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Before Chitenge
The Women’s History Museum of Zambia uncovered an incredible find in Sweden: 100-year-old leather cloaks made by the Batwa people of Northern Zambia. For over a century, no one in …
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An Insider's Guide to Your First Mutomboko Ceremony in 2025
Greet with a hearty “Eh Mwane!” alongside three claps and don’t come close to the sacred muselo. Any person who steps o…
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Rungano Nyoni On Grief, Dreams and Guinea Fowls
She spots something in the darkness: her Uncle Fred, lying dead near a brothel. The image of Shula standing over his bo…
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Healer or False Prophet? The Ng’angas Hidden In Plain Sight
I cowered and wondered if this was part of the ritual, a mystical performance where he would recite my name, place of b…
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Lwiindi Gonde A Harvest Ceremony of Gratitude
At the heart of it all stands Chief Monze, adorned in leopard skins and ivory, his presence a bridge between the living…
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Zambia's Not-So-Hidden Street Food Culture
Street vending isn’t just about commerce; it’s a lifeline. For vendors with few opportunities, a simple stall means put…
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Inside the Bene Mukuni Ceremony of the Toka Leya
Nearby, Chief Mukuni, draped in regal animal skins, leads a procession, his presence a bridge between the living and th…
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Two Zambian Traditional Ceremonies You Need to See to Believe
An initial glimpse of the Makishi dancers may be frightening, but it’s important to understand that these are represent…
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Are These Zambia’s First Inhabitants?
They retained Mukuni as paramount chief, and the Lenje still refer to themselves as Bene Mukuni (Mukuni’s people) in co…
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What Changes Will Pope Leo XIV Bring to the Catholic Church?
Pope Leo XIV began his papacy during a particularly divisive time: liberal Catholics hoped he would continue Pope Franc…
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The Curious Case of Mukolwe, the Hybrid Chicken
Roosting at the Chainama roundabout in northeastern Lusaka, the Hybrid Chicken, much like her living counterparts, has …
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An Essay on the Sights and Sounds of Lusaka CBD
Their eyes will be hunting for vehicles that will be turning in the wrong lanes, lanes which won't be visible as they h…
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The Demons of Chiengi
There is a saying in Zambia: “If you cross someone from Chiengi, you will see the back of a snake”.Out of the multitude…
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Chakwela Makumbi - The Spiritual Rain Calling of the Soli
The Chakwela Makumbi (‘pulling down the clouds’) is a centuries old rainmaking ceremony led by the Soli chieftainess. F…
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Ngoni Pride and Power at Ncwala 2025
Only here in Zambia and eSwatini did the Ngoni people still practise Ncwala in its traditional form, a ceremony whose r…
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Lost in Translation KK's Tower of Babel
And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothin…
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Ng'angas - Zambia's Traditional Healers
Amongst the bulletin boards and plastered walls of Zambian streets, between the commercials for cool drinks and real es…
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An Insider's Guide to Your First Mutomboko Ceremony in 2025
Greet with a hearty “Eh Mwane!” alongside three c…
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Culture
Rungano Nyoni On Grief, Dreams and Guinea Fowls
She spots something in the darkness: her Uncle Fr…
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Culture
Healer or False Prophet? The Ng’angas Hidden In Plain Sight
I cowered and wondered if this was part of the ri…
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Culture
Lwiindi Gonde A Harvest Ceremony of Gratitude
At the heart of it all stands Chief Monze, adorne…
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Culture
Zambia's Not-So-Hidden Street Food Culture
Street vending isn’t just about commerce; it’s a …
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Culture
Inside the Bene Mukuni Ceremony of the Toka Leya
Nearby, Chief Mukuni, draped in regal animal skin…
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Culture
Two Zambian Traditional Ceremonies You Need to See to Believe
An initial glimpse of the Makishi dancers may be …
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Culture
Are These Zambia’s First Inhabitants?
They retained Mukuni as paramount chief, and the …
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Culture
What Changes Will Pope Leo XIV Bring to the Catholic Church?
Pope Leo XIV began his papacy during a particular…
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Culture
The Curious Case of Mukolwe, the Hybrid Chicken
Roosting at the Chainama roundabout in northeaste…
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Culture
An Essay on the Sights and Sounds of Lusaka CBD
Their eyes will be hunting for vehicles that will…
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Culture
The Demons of Chiengi
There is a saying in Zambia: “If you cross someon…
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Culture
Chakwela Makumbi - The Spiritual Rain Calling of the Soli
The Chakwela Makumbi (‘pulling down the clouds’) …
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Culture
Ngoni Pride and Power at Ncwala 2025
Only here in Zambia and eSwatini did the Ngoni pe…
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Culture
Lost in Translation KK's Tower of Babel
And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and…
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Culture
Ng'angas - Zambia's Traditional Healers
Amongst the bulletin boards and plastered walls o…
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