by
Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D.
Emeritus Professor of Sociology
Once I arrived by bus in Lundazi recently, I faced a special challenge. The bus station was being renovated. So, the entire area was blocked off. No one was allowed to walk through to the shopping center and market. You had to walk all the way around Tigone Motel and Castle Hotel to get to the Shops and Market. After asking around, I was told there was a short cut. I was shocked that it was very narrow. I was nervous and anxious. The local Lundazi people were just walking through it with no thought. I stood there for a few minutes. Would my big fat American body walk through? What if I got stuck and they had to contact the police to use a crane to extract me? I was relieved when I was able to walk through without having to twist my body sideways to walk through like nkhara or a crab. Most if not all Zambians are so slender or slim.