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We are Back! Zambia Crowned Champions

Zambia 0(8)-0(7) Ivory Coast Zambia win on Penalties Zambia have been crowned football champions of the Africa Cup of Nations, 2012 for the first time after winning a dramatic penalty shootout upsetting tournament favourites Ivory Coast. Drogba missed a crucial penalty. The eventual victory almost had a hint of destiny as Zambia triumphed in Libresville…

A Catalogue Of Zambian Money: 1953 – 2011

A catalogue of Zambian money illustrates the varied and interesting range of coins and paper money that have been used at different times in this part of Africa. The history of Africa reveals that Zambia was a former colony of Great Britain. Zambia (Northern Rhodesia), Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia and Malawi (Nyasaland) later briefly formed the…

Zambian Music Evolution

Zambia, like the rest of Africa is a very musical society. There’s music for every occasion, be it recreation, work, weddings, birth, funerals, prayer or special occasions. When you multiply this by the 78 Zambian languages, you end up with a wide array of styles.

Love Like the Rain

It’s been a month from yesterday that I’ve been home from Africa.
In Africa, they use the word “now” in three different contexts

The word “now” means sometime between now and eternity.
“Just now” means sometime between now and the end of the day.
“Now now” means this moment.

Kitwe in the news – First Impressions of Kitwe

“I’ve been in Zambia for four days now. The first day was a bit of a whirlwind. My first 8 hours in Zambia after over 30 hours of travel time were spent visiting the Lusaka office meeting my boss, flying up to the Copperbelt, and meeting………….”