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'Old and New Colonists in Zambia'

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'Old and New Colonists in Zambia'

By
Sean Jacobs

From Davy Lane:

[Two excerpts from a] BBC documentary on ‘Chinese in Africa,’ [titled “The Chinese are Coming” wink, wink] that contrasts old and new colonists in Zambia.Earlier in the documentary, Angolans are full of praise for the Chinese. Zambians ain’t feeling ’em, however. Obviously, a snap shot. In the 7 min excerpt [below] interview with local miners (and of course has folks dancing). [But] worth a peek just to see old European settlers’ annoyance at replacement of ballroom with badminton court:


 

 

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