Reflections from the Zambezi

This month on 24th October, Zambia celebrated 56 years of independence. I thought of looking back to the past years by looking at every 10 years from Independence day and see at what stage of my life I was then and any things worth noting. On 10th October 1974, Zambia celebrated its' 10th Independence anniversary. At the time I was 6 years and doing my grade 1 at Northmead Primary School in Lusaka. Northmead Primary School was one of the top primary schools in Lusaka. The learning environment was very good and the teachers were dedicated to teaching. I did not experience much challenges in being enrolled as my immediate sister did and my other brother and sister did many years later. At that time as it is now not all children eligible to start grade 1 started school. I did all my primary schooling (Grade 1 to 7) at this school. My two sisters (Linda and Catherine)  and my brother also attended this school. My dad (Josiah) would drive me to school from Emmasdale where we were stayin...