I have been looking up some elements of Chinese culture that fascinate me since theirs is the oldest uninterrupted world tradition and found that “The number eight is viewed as such an auspicious number that any number with several eights is considered very lucky.” On March 8 Zambia officially recognises International Women’s Day – the […]
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Those Amazing Waterfalls If you’re ever in our part of the country- Northern Province that is, there is a trip you should try to undertake. Beware though, it isn’t just a stroll around the countryside but rather an exciting and challenging adventure. So? ….What is it about? ….Where is this bundu –bashing place? Well…right here: […]
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The following article has been compiled using excerpts from diaries of students of Baobab College who visited Treetops schools camp during last October. This was the first trip for a group of ten to twelve year olds. “Before the trip I was so excited that I could not sleep! I stayed up the whole night. […]
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There are several booklets about the many waterfalls in Zambia as well as a diary written and illustrated by well-known Zambian artist, Quentin Allen. Here is a small report on another waterfall tour in Zambia’s Northern and Luapula provinces. Travelling from Lusaka, the first falls you could visit, after turning right at the signpost shortly […]
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Blood sucking vampires, bats tangled in your hair and plenty of blood-curdling screams as you run away! These are the images that often come to mind when one mentions bats. In reality, bats are unique, beautiful mammals that play a vital role in our ecosystem, and Zambia offers a little-known opportunity to view huge numbers […]
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During last month, I had the pleasure of visiting Mike Merritt and Lari Bosman at their special corner of the earth; Mutinondo Wilderness located between the Great North Road and the Muchinga Escarpment bordering the Luangwa Valley. Mike and Lari enjoy stunning views over dambos and rounded mountains from the dining nsaka, from the bar, […]
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It has been referred to in various travel magazines as “the prettiest lodge on the Zambezi” and at the 25th Annual Awards Ceremony of the Trade Leaders Club in Madrid, Spain, Chundu won the Year 2000 trophy, an International travel award, which was presented by an overseas selection panel from the Tourist, Hotel and catering […]
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A modern dance is composed in much the same way as an essay – each movement is like a word, a string of movements like a sentence, or a phrase. Once you have a few sentences, you can start to make a paragraph, stringing the movement phrases together, attaching them with transitions that work like […]
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SANGOMAS, FOOTBALL AND RESPECT I’m writing in reference to the malodorous saga involving Andrew Tembo, Mwape Miti and the Danish football club OB Odious (sorry, OB Odense, may they be relegated for ever and ever) and the general passivity of our local media in responding to the whole story. Here we have two young bright […]
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