I have had my locs for just over 4 years now. I have found that it has worked for me in terms of management and its versatility. I love seeing them grow – they have become a part of me.

It’s great to see lots of young Zambian ladies embrace their natural hair and rock it well. It’s great to see the wonderful hair styles that they are developing and also how comfortable they are with the ‘nappy’ hair. The key is about being comfortable in your own whatever hairdo you may have.

Here’s a poem I wrote a long time ago about a woman’s hair.

I am not my hair so why should I have it covered

I am not my hair so why should I wear an instrument that is tailored

To ensure that my dignity has been respected

To ensure that my womanhood has been represented

I have come to realise that this hair is not what defines me

It is there to show the glory of God around me

It is from HIS utterance that I have been made fine

Accumulated with HIS revelation that I have received overtime

It comes from lessons learned when time was so unkind

And through this history my spirit has learnt to find

How the peace of God and His grace can abide

And now I endeavour to make the world realise and unwind

But some are still consumed by the absence of my veil

“COVER YOUR HAIR” they shout and yell

I look into their eyes and all I can afford is a smile

Because even though it has taken me a while

I have received my revelation in style

For it is by God that I receive my answer and from His Kingdom

He whispers it softly and He says “FREEDOM”

So whether I have dreads, curls, braids or a perm

I am still a woman rooted in God’s stem

He says I am worthy and He smiles over me

So you see, do not define God’s heir

By what she has in her hair