THE OMEGA WEDDING, an enduring love story of Bo Imonda

85pp., b/w illus., paperback, NISC, Makhanda, 2026 

ISBN: 9781991458209

Amos Malupenga tells the story of the marriage, divorce and remarriage after nearly four decades of Bo Mushiba Imonda, a 98-year-old patriarch from Mongu, Zambia, and Mama Sitali Kalaluka, his 82-year-old bride. The couple divorced in 1974 after three years of marriage because Mama Kalaluka was unable to conceive. He uses their story to challenge societal expectations, urging young people to view marriage as a lifelong partnership of companionship rather than as a contract for reproduction.

Zambian journalist Amos Malupenga is the author of Conversations with Memorable Personalities, Conversations with Memorable Personalities II and Marrying Accidentally, the story of Hatsuko Takara.