A search beam from the roof of a night club called Limusote night club in Nakonde district of Muchinga Province last night sent panic among curious Nakonde and Tunduma residents in the neigbouring Tanzania.
The beam can be revolved in public square, large building, paradise gymnasium, castle, big outside performance and stage.
There is a similar light beam that emanates from Vegas at Namakau House in Lusaka’s Chilenje Township.
In Nakonde, the A 799 light search with 220 Volts that adopts high voltage xenon lamp whose quartz cold reflector focuses well, light beam was visible up to 10 km from the border forcing residents to gather in groups.
With few stars in the sky, the search light beam revolved from one end to the other for about two hours continuously bringing most of the activities such as drinking and selling to a stand still.
A Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) reports from Nakonde that some visibly shocked residents where in serious prayers for their lives.
Many thought this was time for rupture as the light in the sky was threatening and coincided with a quarter moon that was experienced last night.
One of the residents Dorothy Chikonde said in an interview that she thought this marked the end of the world and the second coming of Jesus Christ.
Mrs. Chikonde said she immediately started praying as night revelers at a nearby drinking place at Kamba-kamba scampered for safety.
At a near by church called in Ntindi area , a clergyman Pastor Shadrick Silungwe was found in serious prayers with his congregation interceding for God’s peace.
Pastor Silungwe said the search light beam was seen for the first time in Nakonde district and this caused panic among many people who had never seen it before and were wondering what was really happening.
He added that having seen a lot of panic in his neigbours, he engaged them in serious prayers to pray for what was being experienced in the border town.
Across the border in Tanzania the situation was the same as scores of people gathered in groups coming towards the border to see where the light was coming from.
The presence of Zambia Airforce (ZAF) personnel earlier in the day compounded the situation as some thought what they were seeing was a plane maneuver by the air men.
Manager at Limusote Dauti Musonda said the light search beam was switched on at 20:00 hours and was switched off at 22:30 hours.
Musonda said the light beam which was switched on for the first time caused panic among the residents of Nakonde of Tunduma in Tanzania.
He added that many people flocked to the area to catch a glimpse of the search light after discovering from where it was being beamed from.
Musonda described the scenario as spectacular saying it formed part of tourism attraction in the border town as people from Tanzania defiled the border procedures and crossed into Zambia at night to see the rare light.
ZANIS
Iyo kwena fimafolo
:(( :D
Ubututu abena Nakonde
See, thats why am happy to have travelled and been exposed to different things including “spot lights”. Ubufontini ku Nakonde bwachilamo.
Ha ha ha…very funny indeed.Anyway don`t blame them.It is just human to fear what is different.For those who enganged in prayers please continue praying without ceasing pantu ba Jizwa kuti baisa nangu mailo ninshi kulifye imfula yabamwe.
Mofontini ba kapala.
I can`t blame them! Blame the politicians. In this time and age no one should surely even be amused. This should be normal say during Police searches using the Helicopters and such.
Bless them!
We need to take development to these people and not laugh at them. This only shows we have a long way to go.
ba namwanga upuba. you dont what a spotlight is imwe akoswe
I couldn’t agree more with you (@ 5) our leaders should be ashamed.Development in Zambia is only centered around Lusaka.
Hahahahaha…..damn it! This is comical, the whole town including Tunduma across the border came to a standstilll. Bushe abena chipata balatuleka ukutuseka nomba?
It would have been an issue if this issue happened in Tongaland..but alas, Tongaland is a modenized society!!!!!!!!
KULI BONESHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BAMWI BAKAWAA KU CHIBOMBO.
AM GLAD ALEAST NAMWANGAS HAVE PROVED THAT IN TIMES OF DISTRESS THIER ONLY REFUGE IS GOD. AMAKASA MUPELA WAYAYA
What is “development” about a spot light??? Is this how Zambians rate development? Is provision of spotlights in the MDGs? This is laughable, its pathetic the number of “pea brains” out there!
These people would have seen this spot light before if Nakonde was developed. If this was in Lusaka or CB, people wouldn`t have started praying ati ichalo chapwa. Have you read the story or batata imwe muli chi pumbu fye?
Well said Chitukuko One can see by the bloggers’ comments who is really backward here. By rushing to sneer at Nakondeans with wrong adjectives these people want to show that they are cleverer but as you point out they are dumber. A little education Is dangerous
How can you laugh at them coz thv never seen a spolite before, laugh at the politicians
How can someone be happy about a security breach at the border. Ati its a tourist attraction people defied (Not defiled) border procedures to come and see the light. Oh Zambia land of my forefathers!
ubufontini mwema nakondians…….
This reminds me how unprepared pipo are for the second coming of the Mesiah.Some even stoped drinking.Iyo chikalila on that day….
Iam sure even Mfwiti zapa nakonde were stranded ati kwaisa abapondo abakwete ifikali.
That is what we call development, next time they will not be afraid…LOL
@#11 Lundazi fimofimo lol! You honestlymade me laugh. Ati defiled! I didn`t see that mate.
Ukutemwa defile abena Zed! Well spotted mate. Are you the one who was operating the spot light? lol!
And to compound the situation, Tanzanians even ‘defiled’ the border! Oh, the inhumanity!
NO the only reason why there was so much apprehension is because the chap who owns the joint is in the same league with former southern province minister lukulo katombora,nothing else.the chap even had issues with the courts when he tried to butcher a ka small girl in the villages with the sole purpose of getting blood.so when that beam showed up people were aroused as to what was coming from the magicians zone.so tebufontini bwa muna nakonde michitile yaba guy.
Think like Americans, people. This is a business opportunity bagging for someone equal to the task. :) :)
… or is it begging.
the should take it to Mpika ….. Â Â :)
Never mind mobile hospitals, we need mobile spotlights to move around the nation and bring development to all the people.Â
@16 yashani iyo.
Northerners, there you go again. Get civilisation even frm Tumbuma is kasama is far for you
don’t laugh at them,they just didn’t know.now they know.am sure you too had to see something for the first time its just normal and nakonde dont forget its in rural Zambia.
Fictitious story! The first time I saw such I had no problems identifying it.
This is the problem of taking development to lusaka only & thinking the whole country is developing. Shame!!!!!!!
LOL I have never laughed so hard in a long time. very funny indeed
WHAT IS MUCHINGA PROVINCE, AND WHO IS THE CLOWN THAT HAD TO ADD A TENTH PROVINCE TO OUR BELOVED ZAMBIA.
Your dad mate!
LOL Yaba abena Nakonde am sure the chaps in the bars sobered up after thinking Jesus was coming back inga indoshi did they repent? MAFONTINI YAKATU NAKONDE people
Welcome to civulisation Muchinga Province,does this also mean all Muchinga inhabitants are new? I have always said that Northerners are fontini’s,they just hide in their loud mouths.
Ba Kamushi
Iyo mwatuseka zoona,maulesi
Good development for Muchinga province
You expect such in Villages were there is no Electricity and is usually very Dark at night.
i understand, you see cause i was freaked out as well when i saw that from  chilenje for the first time
I hate to imagine what would happen if some of these chaps saw the Northern lights!! LOL
nice peice of human interest story ba ZANIS! what do u expect from pipo who still in the doldrums of illiteracy!
Muleenda ba mukolwe. Ukwenda kulalisha Ice-cream. Muchinga dwellers
Its common to Africans coming from impoverished , corrupt, underdeveloped, nations like Zambia and Tanzania
Ha Ha :..Vina bwela mo chedwa..lol..
Am a nakonde resdent but i have never seen people praying i would to lnow who were praying/ guys ndepembela