Zambia’s Untapped Timber Industry
We are often told that Zambia is a country blessed with natural resources that few places in the world can compete with.
The state of entrepreneurship in Zambia
The practice of entrepreneurship in Zambia is relatively new given our historical and cultural context.
Insider perspectives on fashion blogging
Have you ever wondered what a typical day looks like for a fashion blogger?
Ms Selfie on deck
Music has the ability to tell a thousand stories, bring millions of people together and have them feeling a flurry of emotions
Perfectly frayed
My journey with photography started quite early on; I was always obsessed with the film prints that my mother had captured of me as a child. Growing up I really enjoyed watching fashion shows and being obsessed with fashion and magazines but not knowing how I could exist in that space. When I got my […]
The conservation story behind COMACO
With a workforce of over 270, COMACO brings healthy food products from small-scale farmers to stores across Zambia and a market-value for conservation that is swelling the ranks of farmers committed to doing conservation.
Unearthing Zambian Literature with Kalemba
The art of storytelling has always played a big part in our culture, beginning with oral storytelling
Table Talk with Bydon Longwe
Being the last born in a family of seven, he often found himself entrusted with various responsibilities by his parents and siblings.
The slow rise of the female CEO
I was borderline giddy with excitement when I set out to write this article. As a young woman in leadership
Dooderonomy – A pain in the behind
I have been accident prone all my life. I always end up hurting myself in mysterious ways.
Navigating Jozi During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The way we travel has changed significantly and drastically in the past eight months due to the pandemic we find ourselves grappling with
Takura – The Shona Prince
Zimbabwean musician Takura Shonhai, known simply as Takura, a.k.a. Mr. Okay Okay Okay, is making waves locally and internationally with his eclectic fusion of sound and relatable lyrics.
Village banking – key to supporting entrepreneurship in Zambia
Across the globe, entrepreneurs and business owners face a major challenge of accessing funding to start or grow their businesses. If a business person wants to acquire a loan, most lending institutions request for business plans or proposals and some form of collateral as a prerequisite to access funding and interest rates are typically high. […]
Time out in Hartbeespoort
Working for a big company can be draining and when that happens, in my world that means get away, rejuvenate, have fun; explore and forget about everything else for a little while. If you work or are visiting Johannesburg, the small resort town of Hartbeespoort will be your saving grace. For a small town, Hartbeespoort […]
Rethinking domestic tourism
For many years, the hospitality, travel, tourism and events industries made the world go round and airplanes dominated the skies. That’s until they became a mode of transfer of the novel coronavirus. Movement between and within countries was restricted. National economies and the wider global economy have been in decline since then. Although Zambia kept […]
Throwing Tantrums on Canvas – At home with Zenzele Chulu
‘I was born in the hills of Chipata, Eastern Province, I grew up exploring the hills and my own surname means a small hill, and it comes with no surprises that my art goes far over the hills into the valleys and up again to another range of hills.’ – Zenzele Chulu Kenneth ‘Zenzele’ Chulu’s […]