KARIBA DAM OPENED

(23 May 1960) The great dam which is higher than St. Paul's Cathedral, and nearly two thousand feet long, has triumphed over all difficulties. Several thousand people had assembled for the very big event: the official opening. This was performed by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who was accompanied by Sir Roy Welensky (the Federal Prime Minister). Her Majesty must have been impressed by this tremendous feat of engineering. It had been completed by the joint labours of Europeans and Africans, at a cost of about 120 million pounds. It had taken 5 years to build. The opening was the climax of a great project, that will bring lasting benefit to all people of the country.
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[@sarahsilas9239]

Thank you Her Majesty Queen Mother for all you’ve done in Africa. Long lasting projects. May your soul rest in peace and rise in glory.

[@christopherjacksonpasaya5559]

She is not dead ,she is alive & well !

[@sarahsilas9239]

@@christopherjacksonpasaya5559 O. Yes! She is in Spirit Her Legacy is moving on. Thanks be to God she was a gift of Africa.

[@user-gt8hv7cu5l]

She didn't do much here, did she?

[@Magumbo58]

​@@user-gt8hv7cu5l😂😂😂😂

[@multipurposeyard6119]

Very good history

[@BonaventureTheBVM]

This is so touching and emotional. We have come a long way. Great video!

[@BritishMovietone]

+Bonaventure Mutale - glad you like it! Jenny @ Movietone

[@GoFullAuto]

5-minute proud: it was built by a consortium of Italian companies, and took the sacrifice of about 100 Italian workers. So glad to see its great significance back then, and today :)

[@rosellas4251]

My dearest Grand work my father was there and build this big dam of kariba togheter with italians englisman and frenshman im proud i miss my so unic father

[@zanewelensky6377]

Hello uncle Roy.

[@wernerbloemwagen6878]

When there was still hope for Africa of a better & brighter (pardon the pun) future ahead..

[@pulelumiah5217]

Touching

[@alisonlee3314]

How gleaming and hopeful it all was.

[@johnfleming8722]

Alison Lee beautiful country gone,,shame,,

[@bwalechitebeta3319]

So it does have the outlet after all and it's not all water that flows via the power stations

[@rosellas4251]

Queen elisabeth rip and I hope you will meet my lovlie father so he can tell you abouth his greath work at kariba dam

[@hassanmuhammad212]

Southern Rhodesia

[@XasanGuled-jt2we]

Go back south asia

[@oscarbunda1194]

It was built during the Federation (Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi). Meaning it was'nt Southern Rhodesia BUT Rhodesia and Nyasaland

[@briankachaka8933]

Great works in great land of zambia

[@tseyazmutseyami1402]

isn't it Zimbabwe..???

[@levismith7444]

Both they share the dam

[@okeypokey3693]

@@tseyazmutseyami1402
It was Rhodesia at the time.