ISAAC KALAMBATA THE UNSEEN: CREATURES OF MYTHS AND LEGENDS
Hurriedly taking pictures at his apartment cum art studio in Lusaka west, Isaac Kalambata is calm and accommodating as we conduct our interview.
DOMESTIC TOURISM THE ZAMBIAN CASE
Domestic tourism is a polarising topic for both private sector operators and domestic tourists. Private sector operators bemoan the high taxes and levies on the supply side, whilst on the demand side domestic tourists complain of the exorbitantly high prices they are required to pay. It is possible that both arguments contain some truth, but […]
CHASING BILL THE BANGWEULU WETLANDS EXPEDITION
“I’M NOT SEARCHING FOR THE MEANING OF LIFE, BUT I’M LOOKING FOR A MEANING WITHIN MY LIFE.” – DAVID LOWERY. Looking for things, tangible or not was the order of the day. And over the next forty eight hours, we would be looking for a shoebill—a rare bird endemic to the Bangweulu Wetlands. After a […]
GAME FARMING INDUSTRY POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH
In the search for sustainable economic development, commercial game farming is one of the “new” industries that Zambia can take advantage of. It has both the potential to create sustainable employment and reduce poverty, while promoting conservation efforts. I put new in quotation marks because game farming has been around for decades in Zambia. However, […]
BIRTHWATCH ZAMBIA: SAVING THE BIRDS
Spending time in nature is considered essential for mankind’s well-being. This
THE 6-HOUR WORK DAY: NEED TO HAVE OR NICE TO HAVE
It’s 5:00PM on a Wednesday afternoon and I couldn’t be more relieved. My bags
POMPI: BECOMING POMPI
NKWAZI: YOU ARE ONE PERSON WHO HAS EVOLVED THROUGH YOUR ART.
THE URBAN: NDOLA’S TRANQUIL ESCAPE
As soon as you turn from the busy main road towards the Urban Hotel Ndola, you feel as though you’re leaving the city behind and entering into a den of tranquility.
TOM PHIRI: THE ART OF BRONZE
Tom calmly waxes a just finished stone sculpture in the glaring sun at his home studio, Roots of Expression, in Lusaka’s Libala area
MISSLU: CUSTOMIZED FASHION
“FASHION IS ABOUT DESIGNING CLOTHES THAT APPEAL TO A CERTAIN PERSONALITY.”
SWAKOPMUND: SAND, SEA, CULTURE AND HISTORY
With inviting beaches and misty mornings that present a welcome escape from
KAFUNTA RIVER LODGE IN THE HEART OF SOUTH LUANGWA
Visiting one of Southern Africa’s few remaining pristine wildlife sanctuaries
MUTINONDO WILDERNESS: HEAR GOD SIGH
TUCKED AWAY IN THE SERENE HILLS OF MUCHINGA PROVINCE, MUTINONDO
WHEN DID NOAH BUILD THE ARK?
Watching the 90-minute documentary “Before the Flood”, produced and presented by UN Messenger of Peace and Oscar winning actor, Leonard DiCaprio, is a sobering experience
OWEN SHIKABETA: FROM SCRAP TO ART
Whilst most of us throw away our unused metal products, Owen Shikabeta specializes in up scaling and assembling scrap metal into works of Art
GALICIA SPAIN WHERE EUROPE ENTERS INTO THE SEA
The Galicia region, in Spain, faces the Atlantic sea and is proud to call its western cape as the end of the world (Fisterra locally in Spanish)