We all know a guy at ZESCO, someone in procurement, the husband to the CEO or the only mechanic in Lusaka who knows how to fix a Ferrari. There’s always someone we know for something and it is a mark of the well-connected man to have a powerful contact list in his phone. To be […]
Is Your Life Age Appropriate?
There’s obviously nothing wrong with having a youthful disposition but there’s a time in any man’s life when he is called upon to be age-appropriate ranging from his decisions, dress sense and diet. It begs the question, are you age-appropriate? As a dashing young man about town, you’ve probably had a few wild nights where […]
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 […]
About Staying In Your Lane.
These new cars, man. They talk to you, park themselves, wake you up when you’re sleepy at the wheel. But the one thing that stands out is the lane assist feature – bringing you back into your lane when the vehicle is moving off its course.Men, with all the love we have for our cars, […]
Boy Child Advocacy Zambia In Yet Another Partnership As It Donates Football Kits
Guest Writer: Davies Sikopo Snr The Boy Child Advocacy Zambia has officially handed over two sets of football jerseys to the Blue Foxes Football Club, a Kwame Nkurumah University League Team of Kabwe, Central Province. The donation, made possible through the generous sponsorship of Pangaea Securities as part of its Partnership initiative with the Boy […]
Being a Traditional Man is An Act of Rebellion
Men will take their lovely family for a meal at a restaurant and won’t fuss about the chicken piece on their plate. A day or two later, at home, see how he becomes ungovernable after getting served with a drumstick. Man is one version in public and another in the comfort of his home. If Charity […]
What’s with all these Promo Codes?
The only time a man gets a free pass is when he takes his child to the under five clinic. There, men are celebrated for taking their children for regular check-ups and immunization. You’re placed ahead of the queue to reward you for being a present dad. Outside of that, men don’t get anything for […]
You’re Not Angry. You’re a Man.
Now that you’re a grown man, there are things that seem to be circling back into your orbit. No, it’s not the ghastly return of cargo pants. It’s the way you’re becoming just like your father, uncle or grandfather. We men are all the same, aren’t we? A popular perception is that our fathers, uncles […]
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 […]
Punching Above Your Weight.
Most of us know a man or two who is with a partner that society would say is ‘too good for him’. Fascinating concept, this. To look at two people and decode that one of them is pulling the other down and not that one is lifting the other. At the bar, it’s called punching […]