3 Things I Don't Like About Living in Lusaka, Zambia: An Honest Review

3 Things I Don't Like About Living in Lusaka, Zambia: An Honest Review
Welcome back to my channel! In today's video, I'm sharing my personal experiences and observations about living in Lusaka, Zambia. While this city has its unique charm and many positives, there are a few aspects that I find challenging. Join me as I discuss the three things I don't like about living in Lusaka.
🌍 What You'll Discover:
- The first challenge I face in Lusaka
- How certain aspects of daily life impact residents
- Personal stories and experiences that highlight these challenges
- Insights and tips for anyone considering a move to Lusaka
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- Current residents who might relate to these experiences
- Anyone curious about life in Zambia
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[@The-Master-piece-]

Bro nice to see you here...

[@jasonchaney777]

Thanks bro, are you in lusaka?

[@The-Master-piece-]

@@jasonchaney777 am in ndola boss

[@The-Master-piece-]

@@jasonchaney777 am in ndola boss

[@user-ms6gd1zj4b]

Load shedding has not always been there Jason. Zambia generates nearly 4000 Megawatts of electricity, with a power consumption of about 2800 Megawatts. All things equal, Zambia is an electricity surplus nation. Infact we do export, in normal rainfall seasons. Sorry, you came to Zambia during an el ninho season induced drought !

[@jasonchaney777]

When I first arrived, it wasn't an issue. And a lot of people told me it wasn't normal. Is the internet improving or does it depend on the location?

[@prudencemolaba2685]

As much as we haven't had any load shedding as late, we won't be too excited. Everything can change just like that in S.A. 😢

[@jasonchaney777]

Everyone in SA is telling me how great it is right now, but i am skeptical. After being caught in the lift going up to the 17th floor, hard to trust SA lol

[@josephsakala_lv9416]

@@jasonchaney777 😂😂😂😂, SA is becoming stable in term of electricity loadshedding is being handled... Zambia will soon handle it

[@mandemzm9021]

Its too congested too manypeople less services..it was planned well at independence..but over the decades unplanned settlements were allowed to grow in turn affecting how the city,cbd grows. Ndola and luanshya in my opinion were the best in terms of proper city planning .

[@jasonchaney777]

I will be in ndola next mo th, thinking about moving there next year

[@elijahsokoni7997]

@@jasonchaney777 Be sure to visit Kitwe too. Those are sort of our well to do cities. Ndola has fewer amenities and recreational services compared to the two but it is less crowded.

[@jasonchaney777]

@@elijahsokoni7997 ok, i will definitely check out kitwe, is that in the copperbelt also?

[@elijahsokoni7997]

@@jasonchaney777 Yes. Kitwe is the next city to Ndola.

[@kingslj]

I too hate to hear about load shedding . However, I know that the new government is working hard to reach a stage soon where load shedding will be a thing of the past. Lusaka was not designed properly compared to cities like Ndola because the city has a good number of slums nearby. Political parties had made the situation worse by not employing qualified town planners, which I think the new government would like to reverse. There’s still room for improvement & with good good planners or advisors, the city can be great & expand in a better way. As someone has suggested, go to the city council town planning section & speak to the boss or team leader there & give them some suggestions. Just walk in there & ask to speak to the chief town planner. As for vegan foods, plan & open a restaurant, even a small takeaway restaurant to start with

[@jasonchaney777]

Which province would you say is the best?

[@kingslj]

I trained & lived for a long time in Ndola. Thus I have a bias towards Ndola. The Copperbelt is my best Province although I like all the other provinces & there’s great potential for business in all the provinces. So in terms of doing business, it’s best for someone coming from outside Zambia to start in Lusaka, Ndola, Livingstone or any Copperbelt town or city & then branch into other provinces. However, anyone can succeed starting business in any province in Zambia. This is just my personal view, since I’ve not lived in Zambia for decades now. Thanks

[@jasonchaney777]

@kingslj appreciate it brother, I'm excited to see Ndola next month. And thinking of moving to the copperbelt next year once my lease up

[@josephsakala_lv9416]

Loadshedding is troubling us alot...and this may cause the downfall of this current government

[@jasonchaney777]

I agree, i dont think they understand how it breaks down so much in a community. so yesterday we had load shedding my side for about 22 hours

[@MwariWeSimba]

But even the next govt won't fix it... We want quick fixes..muZambia...why are we having load shedding when it was reported that Zambia has surplus energy? Did SA experience load shedding before elections?

[@jasonchaney777]

@@MwariWeSimba Do you think solar farms are a necessity for the governments to look into?

[@MwariWeSimba]

Get to meet the Town Planners at LCC and find out why the city is in that shape..and what successive govts have tried to fix..

[@jasonchaney777]

who are the LCC? my first time hearing of them

[@kingslj]

Good suggestion. And this might even open up some contract for city planning for him or consultancy work for him

[@kapambwekapambwe4131]

​@@jasonchaney777Lusaka City Council

[@MwariWeSimba]

@@jasonchaney777 meet the councillors, those are the best people.. see @MaindaSimataa

[@keep2023]

Zambia was like Europe in the 80s and 90s since the first president was removed from power there has been poor governance and things have gone down, we used to have free water electricity 24/7 and education, up until democracy and multi party system was introduced and corrupti leaders who don't care about anybody started coming

[@MwariWeSimba]

We paid for water and electricity, KK was removed from office coz his time had come.. what happened after him is our fault for ushering in people who thought were smart and sold all SOEs, you should travel and see what multiparty systems do to their nations...a firm grasp of how the world works needs to be understood by black people..

[@jasonchaney777]

I saw old footage when KK took over and I was shocked to see how the CBD was looking. Was very beautiful

[@keep2023]

I live in UK 🇬🇧 and I have travelled around Europe, I know what am talking about. I worked on the copperbelt in the 90s and early 2000, we never have to pay for electricity or water, housing was also free, the streets were clean and without beggers or streets children

[@MwariWeSimba]

@@keep2023 Maybe you worked for the mines, so the rest of us knew where to pay for ZESCO, PTC etc.. in the 90s I lived in Kitwe..and by then all enterprises were govt run.

[@jasonchaney777]

@@keep2023 funny, when I went to London. I was very disappointed. I wish I knew about Zambia in the early 2000's, I would have been investing in land and building farms here. Do you ever plan on returning?