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

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

Zambia Old Guards Meet in Lusaka

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology Fifty-four years ago, in December 1971 barely 7 years after Zambia obtained independence from British colonialism in 1964, 65 students and I graduated from the then Form V and now … read more