Meet Mubanga

Name: Mubanga
Age: 30
Status: Very Single
Occupation: Driver for the Lewanika School of Nursing
Favourite Color: Yellow
Time in Western Province: His whole life
Favourite type of music: Gospel
The only thought running through our heads when he is driving us: We are going to die

Mubanga is our driver at Lewanika School of Nursing. He is responsible for picking up all the staff members in the morning, takes us all home for lunch, and then drives us home from school each day. We live quite far out of town compared to the other staff members, so we very much appreciate what he does for us.

When we first met Mubanga, we were ready to ask for a new driver. Because of his erratic driving, we really did think we might die…or we would hit someone else on the road. At first we didn’t think he really liked us (come on everybody likes us!) because he barely ever said two words to us. But then we realized we had quite the language barrier on our hands..as he answered Yes to every single question we asked.

Our bonding with Mubanga began with our ‘professional development’ trip to Livingstone. He enjoyed the music that we played (we busted out the ITrip), and our dance moves. He was also impressed with the fact that Lianne could drive the Land Cruiser.

Now every morning at 8am he picks us up with a smile on his face. He always says ‘Hello, Hello…and gooooooood morning!’ Every time we see him our little hearts just light up, and he now even talks to us each time we are together. We are still concerned for our lives due to his excessive speeding around town, but at least he cranks the music up loud when we get in the truck.