Thokozile Muwamba: Zambia’s first female fighter pilot
Thokozile Muwamba recently wrote her name in the history of Zambian aviation by becoming the first female fighter pilot in her country.
The young woman joined the ranks of the Air Force in 2012. Despite her status as a woman who, and prejudices, she was able to be part of the Zambian Air Force program in charge of pilot training. In her mid-twenties, she holds the rank of second lieutenant in the ZAF and the country’s first female fighter pilot.
She quit her place in Zambia’s Copperbelt University in her first year to join the country’s military little did she know that she’d make a remarkable piece of history.
She joined the military less than 7 years ago, and became a beneficiary of a Zambia Air Force project in 2015 to introduce females into a male dominated field.
The dreams of young Muwamba were materialized from the avant-garde vision of Lieutenant-General Eric Mwaba Chimese, Commander of the Air Force of Zambia.
The latter in his desire to feminize this field, has since 2015, made the brave decision to enlist Zambian women to fight against sexism and other discrimination.
“I am ready to undertake this task ahead of me (..). I see the fact that when I’m on the plane, the plane knows no gender, because it depends on my energy , even if I am a woman. I can also give him the right direction so he can react properly. ”
The young woman had to consent to make efforts and sacrifice to be in this place which, undoubtedly, kicks the prejudices.
Source: Africanews
