Not too long ago, men woke up in the morning with nothing but their thoughts. What were they doing with their lives? Would their salary last until the next payday? Why did one of their children look like the gardener? They could cross-examine life with a clarity that eludes today’s man. Men these days? We […]
There is a Zambian Man We Have Forgotten
I imagine life becomes a complex maze to navigate for a man who has to return to Zambia after his life and work in the diaspora have been abruptly cut short. This can be anyone from a diplomat recalled by the government, a man whose contract has not been renewed, deported or forced out like […]
Hello Injury Week
The Zambian man spends a month stretching his income across 30-plus days. Those final days of the month when your money is a game of calculus will hit the best of us. Injury week is when one careless expense can be disastrous. Fuel or food? Lunch or transport money. Injury week hides a lesson for […]
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 […]
From ‘wa lwanda’ to buying groceries on nkongole.
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 […]