Culture
What Africans Have Always Known About Plants
There's a woman in almost every Zambian household who knows things. She knows which leaf to press against a wound, which root to boil when a fever won't break, which …
Culture
What Africans Have Always Known About Plants
There's a woman in almost every Zambian household who knows things. She knows which leaf to press against a wound, …
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Culture
Polygamy in Zambia and Why You Want to Be the First Wife
Polygamy is often debated, misunderstood, and quietly practised, but how does it actually work in Zambia?
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Culture
Stop Serving Only Nshima, It is Not Traditional Food
As fast food and modern eating habits dominate urban Zambia, many traditional meals are quietly disappearing from everyday kitchens.
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Culture
The Great Generational Debate
Every generation believes it grew up during the best era. Millennials defend the music and fashion of the 1990s and …
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FACES
Remembering Mpezeni
Paramount Chief Mpezeni IV took an old harvest ceremony and turned it into one of Southern Africa's biggest cultural events. …
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Culture
Mankhwala Za Chi-Boy Meets Modern Medicine
While doctors focus on diagnosing and treating physical illness, Ng'angas often address the social, cultural and spiritual dimensions of wellbeing. …
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Culture
The Polygamist on Netflix
The Polygamist tells a story that looks familiar to many Africans, a man building wealth and status through conventional channels. …
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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. These landscapes reveal …
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History
The Witchcraft Act and Zambia's Unfinished Colonial Debate
When two men were convicted under Zambia's colonial-era Witchcraft Act in 2025, the case reopened difficult questions about belief, knowledge, …
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Culture
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 of Zambia's Lunda people. …
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Culture
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 …
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