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Kulamba cancelled for the second time.

The Kulamba Traditional Ceremony which was slated for this August this year has been cancelled due to Covid-19.

This is the second time the ceremony is being cancelled since Covid-19 started in Zambia.

National Secretary for Chewa Heritage Foundation , Zambia Chapter Raphael Phiri confirmed in an interview.

Mr Phiri said Chefo has decided to cancel the ceremony due to increasing cases of Covid-19 and deaths.

He said the ceremony attracts alot of people from Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique, and can be a Covid-19 super spreader event.

Kulamba is held every year on the last Saturday of August.