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Funeral for Brother-in-law amulamu Mtonga
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology Introduction My father was a teacher at Dzoole Primary School 30 miles or 48Kms along the Chipata-Lundazi road in Chief Chanje’s area in the Eastern Province of Zambia in Southern … read more
Wasting Time Book Review
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D Emeritus Professor of Sociology Introduction There was an alarming story in the press two decades ago that many mothers in an east coast town in the United States were expressing frustration. They had had … read more
LGBTQ : Extend Your Kindness
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology I grew up in a very normal family of a father, mother, 3 brothers and 6 sisters. This was in the social environments of rural villages of the Eastern Province … read more
LGBTQ Deserve Kindness
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology I grew up in a very normal family of a father, mother, 3 brothers and 6 sisters. This was in the social environments of rural villages of the Eastern Province … read more
Lumpa Church Civil War
White Mulantwishika Phiri, The Conflict Between Alice Lenshina Mulenga and 1964 Government, Lusaka, Zambia Educational Publishing House, 2021, Paperback, K110.00 ($4.00). BOOK REVIEW by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D Emeritus Professor of Sociology Introduction A large, excited ululating crowd had gathered and … read more
Tumbuka Kasi Botanical Garden Tinga Manga?
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D Emeritus Professor of Sociology Pa 25 January 2025 nkhaluta ku town ya Richmond kuno ku Virginia ku United States of America. Nkhaluta na kunjira mu Lewis Ginther Botanical Garden. Sono nkhayowoya vyose ivi nkhaona … read more
Tumbuka Ulendo wa Ku maluba Botanical Garden
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D Emeritus Professor of Sociology Pa 25 January 2025 nkhaluta ku town ya Richmond kuno ku Virginia ku United States of America. Nkhaluta na kunjira mu Lewis Ginther Botanical Garden. Sono nkhayowoya vyose ivi nkhaona … read more
Mandela Was Watching Over Me
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology I first slept away from home 70 years ago in 1959 when I was 6 years old. My mother and I were travelling from Lundazi to Chasela Primary School and …
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Last Precious Hours of Life
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology Since I came to the United States 48 years ago in 1977 to graduate school at Michigan State University to pursue my master’s degree in Sociology, I have lived away … read more
Lost Bag in Lundazi in Zambia
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology (Warning: The last part of this column channels the Martin Short character Ed Grimley of Saturday Night Live (SNL) television series in the United States in the 1980s) After 16 … read more
Lundazi Narrow Passage Challenge
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 … read more
Trump Tariffs Reinventing the Wheel
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology After flying for 16 exhausting hours from Dulles International Airport in Washington D.C, the excitement of the final descent to Lusaka Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Zambia in Southern Africa … read more