PLEASE allow me space in your newspaper, which has now gone a mile further by improving the design and content.
In particular, I want to?point out the story and picture in yesterday’s edition on page 3 of a?boy who was abandoned and tied to a tree in Mazabuka.
This was a good and commendable effort. You brought out what most?people think cannot happen in this day and age.
Surely, how can?relatives or parents tie their own blood in the bush because of his?condition?
The media has a role to play in educating the masses and?exposing such barbaric acts on an innocent child.
I am appealing to?Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs) to come to the aid of this child.
Please keep it up and remain consistent in bringing out injustices on the voiceless. This is a noble role for the media.
Pius Mulenga
LUSAKA

A cry for help

MY names are Ireen Y Nzala and I live Dambwa Site and Service in?Livingstone.
I was born on December 31, 1983. I used to be a very good?Christian but I have now lost my place in the sight of God.
I have been suffering for a long time and I can no longer manage to live a normal life.
I am appealing to Christians living in Zambia to help me spiritually and financially so that I can start a new life.
Those interested in helping me should contact 0978 202046

Ali Mazrui’s death a big loss to Africa

THE passing of renowned Pan-Africanist, scholar and teacher, Dr Ali Alamin Mazrui is a great loss not only to the people of Kenya, but Africa as a continent if not the whole world at large.
I was only 11 when I got introduced to the works of this towering intellectual and one of Africa’s illustrious sons.
Back in the day, ZNBC Tv used to air educational and fascinating documentaries like, In Search of…, Secrets & Mysteries and Nature Watch, among others.
It was, however, the nine-part documentary Prof Mazrui wrote and narrated, The Africans: A Triple Heritage, that made me develop an early interest in intellectually stimulating TV shows and love for political science.
The series, and the book on which it is based, reveals and analyses the complex ways in which African communities exhibit a blend of three cultures: indigenous, Muslim and Western.
I remember as a young boy being glued to our 1991 vintage Elektor 14 inch black and white television set every time The Africans was aired. I learnt quite much about African history and politics in general by just listening to his documentaries.
To this day, The Africans, both the documentary and books are still an amazing timeless collection.
A wiseman once said, ‘‘ The death of an old man is like a burning library.’’ The death of Dr Mazrui, 81, who at the time of his demise was a professor at Binghamton University in New York can be described in such a manner.
Africa has lost a great scholar and historian in Dr Mazrui. He was an African encyclopedia and a great custodian of African heritage.
Dr Mazrui not only advanced the continent’s socio-economic, political, religious, cultural & ethnic wellbeing & identity but its unique diversity too.
His indelible signature on the African continent will never be forgotten in its memoirs.
Rest in peace Mzee Mazrui. Yours is a life’s race well-run
Kampa Senkwe

…Poem…Poem…

Sob for Chilubi

CHILUBI Island; Soil of my forefathers
You have concealed your tourism potential
You sit on the waters of Lake Bangweulu
You watch the waters meeting the sky
It was your mysterious tree they called ichiChilubi
I came to trace my parents’ footprints
I came to eat the fruits of your soil
I came to drink and eat the treasures of your waters
I came to mark your births and mourn your deaths
Who are my surviving siblings?
Because some drowned while others swam
I combed Muchinshi, Santa Maria up to Bukotelo
Where did you lay my fallen kith and kin?
Discard your witchcraft myths
Awaken to showcase your fishing skills
Awaken to showcase your canoeing mastery
-jackmwewa@gmail.com