Grand Opening of Twatasha Community School

I am very honoured to be present here for the opening of the Twatasha Community School. Acting Dutch Ambassador, Mrs. Lidi Remmelzwaal, opened her speech on Friday October 6, just before cutting the ribbon and unveiling the slate with the school’s logo upon it. The logo, designed and painted by students Rachel O’Donnell and Patricia […]

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Plants to prettify Lusaka

Thousands of low-priced, healthy young plants in neat black plastics holders nestle in shady glades in the Lusaka City Council nursery, awaiting customers who seldom come because so few people know they are there. The nursery hides modestly behind bougainvilleas on Mwatusanga Road, off Independence Avenue just before Woodlands roundabout. (To make it more difficult, […]

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Readers Have Their Say

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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