Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 By Mwiine Lubemba The town Bemba lingua you often hear is “Chibe-chibe” bosses… or “Ifintu kwesha.” The literal meaning is based on probability- the reasoning that when in doubt-you can take chances hoping for the best outcome. And so, we often gamble when we copy from what other people are doing, when we make decisions even when we don’t have enough information to know how that decision will turn out. The risk is even greater when some other people make these decisions on our behalf. Yet most times these people are not only willing but eager to take decisions away from us who are directly affected. The most convenient and cheap mode of transport between the vast majority of the villagers living on both sides of the vast Baroste plains has been taken out of their hands by the Mongu-Kalabo Bridge. The cost to villagers living across each […]
