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46-525: Nkana is a section of the city of Kitwe , Copperbelt Province , Zambia which started off in the early part of the 20th century as a railway station to support the growing complex of copper mining operations. It was named after Chief Nkana, the local traditional ruler. The copper mines of Nkana ( South Ore Body , Nkana Mine and Mindola Shaft ) were originally owned by the Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa. A large smelter

92-655: A Zambian syllabus and providing some facilities such as athletics, swimming, basketball, rugby, football, chess, and softball. The school was founded and is run by the Sisters of John the Baptist (the Baptistines ). Kawama Pentecostal Holiness School (not to be confused with Kawama School in Kamitondo) is currently under construction by Cranleigh School in partnership with a UK charity, Beyond Ourselves . The school

138-563: A dual carriageway) in the south-east, and to Chingola (as a dual carriageway) and Chililabombwe in the north-west. A laterite road (the M7 road ) goes west to Kalulushi and Kasempa . The M4 road connects Sabina (just north-west of Kitwe) with Mufulira and the Congo Pedicle to the north. Southdowns Airport lies about 12 km south-west of the town but does not receive any scheduled services. As of April 2024, there are plans by

184-611: A few. The city is sometimes referred to as Kitwe-Nkana . Nkana is derived from the name of Senior Chief Nkana of the Lamba speaking people of the Copperbelt Province. His area covers the towns of Kitwe, Mufulira , Kalulushi and Chambishi . Kitwe has both private and public schools which include Lechwe School, Mpelembe Secondary School, Kitwe Boys Secondary School , Parklands Secondary School, Mukuba Secondary School, Nkana Trust School and Helen Kaunda Secondary School. It

230-595: A flying club that trains pilots near the Showgrounds. The flying club is housed in the area that was occupied by the former Kitwe airport. Kitwe has three universities: CBU (Copperbelt University) is a public university that was initially the Zambia Institute of Technology (ZIT), then part of UNZA (University of Zambia) (oddly, as University of Zambia, Ndola campus, "UNZANDO"). It was separated and established as an independent institution in 1987. It

276-465: A lunch time meal and school uniform for every child. The feeding programme which provides a meal is particularly important as it not only provides employment for local women in the kitchen, but vitally it means that the children are receiving at least one square meal per day. In a region where the HIV/AIDS rate is very high, and many children are on ARV's (antiretroviral drugs), being adequately nourished

322-431: A number of extracurricular activities like chess, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, tennis, squash, rugby, hockey, football, cricket, athletics, swimming, softball, netball, handball, baseball, rounders, a Duke of Edinburgh program, and martial arts. Lechwe school is known for its students' abilities: swimmer Ellen Hight represented Zambia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, swimmers Andre and Ursula Kuenzli represented Zambia in

368-660: A tender in respect of the Zambia Railways Concession. The Consortium was declared the winner with the signing of the Freight Concession Agreement on 14 February 2003. The Concession was to operate for a period of 20 years with a possible extension for a further 10 years. However, in September 2012, the government revoked the concession and Zambia Railways resumed control. There are no current international passenger services of

414-619: A visit to the Kitwe schools in 2005. Kitwe has a number of private schools, six being: Kitwe International School is a privately owned international school with a campus in Nkana West at plot 10, 9th Avenue, off Boma Street. It offers quality tuition in sciences and arts. It also offers tuition for degree programs especially to students studying by distance. It offers consultancy services in project proposals and dissertation writeup. The school became operational on 1 June 2012. Lechwe School

460-511: Is a list of Mining Companies in Kitwe (as of 2019), Kitwe lies at the end of Zambia Railways passenger services from Livingstone , Lusaka and Ndola , but freight lines continue to the mining towns to the north-west ( Chingola and Chililabombwe ) and north ( Mufulira ). The main highway through the Copperbelt (the T3 highway ) runs south-east to north-west through the city, to Ndola (as

506-472: Is a small school that provides pre-school and primary school following a Zambian Standard syllabus (mainly Macmillan and Longman), and provides the basic facilities in swimming and athletics four times a week. Despite its small size, it produces one of the nation's best Grade 7 composite examination. St. Johns Convent School is one of the largest Catholic schools in the province, a convent school that provides pre-school, primary and secondary teaching following

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552-633: Is a trust school that provides pre-school, primary, and secondary school education. It offers the Zambian syllabus. Nkana Trust School is known for having one of the best sports and education facilities in the city and the country as a whole. Nkana trust school students produce best results in Grade 7 composite final examinations and Grade 10 and 12 final examinations. Nkana trust formally called Kitana trust has produced notable names such as Zambia's king of comedy and film director Bob Nkosha. Elim Primary School

598-405: Is also home to Zambia's second highest learning institution, namely The Copperbelt University . Kitwe was founded in 1936 in north-central Zambia as the railway was being built by Cecil Rhodes ' company. It was first established as an adjunct, non-mining-related but supportive part of an expanding copper-mining centre at Nkana . The expanding copper mines at Nkana made it the dominant centre in

644-403: Is essential for this medication to work effectively. Cranleigh School is now actively seeking to sponsor every child attending Kawama School. This is being achieved through direct appeals to parents, and through campaigns in each boarding house, who are using ingenious ways to raise the necessary funds. Kitwe has a mining school, Konkola Trust School , that trains miners in the copperbelt; and

690-426: Is located in the suburbs of Kitwe in the deprived area of Kawama. In August 2011, 17 past and present students of Cranleigh School spent two weeks laying the blocks of the 4 classroom building located adjacent to the current church building. Another Cranleigh School trip is planned for October 2011 with the aim of completing the school building and opening the new school to the 210 students (who currently all study in

736-402: Is one of the biggest schools in the city. An international school, it provides pre-school, primary, secondary, and advanced level teaching following a Cambridge curriculum. Lechwe school is a multi-cultural school, hence there is not much religious teaching but a large number of subject options in secondary and advanced level schooling. The school is known for having a good disciplinary policy and

782-500: Is one of the biggest universities in the country as it has over 11,000 students and over 1,200 members of staff. The university is organised under a lifelong education directorate and ten schools namely: Copperstone University a privately owned university, located in the adjacent Luanshya District on the Ndola-Kitwe Dual Carriageway . Zambia Catholic University a private university owned and run by

828-562: Is the deepest mine on the Zambian Copperbelt. It has two shafts below 1,300 meters and three open pits. The plant treats cobalt concentrates to produce high purity cobalt metal. At Nkana, copper and cobalt ore is produced from five sources: four underground mines namely, Mindola North Shaft, Mindola Sub Vertical Shaft, Central Shaft, South Ore Body (SOB) Shaft and open pits dotted across the Nkana Oxide Cap. The following

874-503: Is the default college for Mining Engineering students. Mpelembe has produced some of the best students at grade nine and twelve levels with some among the top two in the nation. The former students have an association known as MESA [Mpelembe Ex-Students Association] which has been sponsoring deserving students to do grade 10–12 at the school. Ex-Mpelembe students are scattered all over the world working for various organisations ranging from Government departments to Google. Nkana Trust School

920-650: The Mulobezi Railway , a branch line from Livingstone , built as a private timber line. In the mid-1960s, spurred by the Rhodesian UDI crisis, the newly independent Zambia split its railways off from Rhodesia Railways, and Zambia Railways came into being. Railway Systems of Zambia Limited (RSZ) was a private company incorporated and registered in Zambia. It is a subsidiary of NLPI Ltd, an investment holding company. The NLPI Consortium participated in

966-578: The T3 road ), Mukuba Mall (in Parklands at the former Kitwe zoo location) and ECL Business Park (Freedom Park). Mukuba Mall was opened in April 2015 by President Edgar Chagwa Lungu and cost $ 50 million to construct. The Freedom Park mall was slated to open in 2014, with construction starting and stopping several times. In May 2016, work resumed and in December 2018, the mall was officially opened and

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1012-572: The Tanzanian capital and major East African port of Dar es Salaam . After being operated jointly by the two nationalised railway systems, the Chinese again took over the running of TAZARA in a joint transport agreement from January 2007, which covered both direct air links to Beijing Capital International Airport and copper ore export. Via Victoria Falls Bridge the Zimbabwe rail network and

1058-524: The Atlantic port of Lobito in Angola, which used to take some of Zambia's copper exports. With the upsurge of copper prices in the 1950s Kitwe developed from a small township to the second largest city in Zambia, obtaining city status in 1966. It then developed as an industrial and commercial area and later an important agricultural area. The good central position of the city in the Copperbelt area made it

1104-773: The Commonwealth Games in England in July 2002, Jacob Mulenga main striker of the Zambian Football Team, and swimmer Jade Howard represented Zambia in the FINA World Championship. Eppa Tembo, a chess player, represented Zambia in 2008 World Championship. Mpelembe Secondary School is one of the biggest secondary schools in the city and a preeminent secondary school. It offers Zambian Standard syllabus and Cambridge curriculum. Being one of

1150-566: The Kitwe City Council, Kitwe accounted for 24% of the population on the Copperbelt province as of 2019. The United Nations World Population Prospects estimated that the current metro area population of Kitwe in 2021 stood at 710,000 while the Zambia Statistics Agency had shown a higher figure of 738,320 as of 2019. The city hosts well over one quarter of the population of the Copperbelt province. The majority of

1196-557: The Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation (MEF), which executes the programme, offers a three-month Peace Certificate covering conflict analysis, conflict resolution, human rights, training of trainers, mediation skills, restorative justice and non-violent strategies. A nine-month Peace Certificate in conflict resolution, peace-building, computer training and democracy is also offered. Dentist surgeries include: Other health facilities and Hospitals include: According to

1242-702: The Ministry of Education in 1974. The city is also home to many colleges and institutes. The Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation, founded in 1958, in Mindolo Township, Kitwe. Mindolo is an interdenominational center that serves as a place of worship, study, consultation and reconciliation. The campus includes: The Dag Hammarskjöld 'Messengers of Peace' Training Programme is run by the Foundation. The objectives of this bi-annual two-week training programme are: In addition to this two-week training programme,

1288-687: The ZR at Kapiri Mposhi and provides a link to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam . Currently, the Zambia Railways Line travels from the Victoria Falls border to Chingola via Livingstone , Choma , Mazabuka , Lusaka , Kabwe , Kapiri Mposhi , Ndola and Kitwe for freight services. Passenger services are only offered from Livingstone to Kitwe. The 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ) gauge Cape gauge ZR network

1334-774: The ZR, only of the TAZARA railway . Some tour companies have run special services on the ZR network. The Copperbelt reaches into the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with mines at Lubumbashi and further north-west. The ZR network connects to Lubumbashi via Ndola and Sakania . At one time the Lubumbashi line connected to the Benguela Railway through Angola to Lobito Bay , but

1380-539: The Zambia Episcopal Conference is located in Kalulushi , 15.2 km (15 minutes drive) from the city of Kitwe. Mukuba University formerly known as Copperbelt Secondary Teachers' College (cosetco), has had the important specialized function of training teachers of Science, Mathematics and Home Economics for the nation's secondary schools, a task it has performed since it was first opened by

1426-565: The city centre). 12°50′S 28°12′E  /  12.833°S 28.200°E  / -12.833; 28.200 This Zambia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kitwe Kitwe is located in the Copperbelt Province and is made up of townships and suburban areas including Parklands, Riverside, Buchi, Chimwemwe, Kwacha, Nkana East, Nkana West, Garneton, Ndeke, Miseshi, Wusakile, Mindolo, Chachacha and Race Course, to mention

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1472-499: The future Zambia early in 1905 when the 150 km Livingstone-Kalomo line was built in advance of completion in September of that year of the Victoria Falls Bridge from the then Southern Rhodesia to Livingstone . The first wagons on the line were hauled by oxen, then a single locomotive was conveyed in pieces by cableway across the gorge where the bridge was being built to start up operations to Kalomo in advance of

1518-475: The government of Zambia to transform Southdowns Airport into a military base, therefore transferring the management responsibilities from Zambia Airports Corporation Limited to the Zambian Air Force . Ndola Airport is 50 km to the south-east and services regular commercial flights from Lusaka , Solwezi , Addis Ababa , Nairobi , and Johannesburg . A student and teacher exchange programme

1564-403: The line did not operate from the 1970s, until reopening in 2018. As most of its major export routes ran through then apartheid controlled South Africa , Zambia needed an alternate export route for its copper. In 1976, Chinese construction crews completed the 1,860-kilometer-long Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) which runs from Kapiri Mposhi (200 km north of the Zambia capital Lusaka ), to

1610-704: The main line connection. Another major bridge was required to cross the Kafue River and the 427 m long Kafue Railway Bridge , the longest on the Rhodesia Railways or Zambian Railways network, was completed in 1906. The line reached Broken Hill ( Kabwe ) in 1906 and Ndola in the Copperbelt in 1909 (connecting to Sakania in the Belgian Congo ), some 20 years before the first large-scale copper mines opened there. Zambia Railways operates

1656-482: The most popular choice for industrial developers even today in the 2020s. Kitwe is the base for a number of mining operations including the Mopani Copper Mines . Kitwe has rich copper, cobalt and emerald deposits among other minerals. It is home to Mopani Copper Mine's Nkana Cobalt Plant, one of Africa's largest mines. The mine is located 1 km south west of the Kitwe city centre. Nkana cobalt mine

1702-401: The population of Kitwe, about 98.5%, are Christians but there are some minority groups such as Muslims and Hindus. There are also some Sikhs, Jains and Jews. The landscape around Kitwe is an attractive mix of gently undulating woodland, dambos , farmland and rivers such as the Kafue River flowing along Kitwe's eastern and southern edges. Kitwe has three shopping malls: Copper Hill (on

1748-591: The ports in Mozambique ( Beira , Maputo ) and the South African Railways of South Africa can be reached. The condition of the 100-year-old bridge restricts traffic. Up to the mid-1960s, passenger and sleeper services ran from Ndola to Bulawayo , Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia ), connecting with a sleeper service to Cape Town and the Union Castle shipping line to Southampton , UK . This

1794-422: The region and Kitwe started building up its size and significance over the years, finally surpassing Nkana as the main centre. The Rhodesia Railways main line reached the town in 1937, providing passenger services as far south as Bulawayo in today's Zimbabwe, with connections to Cape Town in today's South Africa. The line was extended into DR Congo , and from there eventually linked to the Benguela Railway to

1840-655: The single-room church building) in January 2012. The construction work has been funded largely by the money raised in a Sponsored Walk held during the Summer of 2010 and marks the start of a long-term relationship between Cranleigh and Kawama School over the coming years. Cranleigh School is now working to develop the Child Sponsorship Programme at Kawama which will provide a salary for the staff (allowing them to complete their teaching qualifications) plus

1886-741: The top 10 best schools in Zambia, Mpelembe has a highly selective admissions at both eighth and tenth grade entry levels. Each year, there are thousands of applicants and only about one hundred and fifty students are enrolled. Mpelembe has an A level program under the Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate. Students who meet the grades go on to study at universities in the UK, US, Canada, South Africa and other developed countries. The most popular Universities for Mpelembe Students are University of Manchester, Birmingham, UMIST, Imperial college, Leeds University. Camborne School of Mines

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1932-536: Was built at the site of the Nkana Mine. The mines in Nkana were among the largest copper mines in the world, employing in excess of 20,000 people. The city of Kitwe grew up as a service town for the Nkana mines but soon swallowed them up, leading to the name Kitwe-Nkana sometimes being used to refer to the city. There are now two suburbs of Kitwe that use the name Nkana, namely Nkana East and Nkana West (both adjacent to

1978-470: Was built during British colonial rule as part of the vision of the Cape-Cairo railway but the economic spur was to access the mines of Central Africa. The railway started as part of Rhodesia Railways , the company which ran the railways of Northern Rhodesia and Southern Rhodesia as an integrated operation, which was one of the largest employers and enterprises in both countries. The railway arrived in

2024-526: Was introduced in 1999 with teacher exchange visits by Kingsmead Community School in Wiveliscombe , England with two Kitwe schools – Helen Kaunda High School and Mukuba High School. This started a series of partnerships between Zambian schools such as Chamboli, Mukuba, Ndeke Secondary, Ndeke Basic, Kitwe Boys, Kitwe Basic, Wesely Nyerenda, Fatima, Nkana High, etc. and UK schools, and there are now over 30 such school partnerships. Students from Kingsmead paid

2070-459: Was renamed as ECL Business Park (named after President Edgar Chagwa Lungu ). Kitwe is twinned with: 12°49′00″S 28°12′00″E  /  12.81667°S 28.20000°E  / -12.81667; 28.20000 Zambia Railways Zambia Railways (ZR) is the national railway company of Zambia and one of the two major railway organisations in Zambia. The other system is the binational TAZARA Railway (TAZARA) that interconnects with

2116-557: Was the main travel route between south-central Africa and Europe before the Jet age . The journey from Ndola to Cape Town took five days. Ndola-Bulawayo passenger services ended when Zambia suspended all services across the Victoria Falls Bridge in response to Rhodesia's UDI crisis. Freight services were occasionally resumed up to the line re-opening in 1980, but successful passenger services have not resumed. A rail link to

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