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Letters From a Retired Miner Greetings to all my friends who read this. This week I was very happy when my grandson, Alex Bwembya Mwenda , came to visit me from Kitwe. We sat down and I asked him: “Tell me, how are you?” “I am well, granddad” he replied, “Mum and dad are well.…
Labour Day Celebrations – May 2012 Kitwe joined other Cities in Zambia to celebrate Labour Day which fell on 1ST May 2012.The occasion was held at the Rugby club in Nkana west. The event was graced by the Kitwe District commissioner Mr. Elias Kamanga. Others in attendance included the vice president of the Federation of…
There are ten things that I would like to talk about the mobile phone. I have not arranged them in order of importance. I have arranged them in the order the thoughts crossed my mind. PAGING This is a habit that is common in Zambia. Some people do not make calls. They top up their…
The men of honour, is a group of Christian businessmen who are mostly members of the Maranatha (PAOG) church. The men of honour have been organizing annual business seminars since 2003 at which various topics on wealth creation are usually discussed. The Men of Honour organized their 9th Annual business seminar on the 7th of…
At Kitwe’s Chisokone market, just behind Euro Africa Bus Service Station, is the Kitwe curio market which is managed by Kitwe Curio Traders Association. According to Mr. Lazarus Kiziba, the association’s secretary, the curio market was established around 1973. The establishment of the curio market has helped to reduce unemployment among the youth of Kitwe.…
This video gives some perspective on doing business in Zambia.
At daybreak, people can be seen criss-crossing the busy Kitwe city centre business district. Some are rushing to work, while others are rushing to take vantage points for street vending. Another group of people can be seen wandering about the memorial square, popularly known as Kaunda Square. They are the Kitwe commercial photographers. Kitwe Online…
In future, everybody will be actively involved in day to day decisions made in their name on a civic or political level. Technology will make this on-the-pulse participation possible. Google lives in the future and so is experiencing this level of participation from its users in the here and now. You may be aware that…
Many efforts have been made by different organizations that fight the scourge of HIV and AIDS to sensitize people, of the need to take an HIV test in order to know their status. Such efforts have been met with mixed responses from the public. Some have chosen to be tested while others have not, due…
Can you say to your mobile phone in Bemba, "Ita ba yama" (Call uncle) and your phone responds, "Ê mukwai, ndeita ba yama" (Yes sir/mam. Calling uncle)? Is it possible to command your computer in Bemba? The answer is "Yes" according to Anthony Musaluke. He has been quietly working at translating Linux into Bemba for several years.…
