Truth Inayat Khan Read by Paul Phillips The face of truth is open The eyes of truth are bright The lips of truth are ever closed The head of truth is upright The breast of truth stands forward The gaze of truth is straight Truth has neither fear nor doubt Truth has patience to…
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The Ardent Soccer Fan
by Richard Katebe •
Have you ever been kicked in the back before, by the man sitting a rung above you in a football stadium when a player on the pitch is about to shoot at goal? Watching soccer in the stadium or on T.V at a local pub can be so much fun, not so much for the…
Why Men Don’t Cry
by JS •
Weeping Parisian – 1941 – (source: Wikipedia) When the Zambian football team won the Africa Cup of Nations last Sunday, I cried tears of joy. I was watching the game with my family and I felt a bit embarrassed about showing the full depth of my emotions. That set me thinking about something I've…
Jazz Nite – 17th February, 2012
by JS •
The theme for February is BLUES. We shall have a band that plays blues. _____________________________________________
We are Back! Zambia Crowned Champions
by Sports Editor •
Zambia 0(8)-0(7) Ivory Coast Zambia win on Penalties Zambia have been crowned football champions of the Africa Cup of Nations, 2012 for the first time after winning a dramatic penalty shootout upsetting tournament favourites Ivory Coast. Drogba missed a crucial penalty. The eventual victory almost had a hint of destiny as Zambia triumphed in Libresville…
Jazz Society of Kitwe
by Lydia Mhango •
Kitwe has started a Jazz Society and I thought I should upload a few photos of the first one we had in January. We shall be holding them once a month. Membership is K50 000 per month. Members that pay can bring their jazz music to play. Members are also allowed to invite one…
Talking Football Terminology
by Richard Katebe •
Photo by Steindy (Wikipedia) Last week I was watching the African cup of nations match between Zambia and Sudan in a local pub. I was sitting next to a gentleman, who seemed not to know anything about soccer, despite him wearing a replica jersey of the Zambia national team. I did not have time…
Dreams Come True
by Richard Katebe •
From humble beginnings At number 27 Kanyanta Street in Kitwe’s Martindale area just opposite Airtel main office, is a private school called Jacky Christian Academy. The school has classes from baby class up to grade 7.The school also offers free computer lessons to all its pupils. There is also a school bus which does the…
A Grammar of the Bemba Language – by Schoeffer – Book Review
by JS •
Book Title: A Grammar of the Bemba Language as Spoken in North East Rhodesia Author: Rev. Father Schoeffer Edited by J.H. West Sheane, B.A. (Native Commissioner, B.S.A. Company, N.E.R.) Arranged with preface by A.C. Madan Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1907 ISBN: 9781146012799 A Grammar of the Bemba Language as Spoken in Northern Rhodesia was…
The Black Dollar Fortune
by Richard Katebe •
Fred Chirwa (not his real name) had just retired from a full time job as a locomotive driver at Zambia railways in Kitwe. He got his retirement package of Fifty five million Zambian kwacha (K55, 000,000). The separation package that he was paid was a net balance after the company deducted the amount for…
