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7. Nine titi uushangila mulya mung’omba, kano mwipindo lyandi. That is to say: I can survive without the favours of the great. Emukutila: Kuti nakwanisha nangu cakuti tamungafwile mwe bakankala. For more proverbs check out Joseph’s book: “PA NSAKA” BEMBA PROVERBS & SAYINGS 1 (Explained both in English and Bemba)By Joseph Mwila Bwembya
These poems were recited at our Kitwe Poetry Night on 22 March, 2013 at Kitwe Little Theatre. SCHOOL VILLAGE BOY By John Kapesa and recited by Moddy Muponisi Country boy in the villa On foot, bare his feet he trudges In bottom torn khaki shorts He runs to school Seeking classic recognition Country…
MEET LYNDA WANGONGO / WHISTANCE My name is Lynda Wangongo/Whistance. I first came to Kitwe in 1975 as an expatriate with my children and husband who was to work for ZCCM. It took me 6 months to settle in but from then onwards I loved Kitwe as a second home. I got involved through my…
KUMWESU, meaning OUR PLACE, is a half-hour lifestyle and entertainment magazine program that showcases the African lifestyle from across the continent. The aim of KUMWESU is to inform, entertain and update viewers on the new young emerging Africa, a continent driven by our ever growing entertainment, tourism and business industries. We cover major events such…
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…
.. .. MEET BECKY “God has blessed me,” says Rabecca. She is 23 years old, married and recently had her first baby. She is the youngest in a family of 8 siblings. She lost both parents while quite young and has worked hard to get to where she is today. She spent her childhood in…
Nkana East and Ndeke Village communities have always lived apart yet the distance between the two communities is a mere one kilo metre and six hundred metres. The communities are separated by the railway line and two streams. One stream runs close to houses along Mwenda Street from the foot of the tailings dam in…
.. .. MEET Kutemba Muchima Kutemba Muchima, born from Obed Julaki Muchima and Joyce Mwangu Muchima on the 14th July 1983, is the second last born in a family she can only describe as a tree with branches. With her biological parents deceased, she says God has blessed her with a second set of parents…
.. .. Meet SARAH KAKENE Sarah was born on 24th December 1989. She is a strong Christian girl and belongs to the Reformed Church of Zambia. She is a product of Kabulonga Girls High School. Sarah works as an Accountant at Wimpy in Kitwe, and her motto at work is: “To be an effective team…
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…
