Nyaminyami – The River God
The great serpent spirit of the Zambezi, protector of the BaTonga people and guardian of the river.
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Malumbe A ChiTonga
Traditional Stories
Folk tales and history of the BaTonga – in ChiTonga and English, with audio.
Nyaminyami
How the Tonga lost the River
The true story of the 1950s Kariba resettlement, when the BaTonga were moved away from the Zambezi valley.
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The Hare and the Elephant
A classic Sulwe trickster tale – how the clever little hare outsmarted the two strongest animals in the bush.
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