50. The number of indigenous Lamba people was estimated to be above a couple of hundred. Chief Nkana was the senior traditional leader in

3249-407: Was scheduled to last 3 months (up to November 2023). The rehabilitation of this stretch was completed. On 26 March 2024 at a contract signing, the National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) stated that the Lusaka-Ndola Dual Carriageway project is expected to cost $ 650 million and that it would be completed in 36 months. NAPSA lent $ 300 million in funding to Macro-Ocean Investment Consortium for

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