First Lady Thandiwe Banda has urged all Cultural Associations countrywide to uphold progressive traditional values and practices that promote good governance.
And the First lady has advised the different traditional ceremonies’ organisers throughout the country to consider combining their ceremonies of similar languages and purpose.
Senior Chief Ishindi of the Lunda people of Northwestern Province on his part says traditional ceremonies represent and explains one’s cultural background and identity.
Mrs. Banda said it is important for the cultural organisations in the country to be in the forefront of promoting values such gender equality, care for the extended family, respect,and care for the elderly.
The First Lady pointed out that if traditional values are embraced, it will no doubt promote development of the communities and the nation at large.
She said traditional ceremonies are good platforms for the promotion and preservation of the folklore and indigenous knowledge.
Mrs. Banda said through traditional ceremonies, children, adolescents and tourists alike are able to assimilate the country’s customs, music, dance, and cultural practices of ethnic groupings.
The First Lady said this in a speech read on her behalf by Community Development and Social Services Deputy Minister Donis Mufalari .
This was during a fund raising dinner dance for the Lunda Cultural Association at the Taj Pamodzi Hotel in Lusaka last evening.
This is in readiness for this year’s Lunda Lubanza ceremony, in Zambezi District.
Speaking at the same function, Senior Chief Ishindi of the Lunda people of Northwestern Province said traditional ceremonies represent and explains one’s cultural background and identity.
The Senior Chief also noted that traditional ceremonies were also a source of cultural practice that brings people together and unites them as one.
Senior Chief Ishindi commended government for the support it has been rendering towards for hosting of the Lunda Cultural Traditional Ceremony.
And LUCAZ Chairman Albert Kayeyi disclosed that K 30 million was needed for the Association to successfully host this year’s Lunda Cultural Traditional Ceremony on August 20.
Mr. Kayeyi said the main objective of the Lunda Cultural traditional ceremony was to uphold customs, culture,and economic development.
Meanwhile, the First lady has advised the different traditional ceremonies’ organisers throughout the country to consider combining their ceremonies of similar languages and purpose.
Mrs. Banda said by combining the ceremonies of similar languages and purpose, it will ensure effective utilization of resources.
The country has over 73 tribes and ethnicity each with its unique customary and tradition practices and ceremonies.
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Mulelyafye ba Thandiwe naimwe with your grandfather. How do you agree to marry yourself to such an old man. Taufwe insoni?????
age is just a number it does not matter as long as she accomodate him
Ho sit down! with your lame attempts at masking your ignorance
You little woman like the last toe, you have lowered traditional values since you came out of to marry your grandfather. Thank God you no longer allowed to teach at primary school, were the number of pregnant girls were higher than those going to high school.
Could Mrs. T. Banda kindly assist me with some traditional assistance in the form of (I will explain if and when I get a responce from her office)… Otherwise, we are listening
hypocrisy mwaiche thandiwe….why didnt u marry one of his sons if u care about moral,values,our Culture.Pantu ba Ala B bakalamba.Think it this way, pause & rewind to the time Ala B was thirty,oh pliz,hw old were u? Are saying its african culture to marry off children to men old enough to be their grandpa?Mulekwata insoni mayo.
Are u still on the teachers payrol?
Lyashi lyaisula ngabali ku “processor” ba Ala B.
Straight ku ndende.Sorry madam u r the wrong person to talk about CUltural & Moral values.
forget about Thandiwe and who her husband is!! lets commercialise our culture, the British have done it! The UK economy made millions from the recent royal wedding and is poised to make even more from the Diamond Jubilee next year. How much do we make from the Kuomboka, the N’cwala, Kusefya Pa N’gwena etc etc?
#6 you wish banoko had a Royal wedding, lick your British diamonds you piece of ifontini.
#7, Comrade Nostradamus, many thanks for your insightful comment!! Its doesn’t happen often that a posting as short & concise as yours can truly mirror what kind of character you really are. I am much obliged, but with regret, I decline the obvious invitation to trade words with you.
What values are you guys #1 and 3, 4 etc espousing? There are no traditions that dictate the age of spouses in Zambia. Sixteen year olds have married 40 year olds in Zambia lots of times. Why do you want to impose your prejudiced perception of the emotion of love on a 35 year old? She is too mature an adult for interference. Love is always between two people. So you cant come in and start interfering when two adults have fallen in love. Iam not and have never been a Rupiah Banda supporter as my past blogging would testify.
Mrs. Banda said it is important for the cultural organisations in the country to be in the forefront of promoting values such gender equality, care for the extended family, respect,and care for the elderly. What respect for the eldery when iwe thandiwe uletambila abakulu
For someone who is supposed to champion women’s rights I dont know how Nubian Princess can refer to another woman with the very misogynist term of ‘ho’? You dont have to agree with what she is saying but to refer to another woman with such a disrespectful term while at the same time pretending to be championing the advancement of women is beyond me.
#8 I apologize to you,. but
That woman Thandiwe … Ok I leave her.
# 8 if you dont know how to insult let me insult Nostradamus for you. NOSTRADAMUS, FAK YOU!! you have got no right insulting another persons mother on the basis of having divergent views, you piece of sh!t. May your stinking brain rot in hell you d!k sucker.
LOOK for the word marriage in all english dictionaries if there is any word or prase concening AGE As long as one is mature and can accomodate each other thats all Do not have heart aches mind your own bussiness.Rupia and Tandi are happy dont waste your time comenting on their marriage .Rupia was Tandi’s choice
That is why T. Banda married an old man because she needed respect not you young men full of insults. l would rather marry an old Kaka than some of you guys who don’t know how to handle women.
Tandiwe may be right but all these traditional ceremonies have become political driven and in many cases are the platform for character assasination of other political opponents as well as where chief openly support the MMD. It is evident that they do not represent or add their value to those who may not in support of MMD. We seen other political leaders refusing to attend because they are treated as not part of the ceremonies. Tandiwe should also give back the women police officers/ spouses of male officers their K100,000 fees for women empowerment she got in Nov 2010- Feb 2011. She should explain who is keeping their NRC AND VOTER CARDS details and for what purpose. The T-shirts she gave them are cheap quality and Chinese made. Where are the funds? Why threatening Junior officers by IG?
TRADITIONALLY YOUNG WOMAN MARRIED SLIGHTLY OLDER MEN – YOU MARRIED YOUR GRANDFATHER FROM MALAWI.
JUST SHUT UP AND KEEP PAYING THOSE WOMAN TO VOTE FOR YOUR SUGAR DADDY
YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE FATHERLESS BY THEIR TEENS….IS THAT TRADITIONAL?