One Zambia, One Nation, One Country
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Zambia is a land-locked former British colony of Northern Rhodesia in Central Southern Africa. It is surrounded by eight neighbours. Shortly before the independence of the British colony of Northern Rhodesia, the nationalist leaders led by agreed to adopt the slogan of ” One Zambias, One Nation”:as a national motto which appeared on the Coat of Arms and later on the new currency the Zambian Kwacha. The motto was adopted to forge unity, solidarity and oneness among the seventy-three diverse ethnic groups found in the new independent nation called Republic of Zambia. It was taught in all education institutions and was widely embraced by all nationals at work, prayers and social gathering and ceremonie. It gave all nationals a sense of belonging to one nation, Zambia.To consolidate national unity, the motto was refrained at the beginning of the presentsation of news on the radio and television,. As a country and nation, Zambia has just celebrated fifty years of nationhood. Since its independence on 24 October 1964, Zambia has remained a stable and united nation that is developing fast in the social, political and economic spheres. The country is an important member of the Southern African Development Commission (SADC),the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Organisation, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), In some areas, infrastructural developments are very fast in some areas, and slower in others depending on availability and management of renewable and non-renewable resources; mobilization of funds, direct foreign investment and aid; quality and quantity of medical facilities; prevailing peace and security in the country and region; development and growth of democratic institutions. To appreciate these developments taking placed in the country requires a good knowledge of the country, in this study, the focus in on Zambia, a land locked country in Southern Africa surrounded by eight neighbours. Zambia is greatly endowed with a lot of resources: minerals, fertile land, forests and abundant water. It is a country that is trying hard to develop and improve the well-being of her people to improve its agricultural profile from being a country with deficits to a surplus harvest with the ability to, export to the neighbours. It is a country that was among the first to transition from one party to multi-party system of government Zambia's first president, Kenneth Kaunda, made a point of establishing policies and using tools that would promote nation-building. For example, he popularized the slogan "One-Zambia, One Nation". This slogan was supported by the use of tools such as ethnic balancing in the appointments to cabinet and other key government positions. The intent was to provide Zambia's various ethnic groups with representation and hence a stake in the new nation that was being forged. Ethnic background has been only one among many factors influencing political allegiances. Third, after independence the marriage rate among people of different ethnic identities increased.. Zambian names are increasingly becoming no more than one indicator of one's ethnic heritage For a variety of reasons, there is a great need of wanting to know more about Zambia and geo-political position within the Southern Africa, the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It is one of the important producers of copper which provides 94 percent of foreign exchange, her agricultural and the African scene, her tourist attractions, fight against poverty, the impact of the drought, her struggle to reduce HIV/AIDS infection and attend to the problems of the orphans and other vulnerable groups, her fight to diversify her economy and more other reasons have created an interest in scholars, students, tourists, missionaries and the general public wishing to know more about the country, its leadership, policies and strategies. Most of the information on the country is available in books, journals, magazines and newspapers as well as many unpublished papers. What is required is to collect it and put in a book form. One Zambia, One Country-One Nation: A Source Book is a response to fill this void and place information on the country before the reader. It is my hope that this book will be able to provide some of the useful and basic information on the Republic of Zambia. In completing this book, I wish to thank my wife and grandchildren for their support.. The motto ”One Zambia One Nation”, borrowed to provide a title to this book dedicated to President Kenneth David Kaunda, for his service to the nation, uniting the country” and for building the strong foundation of the modern, stable, unified country- The book is virtual guide to Republic of Zambia. It gives the reader important information on the, people, environment, weather, geography, history, governance culture, art, Economy, wild life tourism and also offers some important information to those who are intending to visit the country as tourists. One Zambia, One Nation, One Country is a book that is intended got give information on Zambia to experts and non experts who want lo knows something about Zambia. It is my hoped that readers will find this book useful and informative,
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Zambia became an independent Republic of Zambia on 24 October 1964, with Kenneth Kaunda as the first president for twenty-seven years, He and his successors have, over the last fifty years, created a stable and united nation under the motto ‘One Zambia, One Nation’. Zambia is regarded as a beautiful, friendly, diverse, and unspoilt country. Aside from the majestic Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River, despite its considerable mineral wealth and agricultural potential, Zambia is not well known. This book One Zambia, One Nation, One, Country, provides the reader with a virtual guide to Zambia's profile of her geographical location, forestry, rivers, lakes and dams, history people and its government, culture, governance, economy. Economy, wild life, tourism and. social services. In addition it gives comprehensive information for the potential tourists. The motto ‘One Zambia, One Nation’ is borrowed from our coat of arms to provide a title to this book dedicated to President Kenneth David Kaunda, the founding father of the nation, for his service to the nation, uniting the country and building a strong foundation of a modern, stable, and united nation.
About the Author
The author was born at Kunda's Village in Fort Rosebery (now Mansa) District. He attended Roan Antelope and Luanshya Central School for his primary school education. Thereafter, he attended as private school and wrote GCE Ö Levels. He trained as primary school teacher and taught at Mununga Primary School for four years. During that time, he studied for his GCE ä Level. In June 1970, he was admitted as student at the University of Zambia and graduated with merit in 1974. He was appointed a staff development fellow in the Department of History of the Universities of Zambia in Lusaka between 1975 and 1982, he studied at the, Wisconsin at Madison, USA for his master’s and doctorate. In 1994 he studied for a Post Graduate Diploma in Conflict Resolution at the Uppsala University Sweden. He has taught at the Universities of Zambia 1974–1997 and was visiting scholar from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in United States of America (1984 to 1985); Cape Town (1991) and Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa(1993) Chancellor College, Malawi (1995), He later taught at the University of Namibia (1997 -2000). He has done extensive research and published widely on in political, economic, social, health, veterinary, and environmental issues in Eastern and Southern Africa. Kn 2000, he was appointed Zambia's former Ambassador and Permanent Representative at the United Nations, New York (September 2000 to March 2005). After leaving his diplomatic position, he rejoined the Department of History as Professor.