The Bridge – Part II
As I stared at the blood stain on the Chitenge cloth, the strength drained from my legs. I couldn’t take…
The Story of the Orphan Snail
Photo by Fir0002/Flagstaffotos Zambian Fireside Stories Once upon a time, there was a snail whose parents died shortly after he was…
The Black Dollar Fortune
Fred Chirwa (not his real name) had just retired from a full time job as a locomotive driver at Zambia…
Stories About Witchcraft In Zambia – Part 3
The third installment of the stories about witchcraft explores some reactions to witchcraft.
Stories About Witchcraft In Zambia – Part 2
When it comes to seeking wealth, some men throw caution to the winds. They will
do whatever a traditional medicine man tells them to do without a care about the consequences of following the instructions.
Stories About Witchcraft
Ghost stories scared me because of my vivid imagination which tended to make unreal things seem very real. Stories about witchcraft did not scare me at all. Rather, they fascinated me.
African Tradition: Story Telling
African story tellers have a tradition of entertaining and educating their listeners from time immemorial. The effective story teller has the power to transport you on a journey of discovery
African Tradition: “Malonje”
Giving malonje is the Malawian Tonga tradition of debriefing a visitor. They are given time to tell everything there is to tell about their journey. It is an art of story-telling that involves capturing your audience and engaging their attention for the duration of the narrative.