Nsobe Game Camp

On the 16th October 2010 Zambia’s First Lady, Thandiwe Banda held a Fundraising Dinner Dance at Nsobe to raise funds for the CopperKing Development Trust’s Social Development Programme. The event was well attended by the Ndola business community, and a net profit of K135 000 000 was raised. These funds will go into a revolving loan-capital account which will help small scale farmers kickstart their commercial enterprises and will be guided by the CopperKing Development Trust. To find more out about the CopperKing Development Trust and its modelled agricultural schemes please go to the CopperKing Page on our website.

It was a fundraiser with a difference, an evening of good food and great entertainment provided by Ben Blazer and his band “The CopperKing Derivatives”, Shyman Shaizo and Peterson….”Fire-burning” Zagaze. Great pledges were made with special thanks to Ílona Thompson of Olympic Milling for her pledge of K50 000 000 (WOW!) and Zambezi Portland Cement for K10 000 000. Bravery was put to the test with the invited guests bidding to either see our First Lady hold a massive African Rock Python or to save her from the ordeal, the bids swung against her and Mrs Banda, without batting an eyelid, strolled onto the stage and draped the beast around her neck!  Robby DÁlberto from Quicksave Ltd kindly paid K10 000 000 for his friend to energetically open the dance floor with The First Lady.

Thank you, Mrs Banda, for endorsing the CopperKing Development Trust’s Social Developement Programme and for the personal time and effort you put into the Nsobe Fundraiser. Many thanks too to the support and blessings from the Ndola Business Community who has enabled this dream of People Empowerment and Social Upliftment to get off the ground.

Nsobe held is first Horse Endurance event organised by Dube Price-Moor and Georgy Pagey. 28 Riders entered from various Copperbelt towns, Kabwe and Lusaka, and ranged in age from 4 to maturity (?). The riders had a great time, being joined by inquisitive giraffe, game viewing through the bush tracks as they rode. Fun and sport were had by all. Many thanks to Dube, Georgy and Nyreen for bringing this event to Nsobe.

We look forward to the next one.

We have recently relocated 4 of our giraffe to the Mukuyu Bush Camp side of the Farm, leaving our original breeding pair Jerry and Theresa near Nsobe main Camp.

The relocation was professionally and successfully done by Doc Parsons and his capture crew.

We would like to welcome Gift to the Nsobe family as our Food and Beverage Manager.

Well renown ornithologist Bob Stjernstedt conducted a birding walk at Nsobe on Sunday 13th September with 16 Copperbelt members of ZOS. Mike Bingham from Lusaka was also at hand to teach the group about the botany of the area.

If you are interested in being contacted when further Birding or Botany excursions are being conducted please contact Nsobe

Bird’s Spotted on the morning walk include:

Cardinal Woodpecker,  Yellow Tinkerbird, Crowned Hornbill, Brown-hooded Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher,

Black Cuckoo, Klasss’s Cuckoo, Shalow’s Touraco, Spotted Eagle Owl, African Wood Owl, Emerald-spotted Wood Dove,

Yellow-billed Kite, African Fish Eagle, Western Banded Snake Eagle, Lizard Buzzard, African Goshawk, Reed Cormorant,

Grey Heron, Green-backed Heron, Hamerkop, African Golden Oriole, Black-headed Oriole, Square-tailed Drongo,

Fork-tailed Drongo, Brubru, Southern Puffback, Tropical Boubou, Orange-breasted Bushshrike, Chin-spot Batis,

White-breasted Cuckooshrike, Grey Penduline Tit, Dark-capped Bulbul, Little Greenbul, Red-capped Crombec,

Long-billed Crombec, Yellow bellied Hyliota, Yellow-breasted Apalis, Grey-backed Carmaroptera

Kurrichane Thrush, Ashy Flycatcher, Heuglin’s Robin, Miombo Srub-Robin, Amethyst Sunbird,

Collared Sunbird, Purple-banded Sunbird, Village Weaver, Yellow-throated Petronia, African Pied Wagtail

A baby Giraffe was born at Nsobe on the 9th August 2009, to the pale Giraffe known around Nsobe as Nadia. We are unsure of the sex of the baby, but she and her mother have rejoined the other 4 Giraffe and are easily spotted when visiting Nsobe. Nsobe welcomes any suggestions for names for our new Baby.

Our family of Giraffe are:

Gerry – Main Bull and father of all the young giraffe.

Theresa M’fud – Original Female Giraffe, captured as a young giraffe and brought to Nsobe together with Gerry. She is now pregnant with her 3rd calf.

Lofty – First born young  giraffe born at Nsobe.

Nadia – a young female giraffe of different bloodline brought to Nsobe and now new mother.

Twiggy – secong young giraffe born to Theresa at Nsobe last year.

As yet Nameless calf – see above

We are proud to announce that our all new website has now gone live! Please do enjoy looking around and let us know what you think!
The Nsobe Team