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CONTENTS 12. WHAT’S ON Events, Festivals and ceremonies in January and February 2016 15. INTERNATIONAL DESTINATION Magical Maurutius 20. LOCAL DESTINATION Things to only do once 22. CONSERVATION COSMOS puts Zambia on the map 52. PROFLIGHT NEWS 24. LIFESTYLE Saving an adorable primate The Help: Can’t live with them, 54. PROFILE can’t live without them Wezi Mhone Spreading Hope 27. ZAMBIAN ARTS 56. ON THE Keeping it Surreal GRAPEVINE 31. FASHION Bright summer whites Strike a Pose 60. MUSIC 34. ART & CULTURE Only Brave by Mag 44 For the Love of Sculpting 62. EDUCATION 37. LITERATURE Teaching english abroad The thing around your neck 64. BUSINESS 39. GALLERY Monetising your Hobbies The works of Natasha Evans 66. CSR 48. CULTURE Chishawe: Sanctuary for orphaned children Reimagining Folklore 10

EDITORIAL TEAM Chipo Chitambi Efemia Chela Esnala Banda Imanga Kayama Jo Adeyemo Kapalu Mutenda Karthik Jayaprakash CREDITS Kempson Ari Mabuluki Leelee Ngwenya Mazuba Kapambwe Mazuba Kapambwe Mukumbi Kabesha Nkole Nkole Rachel Mupela PUBLISHING EDITOR Joanna Hickey-Damalis DEPUTY PUBLISHING EDITOR Samba Yonga DESIGN & ARTWORKING Deeva Amin ADLAB LTD PUBLISHER 68. SPORTS Decline of the Local stadium 80. TECH ADVERTISING supporters Coding for your career [email protected] 70. HEALTH 82. HUMOUR PRINTERS New Horizon Printing Press A healthier you: weight loss Dooderonomy solutions COVER IMAGE 84. NKWAZI JUNIOR Mauritius : Thinkstock 72. PODCAST The king of the Jungle The GreatZ: Zambia’s first podcast 87. PUZZLES Sudoku 74. MEN’S CORNER The rise of the beard nation 76. SATIRE You are over-stepping 78. GADGETS While precautions have been taken to ensure the accuracy of the contents of our magazine, Silver Fox Virtual envoronments to take Publications does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the quality, accuracy, over completeness, legality, reliability or usefulness of any information, product or service represented within our magazine. Views in this publication are not necessarily those of Silver Fox Publications. 11

W What’s Onhat’s On TOP PICKS FOR EVENTS, FESTIVALS AND CEREMONIES JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2016 STORY by Mazuba KKapambwe | IMAGES from Thinkstock 12

JANUARY Voodoo Festival Slapdee Filling up Ouidah’s Voodoo Festival is held in a Heroes Stadium seaside town located 42 km west of Cotonou city - a spiritual gathering at a beach to honor slave ancestors, with After the success of South African hip colorful costumes, chanting, dancing, hop artist Cassper Nyovest filling up and drinking gin and religious the Coca Cola dome in Johannesburg ceremonies. 2016 dates are in a campaign that was known as ‘fill up the dome’, other artists have decided to take up the challenge. FEBRUARY Lusaka based hip hop artist Slapdee is the first Zambian artist to attempt Ultra Music Festival this feat. On January 2, he will perform at the Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. For (South Africa) tickets, follow @Slapdee on twitter. South Africa’s EDM festival kicks off in Johannesburg between February Timkat 26-28, 2015. Confirmed acts for the two day festival are major dj’s Zedd, Orthodox Ethiopian’s celebrate the Skrillex, Afrojack and more. Venue is baptism of Jesus at this festival the Nasrec center. celebrated all over the country. The best place to celebrate Timkat is in the ancient town of Gondor. Cape town Thousands of people gather for Electronic Music the ceremony which culminates in Festival them immersing themselves in the Fallisdades bath. 2016 dates are Once again, Cape Town plays host January 20. to a music festival. The fifth annual CTEMF is held over 3 days with a wide Up the Creek range of events including workshops, showcases and satellite events. 2016 Festival dates are 5-7 February. Venue is The Grand Parade, Darling Street, Cape Capetown plays host to this festival Town, South Africa. held over three days, with three stages and over thirty artists performing. Hip hop, trance and other genres collide in this festival which the organizers dub as like “Woodstock, but wetter”. Dates are 28-31 January. The event venue is Felix Unite River Adventures, Breede River, Swellendam, Cape Town. 13



International Destination Magical Mauritius Everyone needs a getaway. While most people choose to indulge in STORY by Mazuba Kapambwe holidays in December to tie into the festive season, January is usually the Images by Thinkstock better month to travel in terms of affordability. What better way to reflect on the year ahead than the volcanic island of Mauritius situated in the Indian Ocean? Mauritius is an island brimming with abundant activities including snorkeling, visiting tea plantations, temples and more. It is most known for the dodo bird which is now extinct, as a popular wedding and honeymoon destination and now as Africa’s third country to have a female president, who happens to be a marine biologist and committed to protecting the vast flora and fauna of the country. The mix of cultures is reflected in their cuisine which features spectacular curries, sugar cane drinks and of course, one of Mauritius main exports of rum. 15

International Destination How to get there What To Do The photography museum is located in Port Louis and was founded Via a code share agreement with by Mr. Tristan Bréville in 1966. Proflight, Air Rwanda flies to Joburg Port Louis. Other niche museums of interest three times a week on Mondays, include the Postal museum on the Wednesdays and Fridays. From The capital city is a good first start. waterfront and the Museum of there, use Air Mauritius or South If you’re a fan of buildings with Sugar, which is located in Beau Plan, African to fly into capital city Port history, you must visit The Chateau Pamplemousse. Louis. de Labourdonnais It’s a colonial house that has been restored as a One of the most interesting features hotel to show how wealthy families of Mauritius can be seen from the lived there in the nineteenth Museum of Sugar air if flying into the Riverie district century. After being drawn in by the L’AVENTURE DU SUCREBEAU PLAN, in the South West region of the tree lined drive, treat yourself to one PAMPLEMOUSSES country. The seven colored earths is or all of the 7 rums available. a geographical formation consisting ILE MAURICE of seven different colored sand Museums TEL. +230 243 7900 dunes (red, brown, violet, green, For travelers wanting a sense of the blue, purple and yellow) formed history of Mauritius, the National E-MAIL: [email protected] from the decomposition of basalt History Museum and Mauritius into clay. institute in Port Louis is a good Tamil Surya Oudaya Sangam place to start. The small museum Temple features a reconstruction of the famous and now extinct dodo bird. The breathtaking Surya Oudaya temple was built to honor Hindu 16

Timetable Jan/Feb 2016 FROM LUSAKA Fit No Days Dept Arr Type Effective Date to Durban P0 024 Th Fr 11:00 13:30 CRJ1 4-Nov-15 P0 022 Su 8:15 10:45 CRJ1 20-Dec-15 to Kasama P0 202 Mo Tu Th 9:45 12:25 C208 16-Nov-15 to Lilongwe P0 012 Mo We Sa Su 11:10 12:40 J41 16-Nov-15 to Livingstone P0 704 Daily 10:55 12:05 J41 4-Nov-15 to Mfuwe P0 800 We Fr 7:20 8:30 J41 1-Jan-16 P0 802 Mo Su 16:00 17:10 J41 1-Jan-16 P0 802 Mo Th Su 16:00 17:10 J41 1-Feb-16 to Ndola P0 300 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 7:00 7:45 J41 4-Nov-15 P0 308 Daily 12:00 12:45 J41 4-Nov-15 P0 306 Daily 17:40 18:25 J41 4-Nov-15 to Solwezi P0 912 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 7:10 8:20 J41 4-Nov-15 P0 916 Mo Fr 14:15 15:25 J41 4-Nov-15 P0 918 Su 15:50 17:00 J41 4-Nov-15 FROM DURBAN Fit No Days Dept Arr Type Effective Date to Lusaka P0 025 Th Fr 14:10 16:40 CRJ1 4-Nov-15 P0 023 Su 11:25 13:55 CRJ1 4-Nov-15 FROM KASAMA Fit No Days Dept Arr Type Effective Date to Lusaka P0 203 Mo Tu Th 12:45 15:25 C208 16-Nov-15 FROM LILONGWE Fit No Days Dept Arr Type Effective Date to Lusaka P0 013 Mo We Sa Su 13:15 14:45 J41 16-Nov-15 FROM LIVINGSTONE Fit No Days Dept Arr Type Effective Date to Lusaka P0 705 Daily 12:35 13:45 J41 4-Nov-15 FROM MFUWE Fit No Days Dept Arr Type Effective Date to Lusaka P0 801 We Fr 9:00 10:10 J41 1-Jan-16 P0 803 Mo Su 17:40 18:50 J41 1-Jan-16 P0 803 Mo Th Su 17:40 18:50 J41 1-Feb-16 FROM NDOLA Fit No Days Dept Arr Type Effective Date to Lusaka P0 313 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 8:15 9:00 J41 4-Nov-15 P0 309 Daily 13:15 14:00 J41 4-Nov-15 P0 305 Daily 18:55 19:40 J41 4-Nov-15 FROM SOLWEZI Fit No Days Dept Arr Type Effective Date to Lusaka P0 913 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 8:50 10:00 J41 4-Nov-15 P0 917 Mo Fr 15:55 17:05 J41 4-Nov-15 P0 919 Su 17:30 18:40 J41 4-Nov-15

International Destination God Shiva, Durga, Murugan racecourse in the world. Racing Ebrahim Travel and Tours (Skanda), and Ganesh. season is from March to December unfortunately, but it is still worth a Reception at Royal Road, Grand Bay visit. next to M.C.B Bank Bois cheri Tea Plantation Email: [email protected] According to Lonely Planet, “This The Mauritius Turf Club: Website: www.etours.mu 250-hectare tea factory and museum is located about 12km Address: Champ de Mars, Eugène Tel: + 230 421 1597/263 1454 north of Rivière des Anguilles amid Laurent street, Port-Louis an endless acreage of cane. Visitors Tel: 212 2212 Chez Tante Athalie can take an hour-long tour of the tea-processing facility, which ends Website: http://www. Route Royal, Pamlemousses with a stop at a small exhibition mauritiusturfclub.com/ Email: [email protected] space annotating the island’s tea Racing season: From March to history through machines and December Tel: +230 243 9266 photos. The best part of the visit is undoubtedly the sampling session at the end. It’s advisable to plan Central Bazaar Fast Facts: your trip during the morning as Currency: Mauritian Rupees most of the action takes place The best place to pick up souvenirs before noon” or street food is the Central Bazaar Culture: market. Be sure to negotiate with Mauritius is a blend of diverse the sellers. cultures and religions. The Rault Old biscuit Factory population According to Lonely Planet, “In 1870 Caudan Waterfront Consists of Hindus, Creole, Chinese, the Rault family started producing Muslims and Europeans. manioc biscuits at their little biscuit The Waterfront is one of the best factory on the northern outskirts of shopping, dining and night life Language: Mahébourg. It has changed hardly a destinations in Mauritius. Shops English, French and Creole jot since. The crispy, square cookies at the Caudan Waterfront feature are made almost entirely by hand famous international fashion brands What to wear using a secret recipe passed down and fine jewelry. This is also a great Take your best beach and casual from generation to generation and place to socialize of an evening. wear. In the winter months (June baked on hotplates over stoves According to tourism-mauritius.mu, -September), carry some light fueled with dried sugar-cane leaves. “Live entertainment features almost woolen clothing for the cool The 15- to 20-minute guided tour every night, and some pubs in the evenings. ends with a chance to sample the vicinity hold their ‘Happy Hour’ end result – with a nice cup of tea, from 6.00pm all the way through to Please show due respect when of course”. 9.00pm on a Friday” visiting religious places. Wear appropriate clothing (and remove Site| biscuitmanioc.com leather shoes and belts) when Tours entering the premises. Champ de Mars Racecourse Tours for sight seeing, water sports etc can be arranged via the contacts This racecourse was a military below. training ground until the Mauritius Turf Club was founded in 1812, making it the second-oldest 18

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THINGS TO BE DONE ONCE The Freight Train Journey STORY by Kapalu Mutenda In most travel pieces for a most urban and developed areas of and never recalled seeing anything publication such as this, the the country are referred to as “along that looked like a passenger section. destination is usually exotic or the the line of rail” long after the railway All the carriages seemed to be metal transportation luxurious. The article was in heavy use. containers on wheels. will take the reader’s mind to a place As the road network and Back then a bus ticket cost in the of escape where they wish they could infrastructure was invested in the region of K50, 000, while a train ride stay forever. Causing the reader to need for passenger train travel was a mere K12, 000. The economist imagine and yearn after the sights lessened greatly. The relative speed in me didn’t need to be told that was and sounds the writer experienced as of the train and the lack of comforts a good saving. As I thought about the writer recalls his interaction with for paying passengers saw it fall into the extra pocket money I’d have, I new people and cultures. This is not disuse. The only passengers who got warmed up to the idea. The love of one of those pieces. This is not about a train from Lusaka to the Copperbelt money is indeed the root of all kinds a journey you should ever expect were people who had a lot more time of evil. to see advertised in any classified. to spend than money, and for whom It is most certainly not about the comfort was not a concern, at all. As soon as closing assembly was type of trip one would want to take over we dispatched out luggage when one wants to get away from And so quite how I found myself with friends and set out to the rail the stressfulness of one’s current talked into boarding a train that was station. I knew something wasn’t existence. Any rest and relaxation taking cargo to the Copperbelt is right the moment we had to go derived would be purely accidental. beyond me. During the school term round the side of the perimeter and a friend and I had not been as thrift get in through a hole in the fence. The fascination with trains for many men begins at a tender age. with our cash as we should have My friend went and had a chat with been. All the rules of budgeting have one of the railway workers in charge Engineering feats are always sure been forgotten every time we got a of the carriages. He came back and to grab a man’s interest. Be it the whiff of a fresh batch of pies in the extracted the money from me and we wonders of the machinery or just the tuckshop. The money set aside for were shown to our carriage. It was, sheer size, men love their toys. And priority issues got reprioritised rather as I had feared. A metal container trains are no exception. Adding to easily. with minimal ventilation provided the intrigue is that trains are not that by a few crudely made vents. There common of a feature in most parts And so by the end of term we was what I presumed a pile of metal of this country. Passenger trains are found ourselves with insufficient sheets covered with blue canvas, and few and far between, with an ever- funds for our needs. Those were tied down. This pile took up almost decaying railway system. Meanwhile the days before cell phones were three quarters of the carriage. There the frequency of cargo trains is also ubiquitous. Calling home to ask for were no chairs or benches. Not even on the decline with trucks being the extra cash would have been difficult a stool. The only thing that passed preferred mode for many heavy-duty in the best of circumstances. In the for a seat was a piece of canvas in goods. current circumstances though it the corner. The carriage was dim wasn’t a feasible option. Any phone The railway system in Zambia numbers of nearby relatives I had and maintained the odour of the was laid in the early days on the memorised quickly left my mind as disappointment of many before me colonial era as part of a rail network I contemplated my situation and who had been duped. I told myself it linking present day Zambia and weighed up if I could make the bus could be worse, though I wasn’t sure Zimbabwe. The first rail lines were ride without buying food or getting how, but at least it would be over in a from Livingstone to the then capital a taxi to carry my luggage. At this few hours. Or so I thought… Choma. By 1910 the railway had point my friend mooted the idea of We were fortunate to get a train that extended to the Copperbelt. The going by train. He claimed he had was departing in the morning, as colonialists established settlements done it before and it was fun. I was the rest leave later in the day. The along the route taken by the trains to sceptical. I grew up near the rail line train started off at a slow pace. Much and from the mines. Hence why the 20

Local Destination Once the train started off again it was a slow quiet journey. I doubt heaven had heard as many prayers from us combined as they did each time we were about to take a bite slower than I anticipated. I always of the dodgy looking chicken. And assumed the train slowed down for some reason we felt drinking the because it was passing through a metal back on the container. water through clenched teeth act as residential area. Apparently not, I lost some kind of filter against bacteria. all hope of making it home in time The next day we woke up with the With our stomachs somewhat for my favourite show. stark realisation that we had no appeased sleep was slightly easier to bathing facilities, which for two come by that night. Being confined to a dark, smelly schoolboys wasn’t that big of a deal, place with nothing for entertainment but also no toilet facilities. And that By the time we arrived in the but the tales of my now discredited was a pretty big deal. The porter had Copperbelt by late afternoon on the friend was a mind numbing left one of doors slightly ajar. We had third day we were utterly drained. experience. There are only so many no option to take care of our number Our food supplies had depleted stories one can share from the term one through the gap. and we were spent. We had to wait just passed. Within a few hours almost an hour before we could the hunger pangs hit to add to the As the day drew on we tried to fight disembark in order to avoid detection. boredom. I had packed a lunchbox off the hunger by playing memory That just made a bad trip worse. By of dining hall food anticipating we games and reading. After what felt the time we made our way to town, would be home by dark. As I tucked like three days but must have been ate and went our respective ways, all into my food I pondered whether to a few hours the train slowed down the money we had thought we would save some for later. I opted not to. until it ground to a halt. We had save had gone. reached the midway point of our Nightfall took its time to arrive. journey almost 30 hours after we You never know how much a person We could see through the vents had started off. The station was a irritates you until you take a three- that it had gotten dark. It was time far cry from the bus stations I was day journey in a freight train with for supper but unfortunately not used to making pit stops at. While just them for company. Breathing suppertime. All we had between we were stopped we took liberty to patterns, facial expressions, us was a packet of biscuits and buy some food from some hawkers everything rubs you up the wrong bottle of juice. Turned out my friend who knew of the unofficial passenger way. While I look forward to taking who had been on a train before population in the carriages. All that a leisurely train ride on a luxurious had actually been on the Tazara was on offer was mineral water that passenger train one day, or speeding passenger train that ran between tasted as if it had been drawn from through Tokyo on their maglev Zambia and Tanzania. That was my a rusty tap, groundnuts and chicken system, I think freight trains and I are most uncomfortable night to date. I pieces. There was a nearby facility through. While I will always have the had no sleep. I can’t blame my aching that had been adapted into a toilet memories and a good story to tell, its stomach, because even if I had been for the stowaways. The odour was something that I think should only well fed it would have still been hard almost enough to knock out an ever be done once. And if anyone for two people to sleep on a lumpy elephant. does opt to try it, please beware of folded canvas big enough for half a the chicken. No chicken drumstick person. We sat up sitting back to back could possibly be that long. leaning one side against the cold 21

Conservation CONSERVATIONIST PUTS ZAMBIA ON THE MAP STORY by Esnala Banda IMAGES courtesy of Game Rangers International/Zambia Primate Project, Tusk Trust “Cosmas is one of Africa’s unsung conservation heroes. His extraordinary work in remote parts of the Zambian bush rescuing and returning primates to the wild is not a job for the faint-hearted and speaks volumes about his dedication and commitment to the cause,” Travers mused. Travers expressed delight, on behalf of Born Free, that he has now received due recognition for all his effort. Born Free has supported him and GRI-Zambia Primate Project for thirteen years. The glittering award ceremony on November 24th at Claridges in London and was won by Emmanuel De Merode for his work with Cosmas and HRH Pwince William protecting Virunga National Park in DRC. Game Rangers International-Zambia Cosmos’s careful stewardship, and in Primate Project (ZPP) Project Manager collaboration with Zambia Wildlife Cosmas and the two other finalists Cosmas Mumba, has become the first Authority (ZAWA), over 500 yellow had the great honour of meeting Zambian conservationist ever to be baboons and vervet monkeys have HRH Prince William, a well-known short-listed for the prestigious Tusk been successfully rescued from illegal advocate for conservation and Conservation Award, supported by captivity, rehabilitated and given a patron of the Tusk Conservation HRH Prince William of the United second chance at life back in the wild. Award, in two private audiences Kingdom. The world-renowned prior to the ceremony to brief Tusk Conservation Awards celebrate Having always been passionate him on their Projects. During the excellence in conservation and about animals and nature, Cosmas’ ceremony, Cosmas explained that the highlight inspirational conservation big break came in 2002 when he nomination was humbling. work in Africa - ranging from the was asked to help release rescued protection of endangered species and primates back into the wild as part of “Growing up in a rural Zambian threatened habitats, to the promotion the pioneering animal welfare project village I never dreamed that one day of environmental education and the ZPP, established with critical support I would be meeting the future King development of community driven from the Born Free Foundation in of England to talk about my work conservation. the UK. Cosmas worked his way rescuing primates in Zambia. Things up through the ranks to his current like this don’t happen to people Cosmas was one of three nominated position of Project Manager Starting like me I thought. Being a finalist finalists for this award which was having started as a casual labourer. in the Tusk Conservation Awards developed by Tusk Trust in order to 2015 is really humbling and will celebrate excellence in conservation President of the Born Free Foundation raise awareness of the bushmeat globally. His nomination was a in the UK, Will Travers OBE lauded and illegal pet trades in primates in recognition of Cosmos’s work in Cosmas as being an unsung hero. Africa,” he reflected. developing a world-class primate conservation project. Under 22

Cosmas releasing a yellow baboon HRH the Duke of Cambridge with all the finalists. From left- Cosmas Mumba, Dr Mary Molokwa, HRH Prince William, Garth Owen-Smith, Dr Emmanuel De Meroda, Edward Ndirita. Photo- Tusk Trust that being short-listed for this the GRI - Zambia Primate Project (ZPP) Also present during the awards well-known and prestigious award is one of Africa’s most established ceremony were, amongst others, a reminder of the importance of and successful primate release comedian Rory Bremner, famous Cosmas’s work with primates in programmes. Its mission is to rescue entrepreneur Deborah Meaden, TV Zambia. GRI expresses hope that the and rehabilitate injured, orphaned presenter Kate Silverton and Bafta nomination will hopefully inspire and illegally held vervet monkeys and winning actress and founder of more young people in Zambia to get yellow baboons for release back to the Born Free Foundation Virginia involved in the preservation of the the wild. McKenna. country’s unique wildlife. Meanwhile, Game Rangers Established by and with on-going International Zambia has expressed support of the Born Free Foundation,

Lifestyle THE HELP You Can’t Live With Them, You Can’t Live Without Them STORY by Mukumbi Kabesha “She did what!? You must be joking! They usually fall into one of the Are you for real? There’s the one following general categories: The domineering parent - This who scrubbed the non-stick frying The motherly figure – she’s mature employer behaves like the employee pan till it shone like the sun; the one and respectful. She’s generally is one of his children and he is doing who washes clothes that run with reliable but not very thorough with him a favour by paying him. He talks whites or the one who puts back work. You can’t live without her ‘down’ and talks ‘at’ instead of to the toothpicks after using them! Whether because the kids love her and she’s employee. you are a stay at home mum, business very honest. executive, career woman, bachelor The best thing to do is realise what or retiree you would have probably Miss Attitude with a capital A- she’s is most important for you at the time enlisted the help of a domestic very good at housework but she has you are employing. worker at some point in time. And if an answer for everything. Nothing If you are a bachelor you may not you have they have probably done is her fault. You can’t live without need someone that’s very good something to drive you up the wall! her because she leaves the house with children. Someone who knows But truth be told – you can’t live spotless. how to cook and can work without without them, can you? supervision may be more important. The Nosey Parker – he’s very easy A young family will need someone All the jobs you either can’t or won’t going and does his work well, though slightly older who has experience do are taken care of sometimes he spends more time talking than with children. If a worker may not be expertly and sometimes leaving a lot actually working. You can’t live very good at laundry but is great with to be desired. You love the fact that without him cause he doesn’t mean kids you may want to keep her for the everything gets taken care of but you any harm by his incessant talking and sake of the children’s well-being. hate the fact that she knows you can’t there’s that cousin he reminds you of. If you don’t spend much time at home do without her. The very things you Let’s turn the tables around and we’ll a literate worker is ideal so that you love her for are the very things you realise that just as employees can get can leave written i nstructions to be hate her for. on your nerves sometimes employers followed. can often be just as bad. You love the fact that she’s great with Ask friends or workmates to kids but you hate the fact that the The ungrateful – The employee does recommend a good centre. Sometimes kids cry for her instead of you! everything on her very long ‘to do’ list what works for you might not work You love the fact that he use his and even when she does something for someone else. Don’t be afraid to initiative but you hate the fact that that the boss didn’t even know hire someone who was rejected by he completely disregards any routines needed to be done – not a single someone else. you leave for him. word of thanks! Very few people would admit to You love the fact that she’s honest The faultfinder – The only thing having been fired and worst still give and expresses her feelings freely but this employer lacks is a magnifying you the reason for the termination. If you hate her brutal honesty in telling glass! Nothing can be done to you do interview someone who tells you how to run your home. satisfaction; the remote was put on you they were fired if anything you Well, no one is perfect after all the left instead of the right side of have an honest person. Of course it and we all come with our foibles. the television, the laundry wasn’t would be prudent to find out what You’ll never find someone who has arranged according to colour or the led to their dismissal. everything you want. There’s always baby’s bib didn’t match the rest of the that one thing – or two that you have outfit. There’s absolutely no pleasing Someone who has had several to overlook. this one. placements in a short period of time 24

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Zambian Arts KEEPING IT SURREAL WITH NUKWASE TEMBO STORY by Leelee Ngwenya IMAGES courtesy of Nukwase Tembo Nukwase Tembo is a young before then I had no idea I what mediums; I started out drawing as Zambian female artist who is I wanted to be. I wanted to be a child. With oil it’s a longer process passionate about surrealism and a lawyer but then I changed to and you have to be patient, you also pencil drawing. She uses her art Psychology but I met someone use it if you want a smooth texture to explore her vibrant imagination who encouraged me to take up art. which I prefer because other paints I studied “Fine Art” at the Zambia like acrylic paint can be rough. tackling the way she views the Open University. world, her paintings deal with relationships, self-esteem and Nkwazi: You’re paintings explore social taboos. I sat down with her Nkwazi: Your work is primarily family, feminist and male/female to talk about some of her recent focused in surrealism why and who dynamics is that important to you to art and her future projects. are your influences? share or tell those stories? Nukwase: My biggest influence in Nukwase: I am a woman so I surrealism is my uncle, my mother’s express that and it’s not something Nkwazi: Tell me about your brother. He is not a professional that I ever think about, a lot of my childhood? artist, he is an Economist, I first saw work is personal. I painted a series Nukwase: I was born in Lusaka his drawings when I was twelve (two paintings), the first one titled into a family of seven siblings, all and they fascinated me. He used “Alienated” shows the wife as the of whom used to draw. Growing to create very surreal pieces but I umbrella the man is holding while up drawing was a part of our don’t know if he knew that’s what he stands with another woman. It daily activities; my father was a they were. My second influence is speaks about cheating men and good artist though he was never a Salvador Dali, he really fuelled my how wives are a cover or shelter for commercial artist. My mother’s side passion for surrealism. their men and while the woman is of the family also has artists; I get doing that he is out having fun with my talent from both sides. someone else. The second in the series is entitled “The Karma” it is after the wife has left her husband Nkwazi: You work in oil paint and Nkwazi: When did you know you pencils primarily are those your and he is left with the mistress who wanted to make art for a living? preferred mediums? becomes his umbrella. The catch is Nukwase: Only when I was 21, Nukwase: Those are my two main she is a smaller umbrella and she doesn’t cover him like the other 27

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EnvironmentalZambian Arts With Zambia’s first credit woman, his face is hidden under her card, you’re going places. ‘skirt’ because of his shame. He can’t let go of her but he knows she is not even half the woman his wife was. Nkawzi: You have an oil painting and collage that features a girl with a bandaged mouth and she is half naked holding a shower head, what can you reveal about that? Nukwase: That painting is about masturbation, which is a taboo subject. The bandage around her mouth signifies oppression. I feel like a lot of women do masturbate but they don’t talk about it and they are not proud of it because they are afraid of how our society will view them. Nkwazi: How sustainable is it to be an artist in Zambia? Nukwase: My portraits of people are my main source of income; it’s not easy to make money. As artists we face barriers like lack of media coverage on our exhibitions, not many people know about Zambian artists. We also don’t get enough support and I don’t mean financial. There are certain things the Ministry can do to support our work, they can create platforms for us to showcase our work and make money but they don’t. I also feel that out of all the Get rewarded every time you pay with your fraternities we as visual artists have Barclays credit card. it the worst because we can also be docile. With a Barclays credit card, you earn WorldMiles for every purchase made using your card. These points can then be redeemed for free airline tickets to travel with the airline of your choice to any destination across the world. Barclays credit cards are Nkwazi: What is next for you? internationally accepted in over 22 million outlets displaying the visa sign across 150 Nukwase: I would like to get countries worldwide. From the bank that’s here for you to prosper. into sculptures, I have done one sculpture called “Arachnaphobia” so Visit your nearest branch or call us toll free on 5950 to find out more. Normal look out for more next year! I am call rates apply on Zamtel. also working on planning a joint exhibition with a group of young *A Barclay’s VISA credit card makes it so much easier to manage your monthly budget allowing you to buy now and pay later as low as 5% repayment on the total spend balance per month. You also have an option of enjoying up to 50 days interest free period when you pay 100% of your outstanding artists that will happen next year. amount on due date. The 50 days interest free credit does not apply to cash transactions (ATM withdrawals/cash withdrawals at branches); these attract interest immediately. *Nukwase has a facebook page: Keeping it Surreal- Nukwase Tembo Art Barclays Africa voted best credit card business in Africa by The Asian Banker. 29 Registered Commercial Bank. Terms and conditions apply.

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Fashion STRIKE A POSE! STORY by Esnala Banda IMAGE courtesy of Francis Buseko Mubanga It’s not very often that the fashion former New York Model Annely industry has an entire day to Vihmann and many more, all be celebrated, save for the few offering various insights about the independent shows held throughout fashion industry. the year and the biggest of them all; the Zambia Fashion week. This time As a mere spectator out for some around, Foxdale court played host fashion fun you can never really see to the first ever Fashion Day out, a how much effort goes in behind unique three in one event that was the scenes at the show, especially one part fashion show, and designer for these models. Probably the fact pop up shops and one part Fashion that fashion modeling isn’t seen as think tank. much of a career in our Zambian culture doesn’t do much to aid our The fashion shows featured models ignorance of the amount of effort showcasing garments from the and tenacity this requires. designer pop up shop stands from Vala, Donta Fashions, Visote In the midst of the oohs and ahs amongst others. of people gaping at the collections on display, you can’t tell just how The Think Tank, organized by grueling the task of landing a spot Winner’s Association of Zambia, at a fashion show is. The many featured mini fashion workshops hours of waiting line for an audition that ran throughout the day and (under the unforgiving sun no less) boasted a great array of speakers and going through the agonizing such as Angelika Andersen, wait for a call back. It’s really no Chairperson of the Zambia Fashion different from the endless trips one Council, Christina and Donna of takes on a “conventional job hunt” Kamanga wear, Megan Bloemker, around town, mountains of CVs in Amanda Arnfred, Deborah Chuma, tow. 31

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Arts & Culture FOR THE LOVE OF SCULPTING STORY by Nkole Nkole | IMAGES by Nkole Nkole and Nsofwa Bowa From as far back as he can his parents and a belief that his remember Nsofwa Bowa’s hands dream was bigger than prevailing “By the time I was finishing school, had always done the talking, so circumstances for him to persevere. the art desire was massive,” he much so that as a little boy he was He reflects with a hint of humour recalls. “Even during my time at the able to create drawings that were how his desire to please his parents university I continued with my art convincing enough to earn him briefly got in the way of his dream: and the calling was stronger.” recognition in school. “When I was finishing secondary It was not until many years later school my wish was to do art at any Even after he had done what they wanted, his parents were still not that his love for art ultimately college that was offering it but due amused by his stubbornness to go won the battle for his heart and to parental pressure or interference, after his dream. For one thing, he steered him onto his desired career I ended up doing something else.” has never worked a job in line with path. I met him recently at the metallurgy. After university Nsofwa Henry Tayali art gallery in Lusaka’s started creating sculptures, which Showgrounds, where he and other That something was Metallurgy at was a new form of art he decided local artists dedicate many hours the Copperbelt University (CBU). But to explore. “All along I was doing in the fulfilment and expression while his body was in a Metallurgy paintings and drawings but not of their love for art. He looked like class for three years, his heart sculptures,” he shares. Sculpting is work, sporting a pair of red overalls remained with art. He completed his where he discovered, and gladly so, and a black t-shirt with a confident Metallurgy course, still feeling as that he had the most skill. On the manner about him. awkward as a racehorse in a donkey one hand this new passion came derby. Finishing among the top of via inspiration from artists such as his class, Nsofwa felt he had done Born and reared in the Coppperbelt’s enough to please his parents and Michelangelo and on the other, it came from Nsofwa’s desire for depth provincial capital, Ndola, from where with the metallurgy out of the way, and “feel” from his art. he eventually began his art career, now had the chance to pay attention pursuing his passion for art was to the thing that had been tugging not something that came easily for at his heart for as long as he could “One of the cardinal things I Nsofwa. It had to take pacifying remember- art. thought I should do was to study 34

Michelangelo’s art. I understood that a lion who appear to be fighting. things about himself through art. I needed some form of knowledge The hunter, Nsofwa shares, went into in line with what I was doing,” he the bush and had an encounter with highlighted. the lion. “Most of my sculptures border a lot on the situations we find in life,” he stated. These different situations are His choice material to work with “It’s a situation where the man is what he constantly tries to reveal is concrete because, he says, it is trying to survive and the lion is using his art. the most available and the easiest trying to eat him up. So it’s a story of to work with. Although he initially courage,” he explains. felt out of touch with the field of In 2005, Nsofwa worked on a metallurgy while at university, his statue of missionary explorer, David study of the course was not done Another piece of art he is proud Livingstone that today is displayed completely in vain. Nsofwa is in to have created is a statue of late at the Victoria Falls in Livingstone. fact somewhat glad he went to President Michael Sata, which was Two other sculptures he created are CBU because aside from working a job Nsofwa did privately upon those of David Livingstone’s loyal with concrete his background in the specific request of a client. He servants, Susi and Chuma which metallurgy has also helped him admits that his greatest competitor together with a different statue of create artwork using metal. His is himself and he is always trying the explorer, are displayed at the proudest work to date is found to push the bar to be a better artist Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula Airport displayed at Ndola’s town centre. and sculptor. in Livingstone. Nsofwa also recently He happens to have a special created an impressive concrete connection with this particular portrait sculpture of Zambia’s sixth piece because according to him, “I He is not too exact about what president, Edgar Lungu. can say that surprised me after I inspires him as an artist but the had finished it. It surprised me that general love of doing something I could create such a piece of art.” that he enjoys is enough to keep The sculpture is that of a hunter and him going and discovering new Sculpture of Zambia’s sixth President, Edgar Lungu, carved using concrete. 35

Arts & Culture Some of his pieces have sold for as much as K30 000 while others have taken him as long as two months to create. In his view, many Zambians appreciate art but fall short by not attaching the value of art to their appreciation. “When I did the first public artwork at the Ndola roundabout, people wondered what the art was depicting but afterwards demanded to see more after appreciating the beauty of the art before them,” he recollected. Over the years Nsofwa has sold many art pieces to both local art collectors and foreign tourists. In future he hopes that he can continue creating artwork that surprises not only him, but lovers of art in general. Talented local sculptor, Nsofwa Bowa at the Henry Tayali art gallery in Lusaka’s Showgrounds

Literature THE THING AROUND YOUR NECK Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie STORY by Chipo Chitambi This year one of my goals was to read weeks in jail, his perception of life and The story that lends its name to the more African books. I had previously privilege changes and he finds himself whole book, The Thing around your stayed away from them because standing up against the policemen for neck and examine the personal and most of the African books I had been a weak old man in the cell. emotional costs of immigrating to exposed to in high school were quite another country, in this case America. intense and were set in a time I could not identify with. But the biggest In Imitation, she tells the story of a wife turn-off was the language that most who moves to live in America while her But my favorite story was the last authors used. To me it was unreachable husband remains in Nigeria. She hears one, The Headstrong Historian. It told and distant. from a friend that he has a mistress in the story of a generation losing touch Nigeria. That causes her to question with its roots and culture because her life and marriage. In the end she of the introduction of Christianity. A So one thing I set out to do this year decides to speak up and informs that generation abandoning and declaring was to give African authors another the husband that she and the children its cultural practices after learning chance. I heard about Chimamanda are moving back to Nigeria. the practices of another culture. It Ngozi Adichie before I read her work. I made me realize just how far the heard her in Beyoncé’s song Flawless average African millennial has strayed before I watched her Ted talk. I know In A private Experience, she examines away from the authentic and original that says something about my tastes the blurred lines and effect of ethnic culture. Just how much has been lost in audio material. But when I followed and religious wars. She gently puts it in translation between our forefathers her trail, I discovered a little gem to us that evil sometimes put on an and us. It injected in me a desire to called The Thing Around Your Neck. ethnic or religious face. She highlights know my history. And it was this story how in every war all the sides involved that made me embark on a journey to lose out. discover just how much I missed out It is a collection of short stories with on learning just because my parents different themes. Throughout all the had adopted a different culture. stories she remains emotionally true. On Monday of Last week hints at the She lets you feel like she is telling the immigration woes while shows how story of the neighbor next door. She the artful appreciation of beauty can That is the beauty of Chimamanda’s tackles different and difficult issues sometimes be misleading. story telling, she moves the reader to from illegal immigration to healing action. Planting a seed of desire in you after a war. She finishes her short to be better, to be more. Her stories stories but leaves you wanting to know Jumping Monkey Hill questions why question your status quo and current what happened to the character later. men have the assumed right to ogle state of thinking. She is relevant and It struck me simple her narration was and talk about a woman’s body. It current. I think every African should and how effortlessly she spoke to the examines the passiveness with which read her, to realize that better stories reader. She doesn’t have to sell the society accepts it and asks the question can be told about them. And the rest of story to you because she knows she’s “Why do we always say nothing?” It the world needs to read the stories to telling it well. She tells her message talks about the plight of the sexually realize that the news doesn’t give the without having to spell it out to the harassed woman in the workplace. full story on Africa. reader. In Cell One, She talks about a boy who lives a sheltered life and continuously steals from his parents. When he is arrested and forced to spend a few 37

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Gallery Natasha Evans as born in Zimbabwe but has lived in Zambia since aged 8 as both parents were born in Zambia. Natasha returned home to Zambia after completing a BA honors degree in Illustration at the Arts Institute of Bournemouth, England. Whilst currently very busy raising 4 small children, Natasha attempts to keep working and making art alongside designing for her collection of ‘Art Lamps’. Natasha has also exhibited in a handful of group exhibitions in Lusaka including a solo exhibition in 2011. Natasha’s work includes abstract as well as literal elements. She uses a mix of techniques and is inspired to make pieces that have an abstracted quality but have relatable elements be it pictorial or by using photography or text. She tries to maintain a balance between strength in aesthetic appeal and concept. She likes to combine drawing and painting skill with less used processes and techniques to create interesting texture and to add interest and question about creative processes and the different ways of making pictures. NATASHA EVANS 39

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Culture REIMAGINING FOLKLORE STORY by Rachel Mupela | IMAGE by Thinkstock Let me take this moment to take Is there truly no longer a need or Do we blame technology? We are you on a magical adventure, a trip relevance for folklore? Those stories more than happy to welcome new down memory lane for just a few we can identify with in our local advancements and any strides that minutes. languages. The ones full of colour, drive us towards a better life. Do full of life and meaning, the ones we blame entertainment? Oh but that painted pictures in our minds we do love a riveting series that Do you remember, quite vaguely at of the daily human struggles and brings all the tissue boxes out best, those early childhood years; how to overcome them. The ones and has us cheering on the main sitting around a cozy fire after the that had clever heroes or heroines protagonist. But wait, there’s more, evening meal with your family; outsmarting the cheeky villain; or there’s the music and the advent of the atmosphere ever so loving? the ones with the surprising twist social media that has completely In comes Granny dearest, telling ending. What caused this shift? revolutionized life as we know it in vivid tales of faraway lands and Where is this lack of connection this modern age. mystical creatures, complete with between the past and the present her own theme music and sound coming from? Most importantly, effects? Usually at the end of what can we do about it? Can we also attribute this to a deep these graphic stories, there was a seated inferiority complex we are lesson to be taught, a value passed highly in denial of and would much down, a belief solidified, and the One of the pros of folklore, is the rather adopt something that is continuation of culture. Do we all passing on of good values from seemingly better? remember those? Yeah? Me neither. one generation to the next. On the downside, you will have to be careful about passing on some In spite of all this, I do believe not If you are like me, your childhood horror stories, that are just plain all hope is lost and there is a way memories at best, are filled archaic and redundant customs to bridge the gap and create a place with long days of chasing the and beliefs that may just stagnate where the old can coexist with the neighbour’s cat and touring their forward thinking. new in perfect peace and harmony. garden to pick fruit. After which you settled down to an evening of watching the older family members Our society has become one that One such innovative venture that fighting for the remote and whose is so preoccupied with keeping up answered this question is Leti arts; turn it was to watch “No one But with the times. And in that keeping an interactive media studio whose you”. (I am still not sure what we up with the Joneses’, we are losing goal was to bring rich African were supposed to learn from those more and more of those very values Stories to a worldwide audience, soaps but clearly, we did not get the that make us who we are; a people through comic and game franchises memo on this side of the globe). that pride themselves in their rich influenced by folklore. Telplus Communications Ltd was established to give you a one stop shop for satellite heritage and culture, Let’s face it, Folklore is dead, if it isn’t, it’s on life communications solutions. We care about you even in remote locations, communication is key. support. Distributors of Inmarsat, Thuraya and Iridium products Tel-Plus Communications Ltd | Connecting Talk to us today, call now on 44 Paseli Road, Northmead, Lusaka, Zambia | t: +260 953 539219 - 25 | 48 You to the World +260 211 238841 OR +260 953 539219 - 25 e: [email protected] | w: www.telpluszambia.com |

The company was the brainchild I do think it’s worth a shot to try This generation is all about fun, of three friends, who brought and emulate the Leti arts model in being social and interactive, cool together their creative genius, reviving our own local folklore and and trendy. I think I missed the talents, passion for change and making it more relatable with the memo somewhere myself but that accomplishments from the world younger generation. The method is a story for another day. As I was of video game development to may be unconventional but the saying it’s a new breed that we’re create unique African themed message need not change. We are a dealing with and if there’s going entertainment for mobile devices. people that have often relayed their to be any hope at all of passing on history by storytelling, but looking some of those values and beliefs around us, it’s clear that those times that we hold so dear to, we need to Founded in 2009, the company are falling behind us. I think it’s high engage them at their level. It is my grew to include a base in Nairobi, time we combined the spoken and humble challenge and appeal to all Kenya apart from its original the written word to leave something those passionate about preserving beginnings in Accra, Ghana. They more tangible. our rich history and heritage to birthed a series called Africa’s consider using different avenues legends, their answer to the of bridging the gap between the Avengers, a crime-fighting group We often speak of how values and generations and ensure the survival of heroes heavily influenced by culture have eroded with time, but of folklore. African folklore and historic legends. that need not be the case, keeping They even have a free mobile up with the times does not mean we app available for download on do away with absolutely everything Let’s get poor Folklore off of life Google play for those interested that has its origins in our villages. support and give the old chap a in reading it. I do guarantee, it is a We can embrace the tools that makeover. He may be the hero we very interesting read and offers a technology has given us and use need to save the day and vanquish different perspective into African them to preserve our stories, albeit our not so literary ways. folklore by reimagining characters in a different format with plenty of we have only read about in our colour and action. history books, who knew Shaka Zulu could be a superhero? Telplus Communications Ltd was established to give you a one stop shop for satellite communications solutions. We care about you even in remote locations, communication is key. Distributors of Inmarsat, Thuraya and Iridium products Tel-Plus Communications Ltd | Connecting Talk to us today, call now on 44 Paseli Road, Northmead, Lusaka, Zambia | t: +260 953 539219 - 25 | You to the World +260 211 238841 OR +260 953 539219 - 25 e: [email protected] | w: www.telpluszambia.com |

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