DOWN MEMORY LANE with AUSTIN KALUBA
Considering the fact that Zambia is celebrating 50 years as a sovereign state, this week I will look at colonial Zambia by highlighting some titbits that have helped to shape the history of this country.
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KAPALA CHISUNKA
“AS A child, I did not understand the reason we were treated differently based on our skin colour. As I grew, my parents began to explain why that was the case; we were not an independent State,†Geoffrey Protansho Milungu said.
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JIMMY CHIBUYE & CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka
PRESIDENT Sata will honour 1,356 individuals, including former President Kaunda, with the first ever special Single Class Golden Jubilee Medal at an Investiture ceremony to mark (more…)
MULWANDA LUPIYA, Kitwe
SOCCER legends will on Wednesday participate in the Kitwe City Council-organised Independence football tournament at Kitwe Playing Fields.
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NANCY MWAPE, Livingstone
GOVERNMENT says the golden jubilee celebrations offer Zambians an opportunity to thank God for the peace the country has enjoyed since independence.
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By BRIAN MALAMA
THE place is derelict, yet it is where founding President Kenneth Kaunda was first detained by colonial authorities as punishment for his campaign for Zambia’s independence.
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By OWEN SICHONE
ISN’T it ironic that a country known for its peace and tranquillity should proudly call its national football team the ‘Copper Bullets’?
It is a fact that the armaments industry does consume an awful amount of copper, and it is also true that copper bullets is not a correct translation of Chipolopolo. After all, not all ammunition is copper based. You can make Chipolopolo from copper or from lead alloys.
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