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20 August 2025

• 11:0411:04, 20 August 2025 August 28 (hist | edit) [1,617 bytes] Chalochatu (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== === Pre-colonial period === * 1803 – Oral traditions from the Bemba people note intensified migrations from the Luba Kingdom into present-day northern Zambia during this period, shaping chieftaincies and clan settlements. * Late 19th century – Archaeological records from the Gwisho hot springs in Lochinvar reveal continued use of the site by hunter-gatherer and fishing communities before colonial intrusion. === Coloni...")
• 05:2105:21, 20 August 2025 Safeli Chileshe (hist | edit) [4,395 bytes] Chalochatu (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox officeholder | name = Safeli Hannock Chileshe | image = | caption = Mayor of Lusaka (1964–1965) | office = Mayor of Lusaka | term_start = 1964 | term_end = 1965 | predecessor = F. F. Parker | successor = W. H. Banda | nationality = Zambian | otherparty = | occupation = Civic leader, alderman | known_for = First African (Zambian) mayor of Lusaka }} '''Safeli Hannock Chileshe'''...")

19 August 2025

• 05:5605:56, 19 August 2025 August 27 (hist | edit) [5,280 bytes] Chalochatu (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== === Pre-colonial period (before 1890) === * c. 1600 – Leya oral traditions note a solar eclipse witnessed by King Mukuni I, seen as a divine omen. * 27 August 1878 – Records from Jesuit explorers confirm the arrival of Portuguese traders at Luena plains in present-day Western Province. === Colonial era (1890–1964) === * 27 August 1904 – British colonial administration in Barotseland issues first formal tax notices...")

18 August 2025

• 14:4414:44, 18 August 2025 August 26 (hist | edit) [5,146 bytes] Chalochatu (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== === Pre-colonial period (before 1890) === * c. 1780 – Luba-Lunda oral tradition recounts a royal succession dispute resolved by ceremonial duel during the dry season near modern-day Mwinilunga. * 26 August 1853 – David Livingstone documents a solar halo phenomenon while traveling near the Kafue River. === Colonial era (1890–1964) === * 26 August 1902 – British South Africa Company establishes tax outposts in Fort...")
• 14:2614:26, 18 August 2025 August 25 (hist | edit) [4,828 bytes] Chalochatu (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== === Pre-colonial period (before 1890) === * c. 1700 – Oral traditions among the Lozi record a major flood on this day that altered the course of the Zambezi, referenced in local praise songs as “the river’s long sleep”. * 25 August 1851 – David Livingstone visits the Barotse capital during his first Zambezi expedition, welcomed by Chief Sipopa. === Colonial era (1890–1964) === * 25 August 1905 – Boma (admin...")
• 14:2414:24, 18 August 2025 August 24 (hist | edit) [5,154 bytes] Chalochatu (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== === Pre-colonial period (before 1890) === * c. 1600 – Luba migration traditions describe early Bemba royal expansion into the Luapula Valley around this period, with feasts tied to the dry season’s 24th day of the eighth moon. * 24 August 1879 – Scottish missionary Dr. Robert Laws notes trading activity between Chewa communities and Portuguese merchants along the Luangwa River. === Colonial era (1890–1964) === * 2...")
• 14:2114:21, 18 August 2025 August 23 (hist | edit) [5,162 bytes] Chalochatu (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== === Pre-colonial period (before 1890) === * c. 1780 – Tonga oral traditions recount a major clan migration to the southern plateau around this time, settling near present-day Monze. * 23 August 1860 – Portuguese missionaries record a lunar eclipse observed over Barotseland; locals interpret it as a royal omen. === Colonial era (1890–1964) === * 23 August 1902 – British South Africa Company census records the popul...")
• 14:1514:15, 18 August 2025 August 22 (hist | edit) [4,942 bytes] Chalochatu (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== === Pre-colonial period (before 1890) === * c. 1790 – Bemba oral history recalls that Chief Chitimukulu VII died during the late dry season, traditionally commemorated on or around 22 August with ancestral rituals in Kasama. * 22 August 1853 – David Livingstone's travel journals describe entering Lozi territory near present-day Senanga, guided by Makololo chiefs. === Colonial era (1890–1964) === * 22 August 1905 –...")
• 13:3613:36, 18 August 2025 August 21 (hist | edit) [4,858 bytes] Chalochatu (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== === Pre-colonial period (before 1890) === * c. 1800 – Oral tradition of the Lungu people marks 21 August as the symbolic start of the ''Ukusefya Pa Ng’wena'' migration narrative, commemorating their arrival at the Chambeshi floodplain. * 21 August 1851 – Scottish explorer ''David Livingstone'' crosses the Kabompo River en route to Barotseland; records “open woodland and well-ordered villages.” === Colonial era (...")
• 13:3113:31, 18 August 2025 August 20 (hist | edit) [4,225 bytes] Chalochatu (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== === 📿 Pre-colonial period (before 1890) === * c. 1750 – Ila hunters in the central plateau (present-day Namwala District) hold annual ritual elephant hunts during the “eighth moon,” according to oral tradition. * 20 Aug 1878 – Portuguese cartographers record the presence of Nsenga chieftaincies along the Luangwa River during a mapping expedition from Tete (Mozambique). === 🏛️ Colonial era (1890–1964) ==...")
• 13:2213:22, 18 August 2025 August 19 (hist | edit) [5,281 bytes] Chalochatu (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== === Pre-colonial period (before 1890) === * c. 1560 – Lunda oral chronicles record the re-shelling of the Mwant Yav royal drum on the “nineteenth day of the eighth moon”, marking the start of the annual Makishi rites still observed in North-Western Province. * 18–19 Aug 1855 – David Livingstone’s expedition camps at Sesheke Island after descending the Zambezi; Makololo guides present him with a carved ivory tu...")
• 12:4312:43, 18 August 2025 August 18 (hist | edit) [6,474 bytes] Chalochatu (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events==")
• 08:2408:24, 18 August 2025 Kuomboka Ceremony (hist | edit) [3,307 bytes] Chalochatu (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox ceremony | name = Kuomboka | image = Kuomboka ceremony.jpg | caption = Paddlers preceding the Litunga's barge | genre = Traditional ceremony | frequency = Annually | location = Western Province, Zambia | organiser = Barotse Royal Establishment }} '''Kuomboka''' is one of Zambia’s most iconic and celebrated traditional ceremonies, held annually by the Lozi people of Western Province. The term *kuomboka* means "to get out...")
• 06:5306:53, 18 August 2025 The Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Bill No. 10 of 2019 (hist | edit) [10,867 bytes] Chalochatu (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox law | short_title = Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Bill, N.A.B. No. 10 of 2019 | legislature = National Assembly of Zambia | long_title = A Bill to amend the Constitution of Zambia; and to provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing. | introduced_date = 2 August 2019 | gazetted_date = 21 June 2019 | introduced_by = Minister of Justice (Given Lubinda) | status = Failed at Second Reading (29 October 202...") originally created as "Bill 10"
• 01:4501:45, 18 August 2025 Makebi Zulu (hist | edit) [3,994 bytes] Chalochatu (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox officeholder | name = Makebi Zulu | image = | office = Member of the National Assembly | constituency = Malambo | term_start = August 2016 | term_end = August 2021 | party = Patriotic Front | profession = Lawyer | alma_mater = University of Zambia | birth_date = 25 December 1981 }} '''Makebi Zulu''' (born 25 December 1981) is a Zambian lawyer and form...")

14 August 2025

• 04:2104:21, 14 August 2025 Levy Sakala (hist | edit) [7,367 bytes] Chalochatu (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox person | name = Levy Sakala | image = | caption = Levy Sakala performing with the Sakala Brothers | birth_place = Matero, Lusaka, Zambia | death_date = {{death date|2021|6|17}} | nationality = Zambian | occupation = Musician, singer, songwriter, pastor | known_for = Co-founder of the Sakala Brothers; the hit song “Kum’mawa” | years_active= 1988–2021 }} '''Levy Sakala''' (died 17 June 2021) was a Zambian musician, singer-songwriter...")