Pele is Dead: What do we Remember?

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology Where were you and what were you doing when you heard the news that the greatest football or soccer player in the world Pele had died? I was eating lunch … read more

Good Vs Evil in Our Lives: Sunday Church Sermon

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology I delivered this sermon to the Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists Church located in Harrisonburg Virginia in the United States on October 23, 2022. Let us pray: “We thank the redeemer for … read more

Ketchup on the White House Wall

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology I was at a burial at the Leopards Hill cemetery in Lusaka the Capital City of Zambia in Southern Africa. It was somewhat quiet, tense and very sad as people … read more

First Time I Saw the Train Part Four

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology Author of the Internationally Acclaimed Romance Adventure Novel: “The Bridge”. I was a village boy who was going to see the train for the first time any second now. My … read more

The First Time I Saw the Train Part Three

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology Author of  the Internationally Acclaimed Romantic Adventure Novel: “The Bridge” On my long bus journey from Chipata to Lusaka to see the train for the first time, we left Kacholola … read more

First Time I Saw  the Train PART TWO

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology Author of the Internationally Acclaimed Romantic Adventure Novel: “The Bridge”. After washing our faces early in the morning, my dad and I went to the Kapata Tea Rooms at the … read more

First Time I Saw the Train Part One

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D, Emeritus Professor of Sociology Author of the Internationally Acclaimed Romantic Novel: “The Bridge” President Kenneth Kaunda was young. Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe was young. Munukayumbwa Sipalo was young. Peter Matoka was young. Julia Chikamoneka was … read more

Enjoying Zambian “Exotic” Foods: Inswa Flying Ants

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology The dictionary definitions of “exotic” are many: “introduced from another country : not native to the place where found” “exotic plants… exotic species creating havoc when introduced into new environments.” … read more

Enjoying Zambian “Exotic” Foods: Finkubala

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology The dictionary definitions of “exotic” are many: “introduced from another country : not native to the place where found” “exotic plants… exotic species creating havoc when introduced into new environments.” … read more