Nkwazi Magazine

How would you react to the news that the Ncwala Ceremony of the Ngoni speaking people of Eastern Province or any other traditional ceremony you cherish will never be held because of lack of money?

You know its summer in Sub-saharan Africa when you hear the shrill, jet engine-like cry of the cicada. The sun shines fiercely in the clear blue skies, the trees stand like pillars, unwavering, as their leaves in radiant shades of green, dance ever so slightly in the warm breeze.

I never assumed I would have anything to do with art. When I was younger I never spent any time indoors and I wasn’t very good at drawing or painting. I didn’t have much interest in art at junior school and I didn’t participate in art classes at high school either, however, I did doodle a lot.

Even as a career I just wanted to be an artist. And I’m the only one in my family who grew up to be what he wanted to be. I didn’t want to do something I was forced to just for the money or because my parents forced me, but I wanted something that I was really from the heart.

Despite all signs showing that there is an urgent need to stimulate the growth of the SME sector and diversify Zambia’s economy; banks may have not yet realised that the relationship between the formal financial sector and SME’s is symbiotic.

Feminism is described as the advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of equality of sexes.

Experience Durban, where the water is always warm and there is always something novel to experience no matter how many times you visit.

There are many things that can be said about Serah Chibombwe. Talented. Driven. Out going. But not an artist.

If my music were edible it would be something zingy and tangy, with subtle flavours of sweetness. A savory dish. Maybe something Turkish or Middle Eastern, with dates and raisins and almond flakes – lots of different flavours and colours.

“…I have always found that plans are useless but planning is indispensable.” – General Dwight D. Eisenhower

Attending a rugby sevens match is not like your average sporting experience.

As we scanned the landscape of Liuwa Plain in the Western Province, noting the wildebeest grazing, some zebra dust bathing and a variety of birds in our view, we spotted something dark on the horizon that was moving towards us. 

With goggles and headphones on, the Virtual Reality (VR) experience begins. I am sitting in the pilot seat of a space capsule

By the time you would read this article I would have been to Beirut, Lebanon and would have attended the wedding of my best friend

There are some places that you visit once, enjoy, and leave. Then there are the places that just won’t let you go, and that you’ll never quite forget.

If you had told me a red dress by a Zambian designer would be worn by a Zambian actress at Cannes on the red carpet, I would not have believed you