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The central theme of this study is ethnic construction. It focuses on the meeting in Mumbwa district of some sections of the Kaonde who migrated from the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C) briefly settled in North-Western Province of Zambia and some Ila groups from Namwala in Southern Province...

This study reconstructs the history of prostitution in colonial Zambia from about 1880 to 1964. It examines the factors that influenced the development and spread of sex work. The study discusses prostitution in the context of the changing political economy and argues that the changes in this...

This study discusses the history of the Kuomboka. It focuses on the changes the event has undergone from the seventeenth century to 2010. Initially, no Litunga had a permanent capital. It was Lubosi Lewanika I in the colonial period who introduced permanent capitals at Lealui and Lubaci. In the...

This study is an attempt to demonstrate and illustrate the role of the National Archives of Zambia in contributing to knowledge and national development through promotion of research. It examines the development of the National Archives from 1935 to 2006 by analysing and highlighting its legal...

This study is an attempt to demonstrate and illustrate the role of the National Archives of Zambia in contributing to knowledge and national development through promotion of research. It examines the development of the National Archives from 1935 to 2006 by analysing and highlighting its legal...

This study examined the way historians explain the concept of power in pre-colonial Mwata Kazembe’s kingdom by using tribute and trade. Considering historians deal in multiple causes, this in itself was the limitation of the study because it did not consider any other forms of explanation of...

Trypanosomiasis was a major problem in Zambia, in particular Eastern Province during the colonial period. For centuries the people of Eastern province of Zambia were subjected to trypanosomiasis. This dissertation examines trypanosomiasis in Eastern Province of Zambia from 1908 to 1964. The...

This study on women's involvement in mineworkers struggles on the Copperbelt of Zambia during the colonial period was pursued in order to illuminate the contribution of women towards the struggle for better working and living conditions in the mine compounds. To achieve this, the study focused on...

Fishing was one of the oldest and lifelong human activities which did not only attract high population densities, but was also used, in certain areas, as an alternative source of income and food security. Fish contributed to the development of trade between the riverine communities, which caught...

This study attempted to reconstruct the history of Mununshi Banana Scheme (MBS) with a view of analysing problems that contributed to the failure of Rural Development through Agricultural Projects in Zambia. The study pinpointed the importance of agriculture in rural development. It demonstrated...