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I wish I gave my children a proper education; you know nobody can replace a mother’s love

— Rose Chibambo

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They used to shape it in such a way that it would fit here (gestures to the ear) and make you beautiful.

I believe that we all have a destiny in life. If you follow it, God will always reveal things that you should do. Also, never deviate from doing what is right.

But on the end of the right-hand side there are people who are izinduna. And on the left too, it’s the izinduna. So that at the middle are the owners of the village.

Boys didn’t put in reeds, it was only girls. Boys would use what was known as vikono, more like a bracelet. The cutting was very painful.

And when my dad saw it, he said, ‘Who did this?’ And he knew the man. Said, ‘I’m going to scold him. I told you not to do this. Now why did you do it?’

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