There will be food for mourners at your funeral if you died of hunger. Just as money will be found to buy your casket if you die without anything in your account or mobile money. I didn’t make the rules. I’m only a messenger. This is what befalls the black Zambian man in his communities. […]
Results may vary
As Kai Havertz wheeled away to score the first goal in the 2026 Champion’s League Final, some sports trivia was waiting to be written. He had previously scored for Chelsea to win the same trophy in 2021. It would be that Havertz has never lost a final where he scored a goal. But as all […]
Ba guy, just say congratulations
When was the last time you were congratulated by your friends? As in, heartfelt encouragement for something you achieved. Forget about hearing it from their partners or children – men almost never hear a genuine word of congratulations because most times, men’s best wishes to each other are hidden in jokes and banter. You can […]
Every man you know is actually winging it.
We’re all doing this for the first time. President Hakainde Hichilema, like the six men before him, had no experience being the final boss. Even the man dancing at a reception for his third marriage is doing it for the first time with that woman. And one thing about life? It shows when you think […]
Some of our friends play for the other team.
Have you ever noticed how one of or a few of the guys you know are just … different? From childhood all the way to date, there’s always been something sneaky or uncertain about them. It starts early in your friendship but becomes more pronounced as life begins to happen. You know your circle by […]
Reserves, Reality, and the Zambian Election-What the Debate Is Getting Wrong on Both Sides
Savior Mwambwa Africa’s Green Finance Agenda | IFI & MDB Reform | Sovereign Wealth Funds, Tax Justice & DRM There is a debate happening right now in Zambia, loudly, on social media and at campaign rallies, about the meaning of foreign exchange reserves. It has in many ways, become the central argument of the 2026 […]
A man with kaso will always be ugly.
A man who picks out the right clothes for an occasion, drives carefully on the road, speaks eloquently and can cook a decent meal? He’s usually celebrated as a catch. But when he budgets and plans for his money, it’s always a different story. You could be one of the most handsome men in the […]
Play with it a little bit.
Every man can pretend it doesn’t affect him or that he’s already experiencing it. But there comes a time, without good fortune for some in their early forties, where a man simply has to look at how nothing seems to move naturally unless he plays with it. Life does become mundane. Repetitive. Work, home, church. […]
Royalties v Shareholding
Royal Bafokeng’s secret sauce was converting Royalties into Equity By Tshepo Magagane At the very base, Equity gives you: 1. Strategic Input 2. Operational Influence 3. Most importantly CURRENCY – which enables the ability to transact 4. When it comes to the argument that NI can be manipulated by companies; that is the role of […]
What Separates Great Investment Bankers from Great Artificial Intelligence
Chabala Sunkutu Investment Banking Associate | Transaction Analysis, Valuations & Capital Markets Everyone is talking about how artificial intelligence is transforming investment banking. And they’re right, it is. But the conversation keeps missing the most important point. The biggest value an investment banker brings to a deal isn’t financial modeling. It isn’t combing through thousands […]