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HISTORY OF THE NAMWANGA PEOPLE OF NAKONDE
By Bwalya Mange
The Winamwanga people of Nakonde District are believed to have come from North East Africa together with the Tonga/Ila people of Southern province at about 900 BC. Hence some similarities in names between the Tonga’s and Namwanga’s such as Siame in Namwanga and Sianjunza in Tonga. Their lifestyle was a fugal system or nomadic life, meaning that they had no permanent residence.
As they come down, some of the Namwanga’s decided to settle in Tanganyila now called Tanzania while others proceeded to Northern Rhodesia now Zambia. In Tanzania, they spread to places like Mbeya, while those in Zambia settled in Mwenzo area western part of Nakonde District, some parts of Chinsali, Kasama and Mbala. The Tonga’s however
proceeded to Southern Zambia.
It must be noted that by this time, there were no borders available meaning that the Namwanga’s in Tannzania and Zambia shared everything including leadership. After the partitioning of boundaries, the headquarters of the Namwanga people remained in Tanganyika or Tanzania under Chief Mukoma. To this very day, the Paramount Chief of the
Namwanga people is based in Tanzania and only appoints a chief from there to rule over the Namawanga’s in Zambia.
The first chief appointed was Namulinda as Chief Nawaitwika to rule over the Namwanga’s on the Zambian side, when she died Namaipo was appointed as Chief Nawaitwika. Following her death in 1940, Malia was appointed as the third Nawaitwika from 1941 to 1999. Malia ruled for over 56 years, making her one of the longest serving chiefs in Zambia. After her death, Evelyn, who was born in Zambia and lived in Mufulira with her husband was later appointed as the current Chief Nawaitwika.
While at Mwenzo, a certain Bisa man from Mpika visited the place by the name of Musiani, it is believed that this man was very intelligent as a matter of factor, he even introduced firewood to the Namwanga’s. Before Musiani’s visit, the Namwanga’s were eating raw food as nomads. Due to his intelligence, Musiani received a lot of favours from the indigenous people namely the Simwanzas, Sichalwes, Sichizyas and Sinkalas who also gave him a local Namwanga girl to marry. He was also given a chiefdom to become a chief. He however, deliberately refused to move from that place to the new village he was given. It is from this that the name Mwenzo comes from. When you deliberately refuse something in Namwanga it is called Umwenzonbyi.
Since this man was a foreigner, he was called Siame. The name Siame in Namwanga means a foreigner. To date, all the Siames are believed to have come from the Bemba land and as such are not Namwanga’s and so are the Simumbas and Nakambas. Other chiefs are Kafwimbi and Mwenechifungwe. these chiefs have their headquarters in Isoka District. The main traditional ceremonies practiced by Winamwanga are: Vikamkanimba, Ng’ondo, Chambo Chalutanga, and Mulasa.
Unique names
Winamwanga surnames are unique in that they contain gender signifiers. All the female surnames begin with "Na" while all the male surnames begin with "Si." Unlike other ethnic groups in Zambia, who use such prefixes to mean "father-of" or "mother-of," Winamwanga have the prefixes fixed with their surnames. We see examples of such use in names like Siwale, whose female counterpart is Nawale or Namwila, Simukonda and Namukonda, Sikapizye and Nakapizye, Sinkala and Nambela, Sichalwe and Nachalwe, etc. We find similar use of the prefixes among the Mambwe and the Lungu of Mbala and Mpulungu, respectively.
Among Winamwanga, females belonging to the royal clan may have a surname totally different from that of the males. For instance, males of the current royal clan carry the name Siame, while the females are called Nakamba. Among the Mambwe, however, Nayame is the female equivalent of Siame.
Food
Winamwanga grow millet, groundnuts, beans, maize, among other crops. They also rear cattle (a main store of wealth and currency for marriage transactions), sheep, goats, poultry and pigeons. Winamwanga are teased often by members of other ethnic groups for their fondness for kumbi or pupwe, a vegetable with a slippery quality like okra. It is prepared with baking soda or soaked charcoal ashes and mixed with beans. The kumbi is usually mixed with beans and served with nsima, (a thick maize meal porridge) common among Africans.
Courtship and marriage
As among other African cultures, traditional Winamwanga lack a concept of dating. Any form of premarital friendship between young males and females is strictly forbidden. Young people, however, find ways around the restrictions. To declare interest in marrying a woman, a man must give the woman of his interest money or beads, called insalamu.
The girl who accepts insalamu indicates thereby that she agrees to the marriage proposal. Still, her parents have to consent to the marriage proposal. The man sends a trusted friend or relative as go-between (kateya wa mpango) to the parents of the woman, to convey his interest in marrying their daughter. If they consent, he pays dowry, more often than not reckoned in terms of number of cattle, but also as cash.
If they reject the proposal, the man has to look for another woman to marry. In the case where a man gets a girl pregnant before marriage, the man is required to pay damages on top of regular dowry payments. It is taboo for a woman to propose marriage to a man.
CHIEFS OF NAMWANGA PEOPLE.
The first chief to rule Namwanga people in Zambia was Namulinda who ruled as chief Nawaitwika.
Seconded by Namaipo who died in 1940.
The third one was Malia who ruled from 1941 to 1999. Malia ruled 56 years, and was one of the longest serving chiefs in Zambia.
The fourth chief is Evelyn. Evelyn born in Zambia & lived in Mufulira with her husband was later appointed as Chieftains Nawaitwika.
Chief Kafwimbi and Chief Katyetye are for Isoka District While Chief Nawaitwika are for Nakonde Distsrict.
All Namwanga chiefs are Siames or Nakambas
The name "Nakonde" means the "Land of Bananas" in Namwanga.

Chitimukulu, the paramount Chief of the Bemba speaking people in Northern province, has condemned the introduction of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) programme in early grades of primary schools.

Speaking when he held talks with Religious Affairs minister Godfridah Sumaili at his palace in Mungwi, the traditional leader complained that Comprehensive Sexuality Education programme in schools is one factor defeating the fight against early pregnancies.

But the programme has been condemned in several places around the world for its graphic nature and for teaching content deemed too pornographic for children.

CSE is also criticized for exposing children to an inappropriate s*xual debate which is against traditions and culture.

The programme is said to also encourage acceptance of different s*xual orientations (gay s*x and gay relationships).

In 2019, Zambia completed a pilot study and has began rolling out CSE in schools across the country, with support from United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

The African Union has, however, not adopted CSE and has said CSE cannot be a proposed solution to challenges related to early childhood, s*xual abuse in marriages, and gender based violence.

Do you know some of you tradition.
We have visited Namwanga people from Muchinga province and Tanzania.
Typical Namwanga traditions.
As written by Mr Silumbwe W.

1. Nsalamu;
The man gives salamu to his wife to be by hands for which she goes and gives her aunt or grand mother. The aunt should keep this money until the engagement day where she will be asked to produce it as a sign of knowing the man. We don't take Nsalamu in a plate. Once engaged, cannot eat or bath without the in-laws putting ka money.

2. Ukulanzizya mung'anda yamalumba.(good family)
During the visits to the girls' place, the man is free to eat food prepared for him. Normally the girl's family prepares food under the cover of giving food to visitors (this is key as it gives indications to the man on the type of the family he is marrying from). Regardless of how many meals he has eaten, the man is free to leave the girl.

3. Ukuvimbila
once married, the woman(Bride) is not supposed to talk to his father in law until she gives birth. In case of no child for a longer time, then elderly people set the time frame for which she can open and talk. There should be a token given to her before she talks.

4. Umuchinzi:
A man cannot shake hands with the in-laws neither should he enter his house or eat anything in their presence until such a time when you have two or three children.

5. Ukumutenzya;
A woman is supposed to cook in her mothers kitchen for 6 or 1 year before she can be given her own kitchen. During the day of kitchen commissioning, the mother in-law buys special relish and Helps her to cook. Normally its dry meat(ichundu), beans and chicken. On this day, grand mother or aunt from both families are supposed to be present. One should hold firewood, others a pot etc

6. Inkoko-ilumbo
Whether you have slaughtered a cow or you have bags of fish, a chicken relish must be given to the in-laws. The chicken must not be cut in pieces but the whole of it(imbuluwulu.) When eating, the man (groom must not eat inondo or icipompo neither should he over eat the chicken. The meal is normally accompanied by beans for which the groom should at least eat more of it

7 : Umusewania;
the mother in-law cannot eat any left overs left by her in-law.

8. Enyinaviala wampyani
The man treats the wife to his brother in-law as full-time bapongo. If John marries Mary and James is Mary's brother, John is supposed to treat James's wife as bapongozi. The key principle here is that, if my wife dies, his brothers are the ones to appoint who to take up my wife's name and in most cases, the they appoint their daughters.

9. Awipwa;
Nephews are key people in Namwangas families. A man may bring his nephews more closer than his blood brothers because nephews are not threats to my marriage or properties. A nephew's deginity is seen by how wealthy his uncles are and uncles normally pay off his bills during marriage. A nephew can eve rule his uncles village without prejudice.

10. A woman cannot talk to his husband or in-laws while standing and a woman is taught to treat the husband in high esteem, for example a man can call her iwe but she will call him imwe.

11. Ukufuta amanama;
There are no chilangamulilo among typical Namwangas or wiwas. There is what we call ukufuta ikula lyang'ome (clearing the footsteps of the cattle which they brought) The family of a man will visit the family of a woman to familiarize themselves and exchange notes. This happens soon before she gives birth.

12. Ivipicililo
The common celebrated event in marriage celebration of Namwangas is Ivipicililo where the family of a man(both from the mother and father) visit the woman's family again with a lot of Bear and the visit can eve last five days. On this one the family reveals all the secrets and this takes off after their daughter has given birth.

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SCHOOLS SHALL REMAIN CLOSED AS DIRECTED BY THE HEAD OF STATE -DR. MABUMBA
... says that interventions have been put in place to bridge the learning gaps created due to closure of schools during the covid-19 pandemic.
Lusaka,Monday ,May,4,2020(SmartEagles)
Minister of General Education David Mabumba has said that all schools shall remain closed as directed by Republician President Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu.
Dr. Mabumba however stated that government has introduced measures to ensure learners continue to learn during this period when schools have been closed due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Mabumba said this at a joint media briefing today with ECZ, ZNBC, Zamtel and Topstar.
"My Ministry has put up intervention measures such as TV platform to show video
supplementary lessons
as well as radio based supplementary lessons. these lessons will also be used in various community schools in underserved areas of the country,"Dr. Mabumba said.
The Education Minister disclosed that his Ministry has introduced E-Learning and Smart Revision platforms to provide supplementary lessons to learners and
self-instructional modules for junior and senior secondary schools in print format.
Dr. Mabumba reaffirmed that the his Ministry realizes the various challenges faced by both the learners and teachers throughout the country noting that not all households have television sets in their homes.
He has noted with concern that some rural areas are not served with electricity and not all households with television sets have topstar decorders.
Dr. Mabumba also noted that while zamtel has zero-rated access to E-Learning potal, most learners especially in rural areas do not have gadgets such as smart phones and computers to access education throgh E-learning.
He stressed that it is against this background that the Ministry of General Education has developed self-instructional study modules, printing of educational materials for all learners to enable them access education.
"While we realize that there are some challenges in using technology in the teaching and learning processes, it is equally important to note that these problems are surmountable especially if we work together as stakeholders,"he added.
Dr. Mabumba has since implored parents and guardians to provide their children with the required tools and guidance to access education which the Ministry is providing.
He further implored other cooperating partners to come on board by addressing some of the challenges such as providing solar pannels to rural areas, providing tablets to some schools, donating topstar decoders and printing of self-study modules.
Meanwhile Zamtel Director General Sydney Mupeta disclosed that 20000 pupils are currently accessing education through the ZAMTEL platform.
Mr. Mupeta has also pledged that his firm shall continue working with Government by adressing any challenges that will come on the platform they are offering E-learning.
And Zambia National Broadcasting Cooperation Director General Mulolela Lusambo explained that with the coming of digital migration the national broadcaster has been able to facilite the opening of the fourth ZNBC channel.
He said ZNBC 4 is an Educational channel which rans everyday for free on topstar from 7 hours to 20 hours to help educate the school children while at home when schools have been closed during this corona pandemic period.
And Topstar acting CEO Brooklyn Lui Yiugnan says that his firm will also continue to partner with Government to help provide services that benefit the country during the period.
He added that it is for this reason that Topstar has reduced the price of is decoders.
Government through Ministry of General Education is providing the links and channel for accessing education on
https//e-learning.co.zm
https//www.smart revision.co.zm
channel 4 on znbc television