Cairo Road is the main thoroughfare of Lusaka and the principal business, retail and service centre of the city. It was named to reflect the link in Cecil Rhodes’ dream of a Cape to Cairo Road through British colonies in Africa. Commerce & Industry Eagle Travel Ltd Postcards 1965 –…
View More Zambia Philately: Lusaka – Cairo RoadThe Angoni cattle are found in the Eastern Province of Zambia and adjoining areas of Malawi between the Lungwa River in the west and Lake Malawi in the east spreading southwards reaching northwestern Mozambique. These cattle are today known as Angoni in Zambia, In Zambia, the Angoni are confined between…
View More Zambia Philately: Angoni CattleThe common eland (Taurotragus oryx), also known as the southern eland or eland antelope, is a savannah and plains antelope found in East and Southern Africa. It is a species of the family Bovidae and genus Taurotragus. It is the second largest antelope in the world, being slightly smaller on…
View More Zambia Philately: Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx)Vimbuza is a healing dance popular among the Tumbuka people found chiefly in the Eastern Province of Zambia but also Malawi. It is an important manifestation of the ng’oma, a healing tradition found throughout Bantu-speaking Africa. Ng’oma, meaning “drums of affliction”, carries considerable historical depth. The Vimbuza healing ritual goes…
View More Zambia Philately: VimbuzaLozi, also called Malozi, or Barotse, formerly Aluyi, a complex of about 25 peoples of about 6 cultural groups inhabiting western Zambia, the area formerly known as Barotseland in Zambia. Formerly, the groups were all called Barotse as subjects of the paramount chief of the dominant Barotse tribe. The 1/3d…
View More Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence – 1/3d Barotse DancerThe Makishi is a masked character that represents the spirit of a deceased ancestor that returns to the earthly realm to help the boys transition into adulthood. These Makishi masquerades, ancestral spirits, are a fundamental part of the ritual and serve to link the ancient past with the present. The…
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View More Zambia Philately: Commerce & IndustryIn 1964, Zambia’s adult education facilities existed in only three provinces on the railroad, and over 60 per cent of the population had no facilities. Over the 1.5 million adults, one million had never been to school. In early 1964, a program of night school was organised in centres away…
View More Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence – 6d College of Further Education