[3] In 2011, Malama Katulwende published a collection of philosophical essays titled The Fire at the Core: Discourses on Aesthetics, Music, Jurisprudence, Ethno-Politics, and Good Governance.

In addition to his literary achievements, his work at Knowledgegates,[7] an Information Technology company he co-founded in 2006, led to the co-writing and publication of the 2014 book Teach Yourself Computers: A Practical Guide to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Internet Applications.

"Tribal and social affiliations, along with the student riots at the University of Zambia, are explored in a captivating and intelligent story about love, political involvement, and individual responsibilities.

This is one of the most realistic and passionate contemporary novels about the lives of young people in today's Africa, written by Malama Katulwende, a Zambian poet and intellectual.

It examines the seeming incompatibility between old African traditions and modern life, depicts the political struggles of Zambia's students, and captures the hope and despair of the main character, his family, lover, and friends.

Based on real events, this novel provides an insightful portrayal of African history, daily life, and culture within the context of an oppressive society.

note 20) "Published by Mondial in New York, the 281-page novel resonates with the anger of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, the pessimism of Ayi Kwei Armah and the lyricism of Chinua Achebe, but in his own voice, Katulwende explains why the centre can no longer hold in a land where a beggar who stretches out his hand for a cob of maize is beaten to death by an angry, blood thirsty mob, and where youth is powerless against the inscrutability of a future which runs like a river with no end...