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Friday arrives. Your salary has come in. You check your mobile-money balance and suddenly feel rich. By Saturday afternoon, the balance has already dropped. By Sunday evening, you are calculating. By Monday morning, you are asking yourself one question: “Where did all the money go?” Welcome to the weekend spending trap. For many people, the […]

There was a time when walking around with K100 in your pocket felt like you had enough money to get several things done. Today, many Zambians can spend K100 and wonder where the money went. A quick meal. Transport. A drink. A few groceries. A mobile-money transaction. Before you know it, the K100 is gone. […]

WhatsApp has become one of the easiest ways for people to stay connected, but it has also become a place where friendships, relationships and family ties can quickly become complicated. For some people, blocking someone on WhatsApp is no longer considered a dramatic final move. It has increasingly become a way of creating distance, protecting […]

By Sam Phiri For 24 consecutive years the ZNBC iconic talk show ‘Smooth Talk’ has been a fixture of Zambia’s television landscape. Tonight at 22:00 hours it bows out for the final time. Its creator and long‑time host, Innocent Kalaluka widely known to viewers as Smooth IK admits that letting go of a programme that […]

By Francis Chipalo So last evening on Thursday I took a walk to a nearby supermarket to get some bread. It was slightly around 18-19 hours. When I came out of the shop, I encountered a situation which had me thinking the whole night. Outside I found two children, a boy and a girl aged […]

For many people, checking WhatsApp, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram or X has become the final activity before going to sleep. What starts as a quick check can easily turn into 30 minutes or more of scrolling, replying to messages and watching videos. The habit may seem harmless, but nighttime social media use is increasingly attracting attention […]

Newly elected United Party for National Development (UPND) Serenje Constituency MP Bishop Friday Katombi (PhD) says he is confident that the longstanding wildlife challenges will now be addressed under President Hakainde Hichilema’s new mandate. In a media statement today after his courtesy call on the Permanent Secretary for Tourism, Evans Muhanga, Dr Katombi said he […]

Four people, including a Power Tools public service bus driver and his son, have died while 36 others have been injured following a serious road traffic accident along the Great East Road in Lukwipa area of Rufunsa District. The accident happened at around 11:00 hours yesterday when the Power Tools bus was travelling towards Chipata […]

China has told its people to get out of Eswatini. Beijing says the tiny southern African kingdom is too dangerous right now – “extremely high” security risks, mostly cyber fraud and illegal online gambling. Chinese citizens and companies already there were told to leave as soon as they can, or move next door to South […]

The History of a country where Father & Son serve as President & Vice President. The story of Equatorial Guinea, one of Africa’s cleanest countries, started in 1968. The Spanish Guinea, now known as Equatorial Guinea, gained independence under the influence and leadership of Macias Nguema, the uncle to the current president of Equatorial Guinea, […]