A poem read by Thabo Mbeki, former president of South Africa. This is a video produced by South African Tourism board.
Zambia
All things Zambian
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…
A Tour Of Kitwe In Pictures
by JS •
More pictures taken from around Kitwe on the Zambian Copperbelt. An index of the photos is posted on KitweOnline.
A Song About Arranged Marriages
by JS •
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
by JS •
Book Review: Of Mulenga M. Kapwepwe’s “Some Bemba Names And Their Meanings”
Vernacular Names For Zambian Birds
by JS •
Zambia has 779 indigenous bird species. Here are photos of 45 birds with their names in Bemba and English.
African Tradition: “Malonje”
by JS •
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
by JS •
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
by JS •
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
by David Talbot •
Senior Teacher, Chamboli Secondary School: September 1966 – November 1972 As the plane gradually lost height on its final approach to Ndola airport I could see the African bush beneath the plane’s wings, stretching away into the distance. As far as I could see there was nothing except a few trees and red earth together…
