I think we owe it to ourselves to begin to question negative practices at funerals in order to make funerals more tolerable. We must do everything we can to minimize the stress that presently characterizes a Zambian funeral.
In this article, I wish to discuss some negative practices that I think deserve urgent attention.
Here are a few poems from last reading at Kitwe Little Theatre. Tonight's poetry was supposed to be combined with…
Like all Zambian communities, the Bemba people have a close-knitted extended family life. This is reflected in the detailed terminology…
It is an interesting fact that there is nothing in the Zambian school curriculum to prepare the ordinary Zambian for the eventuality of death in the family. There are many Zambians who have no idea what steps to take in the event of death striking at very close range – in their home. I am sure that most of them would like to know how to conduct a funeral that meets society’s expectations.
The aim of VSIFF is to provide a platform for skills and knowledge enhancement, development and promotion of the film and television industry through training workshops throughout the year and hosting of a film festival each year that will screen products with various themes that contribute towards social change and improve livelihoods.
Sometimes the gap between language and concepts is so wide that it becomes a problem when people try to come up with words for brand new concepts. Most Zambian languages have very few scientific terms. It is no wonder, then , that when it comes to the rapidly evolving internet, the gap is even wider.
For the first time, you can add fun to learning Bemba by following the audio lessons.
Kitwe Poetry Corner has not been meeting regularly. Here are the poems that were read on Friday 14th October 2011
The third installment of the stories about witchcraft explores some reactions to witchcraft.
A brief history of cinema in Kitwe and ideos from a contemporary Zambian film maker.