Happy independence Day to all Zambians! To some of you that statement is meaningless, after all, you feel like economic refugees in the countries you are now abiding. Your Zambian passport affords you stringent airport security checks, lots of hassles getting visas to visit certain countires and not forgeting the numerous medical tests you have to be subjected to like HIV/Aid tests, Tb tests etc.
On the bright side Zambia is the country you call home. Its the place with fond childhood memories. Its that peaceful country we were blessed to be born in. Yes if you were born in some place like Sudan or Liberia, war would have been a prominent word in your vocabulary.
So on this Independence Day we salute our forefathers for freeing us from colonial powers 43 years ago. Even as we enjoy and get prosperous in the diaspora lets not forget our motherland.Support whatever good cause your heavy wallets can afford, like schools and hospitals.
Shall we rise and sing the Zambian National Anthem!
1.Stand and sing of Zambia, proud and free
Land of work and joy in unity
Victors in the struggle for their right
We have won freedom’s fight
All one, strong and free
2.Africa is our own motherland
Fashioned and blessed by God’s good hand
Let us all her people join as one
Brothers under the sun
All one, strong and free
3.One Land and one nation is our cry
Dignity and peace beneath Zambia’s sky
Like our noble eagle in its flight
Zambia, praise to thee
All one strong and free
Chorus
Praise be to God
Praise be, praise be, praise be
Bless our great nation
Zambia, Zambia, Zambia
Free men we stand
Under the flag of our land
Zambia, praise to thee
All one strong and free
happy independence day to you my fellow bloggers, and to Dr Kenneth Kaunda.
Hey zed pipo indeed Happy Independence. One Zambia, One Nation. VIVA ZED!!!
Gone are the days of Stand and Sing of Zambia. What is there to celebrate? No pencils, no books and medicine no nothing. 43 years of poverty stricken nation. YES, let the RICH continue to reap the POOR. Let the RICH continue to steal from the poor, claiming and clinging to stolen government property e.g. Chiluba and Regina, what they acquired does not belong to them but to the entire country, how do they account for all that they took whilst in State House? Happy Stealing to the THIEVES.
Few pipo look forward to independence, bec only selected few go attend the independence at state house,those who belong to family tree.The majority of us zedians,it is poverty as usual even on independence day.Gone are the good old days when we used to celebrate and enjoy independence at Independence Stadium and other stadiums around the country,with milk & biscuits.KK u are the man.Now independence is just for Chuchu $ his minions,bekafye,ebale botomana ififumo nga chula mbototo ku state house.
Happy independence day my fellow zambians
Thanks for reminding me the lines of the national anthem, it’s been long …standa sing’o Zambia prad humprey
I like Janet!You Are an exellent one.VIVA YOU!
#6 We surely have educated dull person here, can u fail to spell stand and sing plus pride.
What independence? Go to shangombo and celebrate the poverty. 43 years and still having Lumpa church members still living as refugees in Congo. No wonder there is a rumor going round that Xavier Chungu is trying to recruit from those people. Don’t take people for granted.
I got surprised when I met Lumpa church members from zed living as refugees in Congo. Why they can’t get back? They still believe the govt will be after them. Anyway happy independence to you all.
HAPPY 43rd INDEPENDENCE INDEED.
Looking back from where we are coming from, we had good days. Where is the govt that used make sure that garbage was collected from every bin around my town? The govt that used to make sure that all gravel roads were graded? Where is our economic growth? All I see is poverty.
excuse my ignorance on this issue but who are Lumpa church members.Is it a cult? If so why would we want them in Zambia? Isn’t the curse of poverty enough?
Inonge how old are you?ask your parents
Inonge you are really ignorant. google Alice lenshina and you will find out.
I think we have already established the fact that I’m ignorant on the issue so please fumyeni data.
oh my! are these lumpa church members economic refugees or political? If these people are Zedians bring them home. What are they still doing in Congo. Don’t potray other’s beliefs as cult.#12 you are like the chinese who potrays the FALAUN GONG practitioners as cultists just because they pray differently.
Inonge, you can be ignorant but you are also intelligent.ask questions.These lumpa chaps should not be allowed back, period. They ran away because they are criminals who were fighting against Zambian independence.
#17 Whats all this hate for your fellow zambians? Where is the christian nation or the One Zambia,One nation slogan?
Ba zuze kwena mwaligomaika. you are so crazy.
please don’t bring back those satanic monsters.
There waz me thinking its a free Country. One can go come. a Refugee is a Refugee – mostly its economical. Its possibly the only way out for some. Cults all sorts are brought about by hunger poverty and disease etc.,
Refugees or not. these are people(lumpa) who brought confusions in the early days of our independence. They are always up to no good.