Mkwayaya: THE LARGEST ZAMBIAN FLAG I HAVE EVER SEEN By Mas...

Mkwayaya:  THE LARGEST ZAMBIAN FLAG I HAVE EVER SEEN By Mas...:   THE LARGEST ZAMBIAN FLAG I HAVE EVER SEEN By Masauso Mkwayaya The largest Zambian Flag I have ever seen in my extensive travels across t...

 THE LARGEST ZAMBIAN FLAG I HAVE EVER SEEN

By Masauso Mkwayaya

The largest Zambian Flag I have ever seen in my extensive travels across the country is hoisted at East Park Shopping Mall on the Great East Road in Lusaka.

The Flag is located on the left side of the Great East Road entrance near the fly-over foot bridge.

It is hoisted on a mast which looks to be about 50-meters high -making it the tallest flag mast I have come across in Zambia.

In the fading sun-rays of yesterday’s sunset, the flag flew like a fluid in the wind.

From where I stood beneath it, I could hear the wind violently tugging at the colourful fabric which appears to be bigger than a typical Zambian flag hoisted at different Government buildings.

I have not been able to verify the exact size of the flag, but it is definitely the largest I have ever seen.

Watching the flag waving in its splendour awakened a sense of pride. I watched it move in the brisk wind, almost getting hypnotised and lost in a trance of patriotism.

I had to quickly snap out of the moment to take some pictures. Those in Lusaka, look out for this giant flag and share your experiences.

The Zambian flag hoisted for the first time at midnight, 23rd October, 1964, symbolises

patriotism and the nation's wealth.

Under the steady flutter of the Zambian Flag, we are all one, despite our different ethnic, cultural and religious inclinations. Let the flag be our source of pride, honour and strength.

The Zambian flag was slightly modified in 1996. The shade of green used in the 1964 flag was replaced with brighter and lighter green and the eagle was slightly altered so as to be more like the one used in the Zambian coat of arms.

The design of the national flag of Zambia and flag protocols are described in the National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act of 4 June 1965.

 MPULUNGU PORT

By Masauso Mkwayaya

Mpulungu port in Mpulungu District is Zambia's biggest Port with water vessels ferrying people and goods to the Great Lakes region countries such as Burundi,DRC and Tanzania among others.

For adventure lovers who may love to travel to any of these countries by water,Mpulungu Harbour should be your next destination.

Even though most ships here are cargo,I am sure one can still find some space as a passenger .

The Port is situated on the southern tip of Lake Tanganyika, in the Northern Province of Zambia. I will write about the magnificent Lake Tanganyika in a separate article. It's too special to be swallowed in this write up.

The port was built in 1930 before Zambia gained its independence. It operated as a fishing berth.

Post-independence, the port was used mainly as an alternative storage facility for fuel imported through East Africa and supplied to the Northern part of Zambia. In 1977, the port started handling exports to the Great Lakes Region.

The port is managed by Mpulungu Harbour Corporation Ltd, a company registered in 1988 and wholly owned by the government of the Republic of Zambia.

Mpulungu Harbour Corporation aspires to procure and operate vessels on lake Tanganyika and other water bodies.

Lake Tanganyika is 673km long and 50km wide, there are at least six ports on the shore lines of lake Tanganyika, all with railhead capacity and connectivity to the hinterland.

Pictures by

Masauso Mkwayaya

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