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US Approves Multi-Million Dollar Grant for Zambia Funds will help improve water supply, sanitation standards, and reduce chance of flooding By Paul O’Connell News Editor THE Zambian goverment has received news that it is to receive funding from the US to invest in improving the standard of Lusaka’s water and sanitation. The announcement by the US government was made recently through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and it is hoped the funding will assist in countering the ongoing problem of flooding in the capital city. The MCC is an independent US foreign aid agency, that according to their mission statement, is “helping lead the fight against global poverty”. MCC Chairperson and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton approved the $355 million Compact grant which will be
used to lay the foundation for systemic and lasting change in Lusaka’s water, sanitation and drainage sector, which is thought to be a critical constraint to Zambia's economic growth. In announcing the award, MCC Chief Executive Officer Daniel W. Yohannes said: “We congratulate the Zambian people and the Government of Zambia. “MCC investments are expected to have a meaningful impact on the lives of more than one million Lusaka residents by improving their health and economic productivity and helping the country reduce poverty on a sustainable basis by enhancing water security.” According to a 2009 report by Zambia's National Water Supply and Sanitation Council (NWASCO) only 17% of the population served by Lusaka Water and Sewage company (LWSC) had adequate sanitation.
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$355m The amount of money to be invested by the US government in Zambia’s Lusaka province
This grant will enable the Zambian government to increase Lusaka’s overall water supply, extend and improve select water supply, sanitation and drainage networks and lower the cases of flooding. It will also provide the 1.7 million city residents with greater access to water
But Ban Ki-moon’s comments have enraged a Zambian conservative Christian group who demand an apology from him for offending their “moral code”. By Martin Flanagan News Reporter ZAMBIANS who are resistant to gay rights are blaming the growing acceptance of LGBT people on the liberal approach in Western culture. The lack of rights for LGBT people in Zambia came under the microscope
once again in March after the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Zambia to embrace gay rights. His remarks caused a flurry of outrage among those who oppose gay rights with those in opposition demanding an apology. The Secretary-General signalled his support for gay rights after he visited the African country in March. He said: “Now you have embarked on a transformation agenda, a process for a new people-driven constitution that will be a foundation for Zambia’s progress, a constitution that will stand the test of time. “This offers Zambia an opportunity to lead once more by enshrining the highest standards of human rights and protections for all people, regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability.” However, conservative Christian groups lashed out against his pro-right agenda and demanded an apology. The Zambia Rainbow Coalition, which believes homosexuality can be treated through rehabilitation, said Ban Kimoon should focus on development
Zambia Explored: Sit back and take a closer look at the life and culture in the Southern African nation.
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issues in Zambia and not gay rights. “We demand an apology for trying to force or knit into our cultural fibre vices that are offensive and not standing with our moral code as Zambians,” the organisation’s programme director Malekano Mwanza said. Mwanza added: “We would also like to urge him to concentrate his work with Zambia on development issues. As he rightly put in parliament, we need development in involvement of women and youth, reduction of poverty, halting and reversing HIV and AIDS, curbing gender based violence, reducing infant and maternal mortality and not the pushing of homosexual issues.” Zambia has been criticised in the past over its archaic views on homosexuality. Same-sex marriage and gay rights are believed to be sinful and those who express homosexual tendencies can face years of imprisonment. Ban Ki-moon has since passed the issue of decriminalising homosexuality on to the agenda of a Human Rights Council panel set up to deal with the issue of murder and violence against LGBT people around the world.
health of Zambians, catalyse economic growth, and continue to reduce poverty,” he said. He also explained that over the course of two years, the MCC had been working with the Zambian government, and in particular the Ministry of Finance and National Planning, to help Zambia meet stringent MCC Compact eligibility requirements. Storella stated: “Together, we have engaged with multiple stakeholders in intensive negotiation, consultations and project development to achieve the fiveyear, $355 million Compact agreement with Zambia.” The $355 million will be invested soley in the Lusaka Province, but it is understood that the Zambian Government intends to apply for more financing to roll out the programme to all parts of the country.
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UN Secretary-General calls for Zambian gay rights
and a higher standards of water supply, sanitation and drainage services. The funds will be used to provide technical assistance to continue and deepen ongoing government-led sector reforms, and ensure women and vulnerable populations benefit from project investments. The project is to include a drainage infrastructure and health education and hygiene promotion. The US Ambassador to Zambia, Mark C. Storella, said Zambia is one of only a select group of countries to gain MCC approval for an MCC Compact partnership and insisted reliable water sanitation and drainage systems are vital components for sustainable development. “Whilst mostly underground and largely invisible to the casual observer, the sanitation systems will improve the
Un Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is placing gay rights high on the UN agenda.
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Nationwide News North OVERTHROWN Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré said to Radio France Internationale “tackling recalcitrant Tuareg rebels in the north is going to be an ongoing task for future governments”. The president who lost power to a rebellion by the Comité national pour le redressement de la démocratie et la restauration de la démocratie et la restauration de l'état (CNRDRE) was on radio to warn the future generation of what was to come. He said: “The problems of the north have been with us for 50 years now. Our elders dealt with them; we are tackling them; and the younger generation will continue to do the same. This is not going to be over tomorrow.”
South IJG Business Climate Monitor has shown a boom in the construction industry in Namibia and other areas. This has also had a profound effect on other areas, such as commercial mortgages, commercial vehicles and leasing transactions. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) released the figures saying that “much of the positivity came from businesses' continued willingness to invest”. According to the IPPR, there were further increases on the Namibian Stock Exchange, which has increased 33% over the past 12 months and metal futures which are up 2.2% - hinting that business conditions could continue to improve over the next six months.
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West FORMER Senegalese Prime Minister Macky Sall has the won the recent presidential election in the country, beating current president Abdoulaye Wade. Voters had reportedly been apprehensive following President Wade’s statement that the two-term limit for serving presidents – enacted after he was in office – did not apply to him. During the campaign there were large-scale protests and demonstrations against the serving president. Macky Sall won in a runoff ballot and President Wade rang to congratulate him and concede defeat.
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Tony Blair: “Africa is changing for the better” Former Prime Minister sees investment as the key to a brighter future By Gary Woods Deputy News Editor FORMER British Prime Minister Tony Blair is optimistic for Africa’s future, but acknowledges that there is still work to be done. Speaking at The Times CEO African Summit, he said: “Africa is changing for the better; the perceptions of Africa are also changing for the better. “There is a new sense of hope and confidence, optimism and an expectation that is based on evidence not dreams,” he remarked. Blair also believes that while the continent still faces immense problems with poverty and conflict, that it is well positioned to end its dependence on aid within a decade. “Above all, I am noticing in my frequent visits there that there is a new generation of leaders in politics, business and civic society who don’t simply have a new competence about how they approach their tasks, but a new attitude, a new frame of thinking, a new way of looking at their own situation.” he continued. In his address Blair stated that the key to a better future for Africa is investment. Investment from China is increasing in the continent and he believes that this is a positive thing and can only help. He also stated that the West should work with China rather than to see them as a competitor. Blair said: “Fact is that China has both the capital and the capacity to get things done. “We should look to engage China – along with the host nations – in trying to work together to make the most of our combined efforts. “This will mean changes for both of us – China in its position toward us and us toward them. We should be
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is a frequent visitor to Africa and has praised its new generation of leaders. (Photo
development partners not rivals.” He stressed to the potential investors in the room at his speech that “Africa is a great investment destination.” He explained: “The returns are there, the trajectory is positive, and as you invest, you invest for the long term in partnership with African governments. “Investment done right holds the key to Africa’s future.” This speech came days after Michael Chilufya Sata, the President of the Republic of Zambia, held meetings with a 14-man strong delegation of Chinese investors. The Beijing-led investment team was headed by Mr Luo Tao, the General Manager of China Non-ferrous Metal Mining Company.
Mr. Luo said after the meeting: “The US$400 million Mulyashi mining project in Luanshya will commence production by the end of this month and our next project is the US$800 million South East Ore body at Chambishi mines. “The investment has benefited both Zambia and China. Therefore, every expansion in investment should be for the mutual benefit of the two countries and its people, I would encourage you to bring more Chinese investors to invest in various areas of investment in the country especially mineral exploration. “We would also like you to get involved in agriculture, textile and many other sectors,” he added.
There is a new sense of hope and confidence, optimism and an expectation that is based on evidence not dreams. - Tony Blair
Case against former Finance Minister thrown out of court Judge rules that allegations including vote buying had not been proved (Photo: times.co.zm)
A SOLAR power project worth US$4.7 million is set to begin in Tanzania this May. It is expect to benefit hundreds of homes and community in the Kigoma Region. Local company Rex in partnership with Camco, an energy efficiency company, won the tender from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a US aid agency which operates in Tanzania. Director for Commercial Sales and Marketing at Rex, Ms Christine Kahane, said that the project would involve installation of solar power at 45 secondary schools, 10 health centers, 120 dispensaries, municipal buildings and businesses across 25 village market centres.
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By Gary Woods Deputy News Editor THE Lusaka High Court has thrown out a petition against the election of former Finance minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane in Liuwa, and United Party for National Development Member of Parliament, Hastings Sililo in Mulobezi. Jane Kabuka, the judge in charge of the Musokotwane case, dismissed it on the grounds that the evidence apparently “fell short of meeting the required standards of proof to have the seat nullified”. Kaneta Simuyawa, the losing Patriotic Front candidate and UPND’s Mundia Sikufele petitioned Musokotwane’s election, while Sililo was petitioned by Albertina Pota Mwanamwalye of the Patriotic Front. Judge Kabuka said: “Allegations ranging from threats, bribery, distribution of campaign materials and public resources, to vote buying had not been proved.”
Allegations ranging from threats, bribery, distribution of campaign materials and public resources, to vote buying had not been proved. - Judge Jane Kabuka on the Musokotwane case
Case dismissed: the charges against Situmbeko Musokotwane were not proven. In the case against Hastings Sililo, Judge Anesi Bobo-Banda threw out with costs the Mulobezi election petition that was seeking to nullify Sililo’s parliamentary seat. During the case, Albertina Pota Mwanamwalye of the Patriotic Front had asked the court to “nullify Mr Sililo’s seat on grounds that his victory was characterised by bribery, threats and all
other electoral malpractices, contrary to the electoral laws”. Justice Bobo-Banda rebuffed these claims stating: “Ms Pota and her 11 witnesses failed to prove all the allegations that were levelled against Mr Sililo.” After considering the verdict for nearly two hours, Bobo-Banda said while delivering the judgement: “There
was no truth in the allegations of dishing out money or donating of blankets and mattresses to hospitals as the evidence adduced by Ms Pota was based on hearsay.” “The alleged malpractices were done by the UPND party officials who were not confirmed to have been the agents of Mr Sililo, though they belonged to the party,” she added.
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Creating musical alliances in Zambia The BCFE Chronicle’s Eoin Graham talks to Pat Daly about his experiences of working with the talented musicians at Evelyn Hone College.
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N 2007 Ballyfermot College of Further Education first formed a WorldWise linking project with Evelyn Hone College in Zambia. The main objective of the project was to open the levels of communication and education between our own institute and theirs. The areas that were focused on included music production and general media modules. It was decided to produce a joint newspaper supplement between BCFE and Evelyn Hone College called Peer to Peer – which would be the first of its kind. And while the media students produced two newspaper supplements, the traditional music students combined to produce a compilation CD. Pat Daly, one of the music lecturers on the Traditional Music Course in BCFE, was at the forefront of this project – having travelled to Zambia in 2008 along with teachers Fergal Hardiman and Jude O’Donnell. “I went to Zambia to work with music students as opposed to teaching them, they had an emerging orchestra that was really at the surface,” said Daly. “Music is embedded in their culture – everybody is active in some way in music. “The idea was to make recordings of the students doing their thing and bring them back here to our students. The initial concept was to have a collaboration where our students would add to the recordings and develop them – that worked to a certain point, but it is hard to form music alliances.” Daly also confirmed that the recordings from the Zambia sessions are still in use. “We use those recordings for different things like remixes in the classroom. It also allowed me to talk to my students in a more general sense about music in Africa,” he explained. Daly also pointed out that the Zambia trip was his first experience of Africa, and he wasn’t quite sure what to expect. “I didn’t have a major perception of the country. I had met people previously from Zambia before my visit, so I had a few personalities that I knew already. “I had no major cultural perceptions available before I went there – I bought a tourist book. It’s not really a tourist destination, you see.” Daly spoke of witnessing many hardships during the visit, but also noted that despite these significant challenges, the people offered him a warm welcome. “Society is definitely different – the family unit is broken,” he said It seems to be more fractured with the sicknesses of HIV and Malaria. It was very rampant everywhere. There were an awful lot of poster campaigns saying ‘practice safe sex’.” “I think people, are really warm and friendly, and the Zambian visitors that came to the college said that of Irish people, and I did feel we had similarities.” I also asked Daly if he thought he’d
BCFE’s Pat Daly meeting students at Evelyn Hone College in Lusaka. Together they worked on a number of musical projects which can now be heard online. (Photo: Pat Daly) made a difference through having travelled to Zambia and introducing the students to a different style of music. He said: “I felt it was good for the Zambian students to meet somebody who had emerged from an alternative system – like a fairly academic upbringing. “Music is such a social thing the boundaries were kind of blurred at times. When is it class and when is it just music?” He explained: “At times I struggled with when recordings begin. When they use to stay ‘ok we’re rolling now’ [or] ‘we’re going to change this note’ – that kind of production in a way is unnatural to music so deep. “Ethnomusicology – which is the study of music in the field – there is a lot written about the idea of someone going in and disturbing the field. I was very cognitive of it at the time having studied it.” Daly said that his favourite collaborative recording was with a girl called Mweete Chidamba for a song
Music is embedded in their culture everybody is active in some way in music. - Pat Daly
entitled Iseni Mutusende. “I met her one morning. She was practicing a Bemba Gospel song – a very tribal type – with a guy called David Longwe who is a piano player and we ended up doing two versions,” he remembered. “One where I played piano in a kind of jazzy blues version of it, and one where she did her own her own beautiful gospel version for the church. “That recording was a big moment for me because I felt like I really heard an
honest piece of music that meant something to everyone and anyone who was in the room who heard it at the time felt the same way.” He added: “It drew up lots of questions about the two, [like] where would they be after college. “For me, when I listen to the song during my everyday life of teaching music – I know this girl and boy thousands of miles away for one moment created a bit of magic.” He also explained that at the end of the project, he wanted to leave the students of Evelyn Hone College with a sense of hope and that their musical abilities could give them focus and a future in the performing arts. “For me, I didn’t want to leave the students with questions of: ‘what was that all about?’” he said. “It was about leaving some longterm value with the students. A lot of people can enter a workshop and look impressive, but left wondering questions about the long-term value.” Daly added highlighted that the
recording process was a bit sticky mainly because a lot of their equipment wasn’t up to date, but that didn’t stop the raw ability these students had – with their passion and affinity for music. “That word ‘record’ is very interesting. “I wanted to make a recording of them, and while they didn’t have internet access freely available the first time I visited, it was beginning to crop up. “The year since I was last there I’m starting to get lots of Facebook requests, so it is coming to be that they will get to see themselves at that time on that record.” Daly finished by stating clearly that while the technological resources in Zambia might be quite a way behind the likes of Ireland, the lesson is that the music is equally as good as that produced by any students in Ireland who have far better resources - so in a way it doesn’t matter. Check the project out at http://bcehproject.wordpress.co m/music/ to hear the music yourself.
Two Nations, One Publication: The BCFE and Zambia link
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HE BCFE Chronicle has had a link with Evelyn Home College in Zambia since 2009, when our sister publication the Ballyfermot Press first produced a joint newspaper supplement with the Lusaka-based college. BCFE and Evelyn Hone are now
into their fourth successful year of the joint venture, although this collaboration would not exist without the generous funding provided by Irish Aid. The project gives students from both colleges a chance to be educated about the cultural differences between the two nations, and it gives students the opportunity to understand economic, social and human differences between our
Western-european island and Zambia’s Southern African Nation. Each year students from both publications write stories and exchange them between each publication to show the strong links that this project has held for over four years. The articles show the differences of the two nations and allow the students to read and understand Evelyn Hone College and BCFE have enjoyed close ties since 2009. how our nations are worlds apart.
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By Jennifer Ormsby Deputy Editor
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Charity
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
- Mark Twain
Orphaned Children’s Village with an English influence Tobye Hillier finds out more about a man who has travelled a long way to help some of Zambia’s neediest.
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HERE are many big charities working tirelessly in Zambia, one of the biggest being Irish Aid. These charities are able to raise big sums of money to support the Zambian people. Zambia is one of the poorest countries in Africa and although the economy is growing, there are still a huge amount of poor people, especially in the rural areas. The country is suffering a HIV/AIDS pandemic, and many charities concentrate on support either for medical supplies or they provide help with nutrition as well as providing services for orphaned children. It’s possible for us here in Ireland to do our bit and donate money monthly but some people go one step further and offer to volunteer their services by travelling to Zambia to lend a hand. And this was how Londoner Bernard Blendell started off back in 2006. After the death of his wife Rita in 2005, the born-again Christian was at a loss as to what to do with his days but knew he wanted to do something to make a difference. Taking advice from his local church, he contacted the charity Brass Tacks, who were sending practical aid to missionaries in Zambia. Blendell applied to Brass Tacks and went to Kalene Hospital in North West Zambia in 2006 to assist in the renovation of the shower and toilet facilities there. While there he was moved with a great compassion to do something for the
needy children he’d met. He returned to Zambia later in 2006 and after that visit the 70-year-old whose father was originally from County Waterford – decided that he should spend the rest of his days in Zambia. His aim was to start an Orphaned Children’s Village and Nutrition Centre as many of the children he’d met at the hospital had illnesses linked to malnutrition. Five years on and Blendell is running his own charity, the Ikelenge Orphan Village and Child Nutrition Centre with the help of Morris Musokola, a nutritionist he met on his second visit to Zambia and his new wife Joyce, whom he met and fell in love with while working in Zambia. Ikelenge is a small town in the northwestern province of Zambia, just south of the Congo and to the east of Angola. Bernard Blendell with some of the children in the Ikelenge Orphan Village and Child Nutrition Centre. Living on his English pension and using donations and the proceeds from “The problem we have with the can use it to get to the river. We collect a small pineapple farm he managed to 10×20 litres containers a trip – existing houses is that they were buy through money raised, Blendell constructed of soft brick and straw with sometimes three times a day.” keeps the centre running, serving Blendell also told of the construction mud and sand for mortar and inside orphaned children as well as day visitors of a robust new building in the village – plaster on the walls; they have to be to the centre. one that will hopefully not fall prey to repaired frequently. The termites are It’s hard work, though, and a eating it all faster than we can replace!” the local wildlife. completely different living from what we This existence is a million miles away “Work has begun on the new are used to here in Ireland. dormitory building- it’s 100 feet long by from worries of potential water rates and Bernard wrote last year: “We take the 14 foot wide and will house 40 children. car tax, and it takes a certain kind of washing down to the river to wash the “The foundation is of granite stone person to take on this type of work, to clothes, and in the past when the wells from the river and large, heavy red leave everything you know and love have been dry, we have taken the - Bernard Blendell on one of the bricks 12″ x 6″ x 6″ baked in local kilns, behind - this certainly represents the children to bathe in the river. village’s vital building projects. the roof will be constructed from iron other end of the scale from filling out a “The rains have been late this year and monthly direct-debit for only a few euro. sheets. the wells have dried up early, we may
Work has begun on the new dormitory building- it’s 100 feet long by 14 foot wide and will house 40 children.
not see water in the wells until January.” It is very clear that the locals are quite vulnerable to the elements and nature, as was illustrated by an episode when transport was unavailable to them. “It became hard for us as the vehicle was off the road for a couple of months,” remembered Blendell, “we rely on the car when the wells dry up because we have to drive two miles each way to the Sekaji river for water, for cooking, drinking, bathing, and washing clothes. "We take the children down to the river to bathe, and all the clothes for washing on the stones on the river bank. One day last week we had one 20-litre container between 40 people and children.” He added: “We managed to get the car repaired and back in action, we still have trouble with the car’s electrics but we
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Travel
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.”
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In Profile: Zambia
Niamh Rogers takes a closer look at the country that gained its independence in 1964 and is home to spectacular waterfalls, amazing national parks, vast lakes and the imposing Zambezi River.
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AMBIA is a country located in the south of Africa, with neighbouring countries Congo Democratic Republic to the north, Malawi to the east, Angola to the west and Botswana and Namibia to the south. It has one of the lowest population-toland ratios, with just 10 million people in a country that is half the size of Europe.
Employment Many people who grow up in rural areas leave their villages to travel to Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, or Livingstone in the south of the country, to search for work. Sadly, many return home disappointed. However, recently home industries are beginning to become more and more popular, with tailors, cobblers, vegetable sellers, money exchangers, and hundreds of walking salesmen selling anything they feel is valuable. The cities have poor housing and are dirty, but despite the disadvantages of living in the city, the atmosphere in the city markets are very friendly and lively, serving as a meeting place as well as a working environment.
Before European immigrants came to the country in 1515, the economy was mainly rural – with fishing, hunting and agriculture predominantly providing the means of survival. Nowadays, fewer traditional farmers are making a living from agriculture and crop output, and consequently the population is declining. Zambia is trying to reverse this trend by encouraging people to continue farming and by luring people back into the countryside and to ensure those already living in the cities remain gainfully employed. Many of the middle class and otherwise wealthy are entrepreneurs, are in managerial positions, or own their own companies.
Education Few girls in Zambia manage to start school before the age of ten and only five years later they are considered adults, taking on the responsibilities of marriage, child rearing and tending to crops. A minority of children finish primary school, as it is expensive as a result of the high cost of uniforms, books and various
other school costs. Only 20% of primary school students continue to second-level, and a mere 2% continue to third-level. Illiteracy among the people in the country stands at 27% and the drop-out rate from school is very high. In rural areas education is hindered by the lack of facilities – such as transport and teachers.
Media Zambian radio is not common in rural areas, although there are 11 radio stations in the country, with most of these based in Lusaka. All of the radio stations promote Zambian culture and broadcast ethnic music. They are available to listen to online at http://tunein.com/radio/Zambiar101316/. There is one magazine in the country called The Lowdown, based in Lusaka. It was established in 1995, distributed once a month to all parts of the country and provides information for all people. Zambia has several newspapers reporting on current and breaking news, while television transmissions are scarce
(left) A lioness in a tree near the Zambezi River; (right) The mighty Zambezi River. and stations in English are only available traditional bands playing music that would be familiar to young people in the in major metropolitan areas. Other stations are available such as Western world. ZNBC (which broadcasts in the evenings only), Mnet and satellite TV. Language
Leisure Zambian people spend their free time playing music and dancing. Many traditional instruments are played throughout the country, although the playing of western instruments is increasing. The most common traditional instrument is the drum, and it plays an important part in rituals, ceremonies, celebrations and community communications. Dancing is an important part of musical expression amongst Africans. Dancing is a form for expressing their thoughts, and their reflections on life. It also expresses their thoughts over the years of turmoil and peace, tension and confidence, retreat and advance, conquest and defeat. The influences of Western Europe and other parts of Africa are well established in musical tastes of the current generation in Zambia, with many local
There are 73 different languages in Zambia, but the official language is English. All media uses English, and business is conducted in English, and as a result most nationals speak it fairly well. After English, Bemba is the next most commonly-understood language.
Travel If you wished to travel to Zambia there are certain requirements to be met. To gain entry one must possess an international certificate of vaccination – as most of tropical Africa is a yellow fever or cholera zone. Entry into Zambia also requires a visa for all non-nationalists with visas costing from $20 to $80 depending on the type of visit. Zambia is one hour ahead of central Europe and the currency used is the kwacha, with €1 currently equal to 6,632.02 kwacha.
(below) The amazing Victoria Falls in Livingstone.
(above) A traditional Makishi dancer.
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In review: How Za the Africa Cup of N Damien Byrne looks back at how the Chipolopolo came from out of nowhere to conquer a continent.
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HE Zambians were rank outsiders and were not expected to qualify from their group, and yet ended up finishing top of the pile with 7 points. On their path to the Quarterfinals, Zambia defeated Senegal and co-hosts Equatorial Guinea, drawing with Libya in between to secure qualifying.
Zambia coach Herve Renard (left) and his talismanic captain Christopher Katongo (below) were the main driving fordes behind Zambia’s victory. The 29-year-old striker was crowned “Player of the Tournament”.
What they said: There's something written that we have to go to play to honor the memories of the Zambia national team that died in 1993.
Incredible scenes on the streets of Lusaka as people of all tribes and race come out to celebrate this immense victory.
- Zambia coach Herve Renard
- Zambia fan Mwanba Chishimba from Lusaka after
after his team beat Ghana.
beating Ghana to reach the final.
I hear that in Lusaka the city and the country has gone wild and l don’t even know if our plane will be able land tomorrow when we return due to the number of people at the airport.
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RE-TOURNAMENT hot-shots Senegal were expected to go far in the tournament, but were taken down a peg or two by the Chipolopolo. Zambia scored two early goals. First, on 12 minutes Emmanuel Mayuka found himself totally unmarked on the edge of the sixyard box and proceeded to plant a powerful header past Coundoul, and in the 20th minute a pin-point Katongo pass split the Senegal defence to release Kalaba, who easily rounded the keeper to score. Dame N’Doye pulled back a goal for Senegal in the 73rd minute with a powerful shot, but they could not find an equaliser. This was a very good but unexpected start for the Zambians.
Match Statistics Senegal: Coundoul, Diawara, N’Daw, Mangane, Sane, M’Bengue, Gomis (N’Doye, 27’), Diame, Sow (Cisse, 66’), Niang (c), Ba Zambia: Mweene, Himoonde, Kasonde, Musonda (Chamanga, 86’), Sunzu, Chansa (Mulenga, 70’), Kalaba, Sinkala, C. Katongo (c), Mayuka (Chivuta, 81’), Lungu Date: 21/01/2012 Venue: Estadio de Bata, Bata Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon)
Senegal 1 - 2 Zambia: (clockwise from bottom left) Senegal’s Mohamed Diame under pressure from Lungu; Senegal defender Diawara breaking up a Zambia attack; Zambia star-striker Emmanuel Mayuka making life difficult for Diawara.
- Goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene after beating the Ivory Coast in the final.
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AMBIA danced through to the semi-finals with a convincing win against Sudan. Sunzu Stoppila opened the scoring for the Zambians after 15 minutes, and captain Chris Katongo doubled the lead on the 66th minute before substitute James Chamanaga converted an 84th minute chance, to secure the joint-biggest win of all the quarter-finalists.
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Match Statistics Zambia: Mweene, Himoonde, Kasonde, Musonda, Sunzu, Nkausu, Chansa, Kalaba, Sinkala, Lungu, (Kasonde, 56’), C. Katongo (c) (Sakuwaha, 89’), Mayuka (Chamanga, 64’) Sudan: Salim, Mowaia Bashir, Yousif (Kamal, 30’), Al-Basha, Omer, Mohamed Bashir, Nizar (Agab, 42’), Mustafa (c) (Galag, 69’), Masawi, Tahir, El-Tahir Date: 04/02/2012 Venue: Estadio de Bata, Bata Attendance: 200 Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Zambia 3 - 0 Sudan: (left) Zambia midfielder Nathan Sinkala challenging for possession; (top) Stophira Sunzu causing problems in the penalty area; (right) Sudan defender Ahmed Al-Basha could do nothing to stem the avalanche of Zambia goals. The game was marred by five yellow cards and a sending off for Sudan’s Masawi.
HIS was Zambian football’s finest hour and no more than they deserved for many fantastic performances throughout the tournament. After a goalless 120 minutes and numerous successful penalties in the shoot-out, an eventual penalty miss from Manchester City’s Kolo Toure gave Stoppila Sunzu a chance to gift Zambia a lead. Sunzu scored emphatically, and it was then Gervinho Yao Kouassi of Arsenal who had the chance to step up and level the game - he missed. With that miss, the Zambia team were crowned the kings of Africa, defeating the Ivory Coast and Didier Drogba – who missed a penalty in normal time. The Final: (clockwise from bottom left) Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba challenging in the box; Zambia captain Katongo under pressure; Mweene’s winning penalty save, Droba in despair; Victory!
Match Statistics Zambia: Mweene, Nkausu, Sunzu, Himoonde, Musonda (Mulenga, 12’ (F. Katongo 74’), Lungu, Chansa, Sinkala, Kalaba, C. Katongo (c), Mayuka Ivory Coast: Barry, Gosso, K. Toure, Bamba, Tiene, Zokora, Y. Toure , Tiote, Gervinho, Kalou, Drogba (c) Date: 12/02/2012 Venue: Stade de’Agondje, Libreville Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)
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Match Statistics Senegal: Aboud (c), Al Shibani, al Maghrabi, Salama, El-Khatroushi (Boussefi, 18’), Saad Osman, Mahamat, Al-Laafi (Sharif, 77’), al Abaidy (Balraysh, 72’), al Sanaani), Zuway Zambia: Mweene, Himoonde, Kasonde (Mbesuma, 31’ (F. Katongo, 74’), Musonda, Sunzu, Chansa, Kalaba, Sinkala, C. Katongo (c), Mayuka, Lungu (Nkausu, 53’) Date: 25/01/2012 Venue: Estadio de Bata, Bata Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
Libya 2 - 2 Zambia: (below right) Libya’s Abubakr al Abaiby looking to escape the attentions of Rainford Kalaba.
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AMBIA secured top spot on the last day of the group, when they defeated co-hosts Equatorial Guinea in front of 44,000 people. Captain Chris Katongo scored the only goal after 67 minutes when he controlled a Musonda throw-in and easily beat a couple of defenders before stroking a low shot inside Danilo’s right-hand post from just outside the box. Equatorial Guinea offered little throughout the game, and Zambia went on to secure a memorable and emotional qualification.
Match Statistics Equatorial Guinea: Danilo, Rui, Kamissoko, Colin, Konate (de la Cruz, 85’), Evuy, Balboa, Juvenal (c), Ekodo, Bolado (Ellong, 76’), Fidjeu (Fabiani, 46’) Zambia: Mweene, Himoonde, Kasonde, Musonda, Sunzu, Nkausu, Chansa (Kasonde, 74’), Kalaba (Mulenga, 90+2’), Sinkala, C. Katongo (c), Mayuka Date: 29/01/2012 Venue: Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
(right) Mayuka was a threat for Zambia; (below) Katongo taking on the Equatorial Guinea defence.
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HAT a moment for the Zambian nation this semifinal proved to be. A 78th minute strike from Emmanuel Mayuka, the young star and key player for the Zambians, secured a place in the final. Undoubtedly, the youngster who plays for Young Boys of Bern in Switzerland has the biggest future of all his team mates. The strike marked his third goal of the tournament and sealed the giant-killing of Ghana. The final was now awaiting the Zambians. Match Statistics Zambia: Mweene, Himoonde, Kasonde (Lungu, 66’), Musonda, Sunzu, Nkausu, Chansa, Kalaba, Sinkala, C. Katongo (c), Chamanga (Mayuka, 46’) Ghana: Larson Kwarasey, Mensah (c) (Vorsah, 72’), Boye, Inkoom, Addy, Boateng, Annan, Asamoah, Gyan (Tagoe, 74’), A. Ayew (Muntari, 87’), J. Ayew Date: 08/02/2012 Venue: Estadio de Bata, Bata Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
Zambia 1 - 0 Ghana: Ghana’s dangerous striker Asamoah Gyan (right) could not break down Zambia. Ghana’s misery was complete when they had midfielder Derek Boateng sent off for a second yellow in the 83rd minute.
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Africa Cup of Nations victory evokes painful memories Coach hails the triumph of a “fantastic country” still haunted by the 1993 air disaster By Damien Byrne Sports Editor
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AMBIA captain Chris Katongo lifted the Africa Cup of Nations above his head amid a sea of tears and joy. This sensational achievement, however, was very much bittersweet. The Zambian national side were 50/1 to win the tournament and to beat the 7/2 favourites Ivory Coast in the final showed great character and belief. Sadly, the victory was set against the emotional backdrop of the most significant event in Zambian sports history, when on 27 April 1993, the aircraft carrying the Zambian national football crashed 50 metres offshore of Libreville, Gabon. All passengers and crew were killed, including a journalist travelling with the
It was a sign of destiny – written in the sky; there was a force with us. - Zambia coach Herve Renard
team. Perhaps ironically, Gabon was as the co-host of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. On the field, the Zambians battled against all the odds to claim the 2012 championship for the very first time in their history. Coach Herve Renard will forever be remembered as he led his team to glory, and he felt that the result was written in the stars, following the air disaster some 19 years ago. Speaking in the post-match press
Zambia coach Herve Renard being celebrated by his team. conference, he said: “We know what we wanted to honour this evening. “It was a sign of destiny – written in the sky; there was a force with us. “I think God has helped us and given us strength,” before adding, “it's a fantastic country. I'm proud to bring the
Cup back to Zambia.” Midfielder Isaac Chansa, who plays for Orlando Pirates in South Africa, also acknowledged the inspirational role the 1993 disaster played. “The 1993 tragedy played its role. We weren't favourites for the competition or
Have Zambia found a new African star in Emmanuel Mayuka? Damien Byrne examines the credentials of one of Zambia’s rising stars, and considers if one of the game’s big clubs might be prepared to offer him a chance. In pictures: (Clockwise from left) Mayuka in action for Young Boys; for Zambia in the 2012 ACN; for Young Boys in the Swiss Super League; potential Premier League clubs need not fear he will struggle in the English winter; Mayuka has an eye for a celebration as well as a goal.
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HERE are any amount of feelgood stories to be taken from Zambia’s outstanding achievement in winning the Africa Cup of Nations. One of those is the emergence of rising star Emmanuel Mayuka. The 21-year-old striker plays for Swiss side BSC Young Boys, and was top scorer for Zambia during the 2012 tournament. Mayuka began his career with Kabwe Warriors, before moving to Israeli giants Maccabi Tel Aviv. Mayuka didn’t stay in Tel Aviv long however, as he was signed by Young Boys in August 2010 to replace the now sought-after Seydou Doumbia, who had been sold to CSKA Moskow. Mayuka was a star from an early
age, when he was the youngest player in the FIFA under-20 World Cup in 2007. Despite his failure to hit the net, soccer fans and pundits alike recognised his contributions to what was a very exciting Zambian squad, with Mayuka the only 16year-old at the tournament. Mayuka has already looked like being a bit of a cult hero at Young Boys, scoring a vital away goal in the 2011 UEFA Cup at Zenit St. Petersburg to see Young Boys progress to the quarter-final. With the small striker still only being so young, and having gained valuable with the Zambian National side and in the UEFA Cup, Premier league sides such as Wigan and Tottenham have already been keeping tabs on him.
the final, but we believed in ourselves," said Chansa. Before the game, Renard had pointed out that mental state and emotions could play a key role, and he was to be proved. Renard said: “We are not the
favourites one more time,” Renard said, “but it will be very difficult to beat us. “They [Ivory Coast] know . . . We know we are playing against a very good team, a strong team, but sometimes football is psychology – the mental state – and our mental state is very high.”