On Monday night, I watched Morocco dismantle my…OUR beloved Chipolopolo 3-0, and instead of blaming the referee like a normal person, I had an existential breakdown on my couch. I watched something disturbingly familiar unfold. After getting pummelled like nshima at matebeto, our boys scrambled for Hakimi’s jersey with the same enthusiasm they should’ve brought […]
Can we stop looking at other men’s wives?
There a lot of theories out there. Kenneth Kaunda died with the coordinates to where Zambia has oil fields and diamond deposits. Nkana FC is a football club. But none is more ridiculous than the one where you can deduce a man’s success simply by looking at his wife. Ati if you want to assess […]
Do men have a side of the story?
No lube, let’s go. Our tendency to absorb atrocities means we end up as the bad guy in the workplace, relationship, marriage, as a parent or any contentious situation. Societal encouragement to be strong and suffer in silence has us here today. Where nobody hears our side of the story. There are men who were […]
There’s a certain Zambian man who no longer exists.
There was a time a man would never leave the house without a handkerchief. He would also be at the table when it was time for the family to eat what he had worked hard to put on their plates. There were things that were non-negotiable for a certain type of man. A man, it […]
Sample si lema.
Ever noticed how doing something wrong is so easy? How heavily incentivized you are to not do the right thing? The life of a man has been modified to reward short cuts publicly and hard, diligent work privately. That’s why ‘sample si lema.’ You may not be familiar with street parlance so I’ll explain what […]
The Forgotten Half: Why the 2025 Exam Results Are a Wake-Up Call for the Boy Child
By Ceaser Siwale, Vice-Chair BCAZ Lusaka, Zambia — The release of the 2025 national examination results by Education Minister Douglas Syakalima was more than just an annual academic ritual; it was a siren. For the first time in recent memory, the government explicitly flagged a “shocking” trend: the Zambian Boy Child is significantly lagging. While we celebrate […]
Zambian Men are Aging like Fine Counterfeit Wine.
Zambian men are aging like fine counterfeit wine.A forty-six year old Zambian man in 2025 is nothing like a year forty-six old man in 1990. We’re expected to be successful earlier in life, while managing the early onset of middle age. Wasn’t it sixty year olds who had grey hair? I started going grey in […]
Gentlemen, We Have a Problem.
Sundays are when existential dread sneaks up on a man. He wonders when he’ll have a showroom vehicle in his yard, questions if his children resemble him, ponders whether waking up with a hangover and stranger in his bed is how his life will be. It all boils down to the pandemic of male loneliness. […]
Rise to the occasion and stand firm.
Now that you’re a grown man, there are things that seem to be circling back into your Ma fella, let’s talk about something that affects every Zambian man’s well-being. The ability to rise to the occasion when life demands it. No, not that occasion when the flag flies at half mast. Guest Commentor: Michelo Mukata […]
Is the United Arab Emirates the New Leading Investor in Africa
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as Africa’s leading foreign investor over the past decade, particularly in 2024, pouring billions into critical sectors such as port infrastructure, agriculture, and mining projects. Unlike traditional partners such as China and Western nations, the UAE’s approach is characterised by a policy of non-interference in domestic politics, focusing instead […]