t1. WITCHCRAFT- FACT OR MYTH?
In many African societies, there is an ingrained belief that misfortunes are induced by
fellow human beings. Often, some family members are accused of being responsible for
inexplicable problems through witchcraft. t2. In 1956, a study undertaken in Barotseland revealed numerous witchcraft practices, murder, divination, cannibalism and yielded witchcraft objects. These included 'Kaliloze' guns originally made of wood or human limb bone.

t1/ THE BEMBA PEOPLE
The Bemba came to Zambia during the great Bantu migrations of the 16th & 17th centuries.

📸 1910- Bemba tribesmen after harvesting mahogany hardwood . t2/ The collection of ethnicities known as Bemba have a ruling class called Abena Ng'andu. This clan traces its ancestry to Mbemba Nshinga (aka Nzinga) who ruled Kongo from 1509-1543.
Present day Bemba consists of about 40 clans.

📸 1932- Young Bemba girls

t1/ THE TONGA
The Tonga are matrilineal Bantu people living Zambia, North-Western Zimbabwe, Northern Malawi & Mozambique. t2/ The Tonga are known to be the first Bantu people to occupy Zambezi Valley circa 1100 AD before spreading to the various countries they occupy today.

t1/ THE LOZI PEOPLE
The Lozi people, or Barotse, are found in Western Zambia.

1881- Potraits of Barotse People t2/ Lozi are the only tribe in Zambia with a King instead of a chief.

📸1960- Litunga Mwanawina III with Queen Elizabeth.