Bloomberg Businessweek Europe - November 04, 2019

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Bloomberg Businessweek ○ The New Economy November 4, 2019

�Nyami-Nyami, the Zambezi

Snake spirit, is said to live in the

Kariba reservoir. Locals blamed

him for floods in the 1950s

that killed workers and slowed

the dam’s construction. These

days, they say the drought

proves Nyami-Nyami is angry,

and traditional leaders have

planned rituals to placate him.

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Bloomberg Businessweek ○ The New Economy November 4, 2019

�Nyami-Nyami, the Zambezi

Snake spirit, is said to live in the

Kariba reservoir. Locals blamed

him for floods in the 1950s

that killed workers and slowed

the dam’s construction. These

days, they say the drought

proves Nyami-Nyami is angry,

and traditional leaders have

planned rituals to placate him.