Two Weddings
Two weddings took place on Friday 29th April, 2011, surrounded by pomp and ceremony. One you probably heard about, the other, you probably didn’t.
Two weddings took place on Friday 29th April, 2011, surrounded by pomp and ceremony. One you probably heard about, the other, you probably didn’t.
One of my earliest memories of Kitwe is as a five year old on the morning journey to nursery school.
The story of Kitwe’s first mayor includes photos and video of inauguration ceremony at Kitwe Civic Center – 1954.
A wedding is a graduation from the university of life, and the beginning of a life-long journey in partnership. AMALUMBO is a song giving timely advice.
“I travelled in many strange lands
Sojourned in thy lands of milk and honey
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On Mothers Day, pause for a moment and think about that very special person in your life. If you still have a mother, you have something that not everybody around you has.
“Desolate I stand
Firmly anchored in the sand
Battered by the sun, still I cope
A symbol of health, life and hope.” – Leonard Koloko
Arranged marriage: The song is a dialogue between the groom’s uncle from Luwingu and the auntie from Ndola.
Ben L. Kaufman lived in Kitwe between 1963-1965 and worked for the Zambia News and Zambia Times. He now blogs on CityBeat from Cincinnati.
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