YALIWE BANDA
At 28, Yaliwe Banda is Zambia’s youngest
safari manager. She is camp manager of a
five-star luxury safari camp- Chinzombo
in South Luangwa National Park owned
by Norman Carr Safaris. She talked to
Andrew Muswala
Tell us about your Family?
We are five in a family of four girls and one boy. My
siblings and I have been raised up by our father, as my
mother passed on when I was seven years old.
What impact has your work made?
It has magnified me, by this I mean it has shown a lot
more of me. My personality is work silently and let the
success make the noise.
Had you always wanted to work in the tourism Industry?
To start with, I had no idea that I would work in the
tourism sector. I studied business administration and
worked for a lodge in Livingstone as a receptionist for four
years. Whilst working there, I knew that my place is in the
tourism industry.
Tell me about Chinzombo?
It’s quite special [