Henry Morton Stanley Dr. David Livingstone, of whom little had been heard since his departure for Africa in 1866 to search for the source of the Nile. Stanley travelled to Zanzibar in March 1871, later claiming that he outfitted an expedition with 192 porters. In his first dispatch to the "New York Herald", however, he stated that his expedition numbered only 111. This was in line with figures in his diaries. Bennett, publisher of the "New York Herald" and funder of the expedition, had delayed sending to Stanley the money he had promised, so Stanley borrowed money from the United States Consul. During
Livingstone, Zambia and completion of the Trans–Caprivi Highway east, which funnels more trade through the town. Livingstone has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: "BSh") with hot and rainy wet seasons and very hot pre-wet seasons and mild dry seasons with large temperature differences between day and night. "See the main article Transport in Zambia for more details". Livingstone's main places of interest are: The City of Livingstone is twinned with: Livingstone, Zambia Livingstone was, until 2012, the capital of the Southern Province of Zambia. Lying 10 km (6.2 mi) to the north of the Zambezi River, it is a tourism centre for