Two full moons in one month (the second of which is a blue moon): 2009: December 2, December 31 (partial lunar eclipse visible in some parts of the world), only in time zones west of UTC+05. 2010: January 1 (partial lunar eclipse), January 30, only in time zones east of UTC+04:30.
It is a staple food in South Africa, Lesotho, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana and many other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, traditionally made into uphuthu, sour-milk porridge, pap, and also Umqombothi (a type of beer). Biltong is a variety of dried, cured meat that originated in Southern Africa.
On this date in 1964, Zambia gained independence from Britain. With a population of over 9 million, Zambia is located in Southern Africa, east of Angola.Zambia's history goes back to the debut of Homo sapiens: evidence of human habitation going back 100,000 years has been found at Kabwe, north of Lusaka.n the same year, Northern and Southern Rhodesia, now Zambia and Zimbabwe, were proclaimed a British sphere of influence. The territory was administered by Rhodes' British South Africa Company, which signed treaties with several African leaders and administered the region.