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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 –…
.. .. Meet ELIZABETH KAMINSA I work for Kitwe City Council as a Community Development Officer. I have been with the Council for four years. I love my work because I enjoy working with people. I am pursuing a degree in Social Work and Development with University of Africa, which I am due to complete…
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)…
Love Games (Zambia) Like a wild fire, HIV has decimated the population of promising young talent and manpower in Zambia. Casting a long shadow from one’s past, it has deep and present consequences. The sexual spread is rooted in past choices. If you knew that you were making a decision that night which would change…
.. .. Meet IRENE SAMUTUHU I am married and have 7 children. I am a business woman here in Kitwe. I work hard to contribute to my family’s welfare. I did my secondary education at Mukinge Girls Secondary School. In my spare time I get involved as Bana Chimbusa or as a matron at weddings…
FOOTBALL Kitwe city centre came to a stand- still, when match tickets for the Brazil 2014 world cup Qualifier between Zambia and Sudan went on sale for the first time this morning at Kitwe main post office. Thousands of Kitwe soccer fans converged at the car parking area around the main post office to queue…
.. SHE is a platform to show and talk about the women of Kitwe. It has nothing to do with social standing, wealth, beauty, disability, education, profession, success etc. No. It is simply ‘The Women of Kitwe’ and will therefore endeavour not to have any form of bias. I shall also be happy to receive profiles and…
Photos by Richard Katebe Photos taken along Independence Avenue in February, 2013. Going South from the Kitwe Fire Station to Hotel Edinburgh. Views include Kuomboka Drive, Engen Filling Station, Pamo Lodge, Dazi Lodge, Kitwe Central Hospital Eye Ward, After 10 Round About, Mega Shopping Center, Puma Filling Station, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, St. Margaret’s Church, Old…
Attraction performed this breathtaking, imaginative Shadow Act on Britain’s Got Talent. They got a well-deserved standing ovation. ________
ZAMBIAN MUSIC LYRICS Song Title: Bana Bandi (My Children) Artist: Ackim Simukonda LYRICS: That’s the way it is That’s the way it is (That’s the way it is) Hmmm all the time Bana bandi eh, sunganeni (My children, look after each other) Bana bandi, eh, temwaneni (My children, love each other) Bana…
