Kabwe: Sleeping giant awakens

CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe AFTER the lead and zinc mine ceased operations, Kabwe was relegated to a ghost town status.The closure of Kabwe mine, which operated for decades until 1994, spelt economic doom on Central Province’s capital. During the 1990s other companies also ceased operations, leaving Kabwe, a once promising mining, railway, textile and agriculture hub, […]