The Hub of the Copperbelt
“Last night I saw something that I have never seen before. A young woman took a smooth stone out of her bag. She touched it and it started glowing in the dark. She pointed at it and the face of her mother appeared on the surface of the stone. She touched the face with her…
IMPORT YOUR TRUCK FROM UK THROUGH KITWEONLINE We are able to source vehicles for you and to handle your shipping and customs clearance for door to door delivery. Alternatively, we can ship your vehicle to Walvis Bay or other port of your choice, and you can take it up from there. 2003 DAF CF75.310 6×2…
PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY The aim of this lesson is to list the names of body parts in Bemba. Human anatomy is fun to learn. In this lesson you will learn the different words that describe various parts of the human body: The Human Body = Umubili wa muntu The following table gives the Bemba term…
When I was a little boy, my father and mother never gave me a Christmas present. Nobody in my village got Christmas presents. Not even the chief. If you think my parents did not love me, it is because you did not know Bana Bwembya and Bashi Bwembya the way I knew them. No. It…
This beautiful poster commemorating Zambia’s 50 years of Independence was erected in prominent places in Zambia’s major cities.
The Best of Zambian Music Volume 4. Two hours of non-stop Zambian pop music. Here’s the list of the 37 songs: Chishala – Pentagon Feat. B1 Walipusanako – Afunika Feat. Tiyamike Mandu – Mampi Feat. B1 So Beautiful – Macky 2 Ukangupa Lisa – ESPE Blue for Love – Kapansa Feat. Shenky Mbuyo ya Momma…
Adverbs of Place and Space Space and places are described using different adverbs. In some cases, more than one word is available. Where this is the case, the words are here separated by a coma. Examples show how the words can be used. In front, forward, before = Kuntanshi, Pantanshi She is standing in front of…
In this short video lesson, we will look at the way adjectives are used in Bemba, as compared to English. A noun is a part of a sentence that names a person, place, thing, idea, action or quality. Examples: Itaba = cob of maize Umuntu = person Kapenta = a type of small fish…
KITWE CHANGES What is Mutondo house now? Just in between the Kitwe Civic centre and ZIBSIP College, is a two-storey building laced with copper rails around its entrance. If you go further inside you would notice that all door handles are made of pure copper. Mutondo house was the name of this massive former ZCCM…
You probably don’t know what a PONG is because I just made the word up to describe an enhanced way of sharing our experiences using technology. This emerging phenomenon was not possible ten years ago. A PONG is a poem, song or story that consists of input from its writer, his collaborators AND each listener or reader…
