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The Soul of Fatherhood: What Makes a Good Father?
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology Introduction While there are plenty of magazine articles, TV programs, and other sources on how and what it means to be a mother, there is very little about what it means … read more
Travelling to Solwezi in 2016.
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology Introduction Since the Curriculum Development Center (CDC) of the Ministry of Education approved my novel “The Bridge” to be used for teaching English Literature in Secondary Schools from Grade 10 to … read more
Travelling to the Village in 2016 in Zambia.
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology Introduction Since the Curriculum Development Center (CDC) of the Ministry of Education approved my novel “The Bridge” to be used for teaching English Literature in Secondary Schools from Grade 10 to … read more
The Challenges of Travelling Back Home
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology I have been flying to and from the United States and Zambia my home country for more than 30 years. The trip has always caused me great anxiety because many things … read more
Do you like to Wear Used or Second hand Underwear? : Book Review
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D Professor of Sociology Kenneth Mwenda, Ph. D., LLD, DSc(Econ), Anthology in Law and the Social Sciences, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: African in Canada Press (www.africanincanadapress.com) 2016, pp. 1111, $25.00, K230.00, Hardcover. “A nation that stood … read more
Dead Aid: Book Review
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D Professor of Sociology “I would rather know it than be threatened by it”. – Mwizenge S. Tembo, September 26. 2005. Dambisa Moyo, Dead Aid: Why Aid is not Working and How there is Another … read more
The New Jim Crow: Book Review
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D Professor of Sociology Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, New York: The New Press, 2010, 2011, pp. 312, $19.95, Paperback. Introduction The long history of African Americans … read more
Term “Bride Price” Should be Banned
by Mwizenge S. Tembo Professor of Sociology Introduction The term “Bride Price” should immediately be banned from use anywhere in Zambia and Africa to refer to one of our cherished customs. I realize that the Europeans invented this term “Bride … read more
The Kukaya-Kufwasa Center for Contemplation of Knowledge – Part Two
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology Introduction I was triumphantly standing on a hill overlooking one of the many breathtaking beautiful valleys in Zambia particularly during the rainy season of December. I was not alone. I was … read more
The Kukaya-Kufwasa Center for Contemplation of Knowledge
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology Introduction I was in awe triumphantly standing on a hill overlooking one of the many breathtaking beautiful valleys in Zambia particularly during the rainy season of December. This was just beyond … read more
Lusaka is a Driving Nightmare
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology Introduction I had just finished shopping at the Downtown Shopping Mall on the South-End of Cairo Road around the Kafue Round About. I turned left heading South to Kafue but I … read more
Everyone Needs Kukaya
by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology Introduction What is a Kukaya? Kaya is a Tumbuka language noun which depicts a physical place in Savannah Africa where people who are closely related due to deep kinship ties build … read more