Proud to be an African
A poem read by Thabo Mbeki, former president of South Africa. This is a video produced by South African Tourism…
A Grammar of the Bemba Language – by Schoeffer – Book Review
Book Title: A Grammar of the Bemba Language as Spoken in North East Rhodesia Author: Rev. Father Schoeffer Edited by…
A Tour Of Kitwe In Pictures
More pictures taken from around Kitwe on the Zambian Copperbelt. An index of the photos is posted on KitweOnline.
A Song About Arranged Marriages
Arranged marriage: The song is a dialogue between the groom’s uncle from Luwingu and the auntie from Ndola.
Book Review – Some Bemba Names And Their Meanings
Book Review: Of Mulenga M. Kapwepwe’s “Some Bemba Names And Their Meanings”
Vernacular Names For Zambian Birds
Zambia has 779 indigenous bird species. Here are photos of 45 birds with their names in Bemba and English.
African Tradition: “Malonje”
Giving malonje is the Malawian Tonga tradition of debriefing a visitor. They are given time to tell everything there is to tell about their journey. It is an art of story-telling that involves capturing your audience and engaging their attention for the duration of the narrative.
Zambian Baby Names – What They Mean
How do you pick a baby name? What is the story behind your name? It is every parent’s desire to have an explanation to give, but babies do not come with a user manual.
The Dag Hammarskjold Memorial Museum On Kitwe-Ndola Road
John F. Kennedy said of Dag Hammarskjold: “I realise now that in comparison to him, I am a small man. He was the greatest statesman of our century.”
My Zambian Memories
Senior Teacher, Chamboli Secondary School: September 1966 – November 1972 As the plane gradually lost height on its final approach…