The final touches have been added to the place, and Spur Farm House looks set to become one of Kitwe’s favourite hang outs.
Kitwe On Line
The Hub of the Copperbelt
Lonely Planet Zambia [Paperback]
by JS •
Discover Zambia with Lonely Planet: Whether you want to gaze in awe at Victoria Falls, ride the rapids of the mighty Zambezi, watch wildlife without the crowds, or sip sundowners at sunset, this guide is your essential travelling companion. 24 detailed maps, including a full-colour country map accommodation and eating options to satisfy all budgets…
Bitterness (An African Novel from Zambia) [Kindle Edition]
by JS •
This is one of the most realistic and passionate contemporary novels about the life of young people in today’s Africa, written by Malama Katulwende, a young Zambian poet and intellectual. It describes the seeming incompatibility of old African traditions and modern life, depicts the political struggle of Zambia’s students, and the hope and despair of…
Places to visit in Kitwe – Kumasamba Lodge
by JS •
Kitwe is acquiring an interesting number of places of interest on its outskirts. Clustered together on the Kitwe-Ndola Dual Carriageway are Kumasamba Lodge, Zemics Park Lodge, and Spur Farm House. Make sure you visit these beautiful locations.
Expectations of Modernity: Myths and Meanings of Urban Life on the Zambian Copperbelt (Perspectives on Southern Africa) [Paperback]
by JS •
Review “[A] moving study.” — Independent (UK) –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Once lauded as the wave of the African future, Zambia’s economic boom in the 1960s and early 1970s was fueled by the export of copper and other primary materials. Since the mid-1970s, however, the…
Zambia: A Story by Fabio Caramaschi [Paperback]
by JS •
Fabio Caramaschi lives and works in Rome, but he leaves as often as he can, travelling and telling, in words and images, the stories of the people he meets: “I no longer know if I take photographs in order to travel, or if I travel in order to take photographs.” This voyage in words and…
The Eye of the Elephant: An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness [Paperback]
by JS •
From Publishers Weekly Each year from 1973 to 1985, an estimated 1000 elephants were slaughtered in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley for their ivory tusks, skin, tails and feet; in 1991, only 12 were killed in this fashion. No little credit for saving the elephants is due to the Owenses (Cry of the Kalahari), biologists who set…
Kitwe Poetry Corner – Will you be there?
by Lydia Mhango •
You have read the his first poem that we published from Kitwe Poetry Corner(In Unison). Boyd Kaimbi Chibale’s poem this week is WILL YOU BE THERE?
Basic Facts on Zambia [Paperback]
by JS •
Zambia is a landlocked country in Central/Southern Africa, surrounded by eight neighbours. From the Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River to the southern shores of Lake Tanganyika in the north, and from Chipata in the east to Kalabo in the west, Zambia is a country of a variety of ecological zones, shaped by plateaus and…
Salaula: The World of Secondhand Clothing and Zambia [Paperback]
by JS •
When we donate our unwanted clothes to charity, we rarely think about what will happen to them: who will sort and sell them, and finally, who will revive and wear them. In this fascinating look at the multibillion dollar secondhand clothing business, Karen Tranberg Hansen takes us around the world from the West, where clothing…
