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6 unusual facts about Kitwe


1968 British Lions tour to South Africa

However, one member of this tour party was later to play against that team; in 1975 Peter Stagg was living in Zambia and playing rugby for the Ndola Wanderers RFC when the Tuskers visited and he played for Zambia in their first ever international on 31 August 1975 at Kitwe.

Ben Bamfuchile

Bamfuchile started out by playing for youth teams Chamboli and Luanshiba in Kitwe before joining Nkana Red Devils then known as Rhokana United in 1977.

Kingsmead Technology College

A student and teacher exchange programme was introduced in 1999 with teacher exchange visits with two Zambian schools - Helen Kaunda High School and Mukuba High School in Kitwe.

Pearson Mwanza

Born in Zambia, Mwanza began playing football for local side Power Dynamos' youth team when he was still a schoolboy at Chamboli Secondary School in Kitwe, where he excelled in soccer.

Peter Stagg

He played for Zambia in their first ever international on 31 August 1975 at Kitwe.

Zambian general election, 2011

The delay in announcing the results was the cause of riots in Ndola and Kitwe, where youths fought with riot police while also burning vehicles and markets.


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Greeks in Zambia

Most are concentrated in the capital Lusaka, while there are smaller enclaves in Luanshya and Kitwe.

Signs Chibambo

Signs Wonder Chibambo (born 13 October 1987 in Kitwe) is a Zambian football forward currently playing for Hapoel Ra'anana from the Israeli Second Division.

Telecommunications in Zambia

Relays of at least two international broadcasters are accessible in Lusaka and Kitwe.

Tolomeo Mwansa

When his father retired from the mine in Kitwe, the family moved to Mufulira in 1959 and the following year, Mwansa joined Mufulira Mine Team whose name changed to Mufulira Wanderers in 1962 when the Zambian National Football League (NFL) was formed.

Water supply and sanitation in Zambia

In 2004 the DTF became operational and two pilot projects in peri-urban areas were initiated in the Itimpi area in Kitwe and the Maiteneke area in Chingola with a total of 11 kiosks supplying 16,000 people.


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