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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
Ubuntu, The Power of Your Network
Think Ubuntu is just a feel-good philosophy about kindness? In Zambia, this ancient principle is the difference between…
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Think Ubuntu is just a feel-good philosophy about kind…
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Kuomboka 2026 Calling, Insider Info You Need!
Kuomboka is not just a ceremony you attend and tick off your list. It is an experience. If you are heading to Mongu for…
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Kuomboka is not just a ceremony you attend and tick of…
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Culture
Finding Your Soulmate, But She Wants Girlfriend Allowance
Dating apps are replacing traditional introductions, couples are negotiating finances more openly, and many people are …
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Dating apps are replacing traditional introductions, c…
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Culture
Have You Heard of Zambia's 74th Tribe?
Across Zambia’s cities, a new generation is emerging. These young people are deeply Zambian yet shaped by global influe…
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Across Zambia’s cities, a new generation is emerging. …
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Powerful Personal Brand in Zambia
In Zambia’s relationship-driven professional environment, reputation matters long before opportunities arrive. Building…
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In Zambia’s relationship-driven professional environme…
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Culture
Before Cecil Zambian Textiles and Clothing
Long before collars and seams, clothing was a response to land, climate and belonging. In Zambia, textiles were never s…
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Long before collars and seams, clothing was a response…
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Culture
Traditional Spirituality in the Christian Nation
Long before missionaries arrived, Zambians practised a layered cosmology connecting the living, ancestors, and the divi…
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Long before missionaries arrived, Zambians practised a…
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Culture
Get Ready for Ncwala 2026!
Picture this: thousands gathering in traditional regalia, the air thick with anticipation, drums echoing across the sac…
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Picture this: thousands gathering in traditional regal…
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Is Zambia Ready for the Women it's Raising?
Zambia has spent years telling girls to dream big, invest in education, reach for the stars. Zambia has raised a genera…
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Zambia has spent years telling girls to dream big, inv…
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The Warrior Queen, Loongo of the Sala People
They called her a mystical woman. In a time when kingdoms rose and fell by the sword, she forged an unprecedented weapo…
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They called her a mystical woman. In a time when kingd…
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Ubwali, Nshima Is Not Zambian
You can tell a Zambian's entire life story through nshima. The wedding nshima, where a bride proves herself with silver…
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You can tell a Zambian's entire life story through nsh…
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The Great Load-Shedding Olympics Zambia’s Unofficial National Sport
In a country where power cuts are the new normal, every Zambian becomes an unwilling athlete in the ultimate test of en…
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In a country where power cuts are the new normal, ever…
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Culture
Village Chronicles A City Dweller’s Guide to Going Back Home
For the city-dwelling Zambian, the village is a pilgrimage into a world where mornings are communal alarms, meals are n…
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For the city-dwelling Zambian, the village is a pilgri…
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Rediscovering Leopards Hill
Who are the "rich housewives of Leopards Hill Road," and what secrets does their enclave hold? Driven by curiosity and …
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Who are the "rich housewives of Leopards Hill Road," a…
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Do We Still Value Elders’ Wisdom? Exploring Generational Disconnect
My father speaks in Bemba proverbs and believes skirts should fall below the knee. I move through Lusaka in shorts and …
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My father speaks in Bemba proverbs and believes skirts…
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25Â Things Zambians Are Grateful for in 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, it's tempting to dwell on what went wrong. But look closer, and Zambia reveals itself as a na…
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As 2025 draws to a close, it's tempting to dwell on wh…
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