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Why Solwezi Keeps Winning on Two Wheels
When Zambia sent four mountain bikers to the African championships this year, all four rode for the Kansanshi Cycling Team in Solwezi, and three came home with medals. For riders …
Culture
Let’s Zamrock One More Time
This history has been reinvented and rebirthed in a multitude of ways. Rare original pressings of Zamrock records can s…
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This history has been reinvented and rebirthed in a mu…
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Culture
Repair Culture How Fixing Things Saves Money and Reduces Waste
When your fridge stops cooling, or your favourite shoes begin to fall apart, buying something new is not your only opti…
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When your fridge stops cooling, or your favourite shoe…
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How LsCon Has Built Zambia’s Nerd Culture Community
What happens when people who feel out of place find a community of their own? In Zambia, Lusaka Comic Con has grown int…
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What happens when people who feel out of place find a …
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Culture
In Search of a Messiah
In December 1991, just days after Zambia's first multi-party democratic election, President Frederick Chiluba stood bef…
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In December 1991, just days after Zambia's first multi…
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Culture
Inside Africa’s First Shaolin Temple
About 18 kilometres north of Lusaka, a Chinese Buddhist complex has become a meeting point between Shaolin tradition an…
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About 18 kilometres north of Lusaka, a Chinese Buddhis…
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How to Build a Productive Home Office in Lusaka
Working from home may save you from Lusaka's traffic, but your house can come with distractions of its own.
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Working from home may save you from Lusaka's traffic, …
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Get Ready for Kulamba Ceremony 2026!
As you draw closer to the Mkaika area, you hear it. A steady rhythm rolls across the landscape, the steady vibration of…
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As you draw closer to the Mkaika area, you hear it. A …
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Culture
70 Years Of Likumbi Lya Mize Ceremony
As the Luvale people celebrate 70 years of the modern Likumbi Lya Mize ceremony, discover the history behind one of Zam…
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As the Luvale people celebrate 70 years of the modern …
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Culture
The Cost of Zambia's Changing Diet
Cardiovascular disease is affecting younger people across Zambia, and our changing diets may be part of the reason.
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Cardiovascular disease is affecting younger people acr…
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Reclaiming the Afronaut and Zambia's Space Programme
Imagine training for a moon landing inside a 200-litre oil drum while the world’s press laughs at your audacity. That w…
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Imagine training for a moon landing inside a 200-litre…
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It Has a Name! And It is Not the Burj Kalingalinga
A striking glass pyramid has transformed Lusaka's skyline and captured the public's imagination long before opening its…
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A striking glass pyramid has transformed Lusaka's skyl…
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Get Ready for Mutomboko 2026 With This Insider's Guide
Every July, the Mutomboko Ceremony brings thousands to Mwansabombwe to celebrate the history, resilience and traditions…
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Every July, the Mutomboko Ceremony brings thousands to…
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Culture
Zambian Childhood Games That Brought Communities Together
Before smartphones and video games, Zambian children transformed dusty roads, plastic bags, stones and imagination into…
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Before smartphones and video games, Zambian children t…
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Culture
The Cave Shrines of Northern Rhodesia & The Spirits Still Visited
Behind waterfalls, rock shelters and cliffs of Northern Zambia lie places that communities have revered for generations…
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Behind waterfalls, rock shelters and cliffs of Norther…
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Culture
The Zambian Bus Experience
From shouted fare negotiations and colourful bus conductors to traffic jams filled with radio shows, sermons and unexpe…
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From shouted fare negotiations and colourful bus condu…
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The Rise of Gaming and Esports in Zambia
Controllers click. Crowds gather. Rivalries form. What was once dismissed as a childhood hobby is rapidly becoming a th…
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Controllers click. Crowds gather. Rivalries form. What…
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