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President Kaunda: First Time I Met Him – Part One
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology (Names of people have been changed to respect their privacy) My intense interest to meet President Kaunda started 61 years ago in 1962 when I was eight years old. My … read more
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
Sustainability in a Model Village in Rural Zambia: Ethnography Project Report
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Bridgewater College ABSTRACT: A study was conducted at the Mwizenge Sustainable Model Village in rural Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia, in southern Africa in the Chongwe area along the Great … 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
Philipp Dettmer, Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive, New York, Random House, 2021, 341 pages, Hardcover, $21.99 (K372.70)
Philipp Dettmer, Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive, New York, Random House, 2021, 341 pages, Hardcover, $21.99 (K372.70) BOOK REVIEW by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D Emeritus Professor of Sociology Introduction You own a large … 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