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My Take on the Warriors NBA Dynasty
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology When the Toronto Raptors won the first game in the NBA finals, all hell broke loose with wild predictions; “the Warriors are dead” and I am sure the Toronto players were … read more
Wode Maya: the Great Advocate for Africa Nearly Killed
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology I have avoided terrible addictions since 1960. I have never been addicted to beer, work, smoking, girls and women, food, politics, cell phones, the internet and many other things on this … read more
Echoes of the Goma Lakes: “Why they behave as UNZA students”
BOOK REVIEW by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D Professor of Sociology Joseph Mwenge Katapa, Echoes of the Goma Lakes: “Why they behave as UNZA students”, Lusaka, DNK publishers Zambia, 62 pages, Paperback, K100.00 Introduction One chilly morning class period at … read more
Obstacles to Zambian African Indigenous Epistemology by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology
I have a confession as well as frustration. I wonder if I am the only Zambian intellectual today my age (in the 60s) who has this perspective. When I went to UNZA in my first year in 1972, when I … read more
Zambian Christmas Carol
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology My Zambian Christmas Carol goes back to 1959 to the very earliest Christmas I can remember when I was a child at Chipewa village with my grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and … read more
UNZA Student Tragic Death Should not be in Vain
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology *In Memory of Vespers Shimuzhila* It was dark and I was asleep in my room in Africa 5 Room 26. An irritating smell woke me up from my deep sleep. I … read more
The Last Hunt – Chisokole Part 2
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology Late in the afternoon as the sun was about to set, two exhausted dogs with small bloody scratches all over their faces, and still breathing very rapidly with their tongues hanging … read more
The Last Hunt – Chisokole Part One
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology I woke up from my grandmother and grandfather’s house rubbing my eyes and emerged out of the door. The October early morning long bright sunrays were shining between the village thatched … read more
UNZA Student Papers Very Important
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D Professor of Sociology Introduction One chilly June morning when I was in Grade 7 at Tamanda Boys Boarding Upper Primary School in 1966 in rural Chipata in the Eastern Province of Zambia, the Headmaster … read more
Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions: Book Review
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D Professor of Sociology Johann Hari, Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions, New York: Bloomsbury, 2018, 321 pp. K280.00 ($28.00), Hardcover. Introduction In 2008 I got a frantic … read more
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: Book Review
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D Professor of Sociology Nassim NicholasTaleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, New York: Random House, 2007, 2010, 444 pp. K240.00 ($24.00), Paperback. Introduction The greatest gift bestowed on me is that … read more
The Thrill of the Black Panther – Why I Cried.
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology Introduction President Kaunda should see the Black Panther. All the founders of Zambia whether they have passed away or are still living should watch the Black Panther; Simon Kapwepwe, Reuben Kamanga, … read more