Ta-Lakata: Tears of Africa – Book Review

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology Princess Zindaba Nyirenda, Ta Lakata: The Tears of Africa,  New York: Eloquent Books, 2009, 209 pp., 30.00 US Dollars, Hard Cover. The world has information technology explosion; the internet, the cell … read more

What Good is Thanksgiving this year?

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology We are only fourteen days from the terrible Paris attacks in which 130 people were killed and scores wounded. Before that, suicide bombings in Beirut had killed 43 and wounded 239. … read more

Principles of Electricity in a Zambian Language?

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology Since the British colonized the then Northern Rhodesia now independent Zambia in late 1800s, we have been made to believe that English is the only, best, and superior language to express … read more

Gender Based Violence: Zambian Solutions

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology Introduction My 22 year old niece was about to complete her studies at Evelyn Hone College in Lusaka so she could graduate with a Diploma in Gender Studies. But she was … read more

Critical Book Review: Have my Views Changed?

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. The Africans, by David Lamb, New York, Random House, 1982, 363 pp. $17.95, Hardcover. ******************** David Lamb, author and journalist, opens the book with a bang whose reverberations might remind the reader of the … read more

Are You a Hopeless Romantic?

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology I caught the radio news story in the middle during the second week of August in 2008.  “….he grew up poor working in the fields in the American South. His rise … read more

Is Tribalism Threatening One Zambia One Nation?

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology “And Chama said the UPND in Southern Province were polygamous by nature and “may be by having so many children, one day after 100 years, they may lead the country, but … read more

My Father Went Missing

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology In August 1969, my father was teaching at Kasonjola Primary school which is 30 miles north of Chipata along the Lundazi Road. I was in Form Three or Grade 9 on … read more

Same Sex Marriages Coming to Zambia?

by Mwizenge S. Tembo Author of “The Bridge- A Romance Adventure Novel”. Professor of Sociology Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) sexual orientations are openly advocated today from President Obama of the United States and the First Lady Michelle, in American … read more

University of Zambia: Crisis of Problems

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology Author of “The Bridge” – the  transatlantic romance adventure novel. On a Sunday blue sky afternoon in May 1972, I finally stood on the balcony of the fourth floor of Africa … read more

Fresh Zambian Poetry Genre

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Professor of Sociology It was Malcolm Gladwell in his book: “The Tipping Point” who said at the beginning of the internet era in the early 1990s, emails were not only very few, but they … read more

The Bridge: Dreams Can Come True

by Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Author of  “The Bridge: Romance-Adventure Novel”. Professor of Sociology I opened my e-mail in my office. As usual there were hundreds of messages from work, friends, and organizations, companies, including the useless and annoying … read more