A Video from the Huntley Film Collection The Huntley Film Archive Collection is a private UK library of documentary film dating back to 1895 and contains varied footage from the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. There are over 80,000 titles. This archive includes, among others, footage from Northern Rhodesia(now Zambia), Southern Rhodesia…
CONGRATULATIONS KitweOnline is proud to announce that Dr Charles Malata has been appointed as a Professor at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, in UK. This follows his outstanding work as a Consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Professor Malata has an active academic and clinical research programme. His work has positively impacted clinical practice with the introduction of…
If you went out on the streets of Kitwe and asked a hundred people what “Nsalankwale yandi” means, you will be lucky if you got one or two who knew that it means “my rose.” If, on the other hand you asked what “iluba lyandi” means, everybody will tell you it means “my flower.” This…
Snakes are not a very common sight in Zambian towns. I grew up in Kitwe and was a Boy Scout. We used to regularly go out into the forest on camping trips. We heard a lot of stories about snakes but saw relatively few. Your location and the type of activity you are involved in…
My mother did not go to University. She did not give me a lot of money. But I love her. My mother planted fruit trees even when she knew she would not live long enough to enjoy its fruit. That’s just the type of person she was. She worked hard and long in the fields…
Date posted 23-Sep-2013 Reference No. BTP – 01 SOLD Make: Benz Model: 2528 Body Type: Tipper Cab: Day Axles: 6×4 Year: …
Let us build us a website. Kitwe City Council (KCC) has got a website that is up and running, Kitwe City Council. This is a welcome development. The site is not running at 100% yet, but if you go and have a look, you will see that it promises to provide a lot of useful…
Mwanjitile Akale (You Called Me Long Ago) – by Suwilanji CHORUS Mwanjitile akale You called me long ago Lesa uwaluse, iseni munkakule Merciful Lord, come and deliver me Umweo wandi waliluba mufyesonde My soul is lost in worldly ways Isuleni amenso yandi ayakumupashi Open my spiritual eyes (Repeat x 2) 1. Naipela, naileta kuli imwe…
Do you know the link between Kapenta and the Copperbelt province of Zambia? Kapenta is a popular small, silvery fresh water lake fish. It is also a name with an interesting history. The name Kapenta was coined by miners on the Copperbelt to describe two closely related species of Lake Tanganyika fresh water fish –…
Mwaiseni (Welcome) Welcome = Mwaiseni As discussed in Lesson 8 – Learn How to Read and Pronounce Bemba Words, the Bemba language uses the same letters of the alphabet as English. Before learning to make sentences in Bemba, you need to know about the building blocks. This lesson covers Vowels Special vowel sounds (Double vowels)…
