ABSTRACT
In its original biblical context, the rallying call "Come, Let us Build us a City'f
(Genesis 11:4) refers to humanity's self-centred attempt to build a city with its Tower of Babel that reached to the heavens. That this defiant, egotistical and
failed attempt to build a city should have been chosen by Kitwe's city fathers for the town's motto either denotes their ignorance of the Bible or a determination to succeed where Babel failed. The City of Kitwe was, from the beginning, a divided town: between the European and African residents, and between the private mining interest and colonial authority. These divisions have affected the physical form and structure of the city through to the present day. Indeed, the very name NkanaKitwe reflects its history as 'Twin-townships \
This paper identifies political, and economic structures, explores their power relationships in influencing the urban development, built form, and urban administration in the City of Kitwe.
