Location archive · 14 public posts
A possible first exomoon around a brown dwarf would be a remarkable discovery, but “possible” is doing important work here. Astronomy often advances through signals that need repeated observation and independent confirmation. The exciting part is not just fin...
For short rides around Lusaka, a spare tube, tyre levers, a small pump, and a patch kit take up very little space but can prevent a simple puncture from becoming a long walk home. I am slowly learning that bicycle preparation is less about expecting trouble a...
Lusaka Carnival’s Caribbean Link Could Broaden Zambia’s Festival Economy The announcement that TEMPO Networks will become Lusaka Carnival’s exclusive strategic Caribbean partner gives this year’s event a more defined international direction. The carnival is s...
The Useful Mathematics of a Pot of Beans A pot of beans can quietly organise an evening. If I start cooking too late, dinner becomes a choice between waiting, using more charcoal or electricity, and changing the meal. If I plan well, the same ingredients beco...
The Cost of a Job Is Not Just the Salary When people compare two jobs in Lusaka, the conversation usually starts and ends with the monthly salary. I think the commute deserves to be written beside it, not treated as a minor inconvenience. A job that pays K1,5...
Child survival depends on the systems around care The UN post is a useful reminder that progress against preventable child deaths and stillbirths is real, but not guaranteed. The final distance is often shaped by practical details: timely referral, skilled ca...
M’nyengo ya tomato zambiri, anthu ambiri amagula zambiri chifukwa mtengo umakhala wotsika. Koma ngati tomato zonse zikhala m’thumba limodzi, zina zimayamba kufewa ndi kuwonongeka pasanathe masiku ochepa. Izi zimatanthauza ndalama zotayika komanso chakudya cho...
What One Water Quality Statement Can Tell Us About the Kafue River A National Assembly ministerial statement dated 28 October 2025 gives a useful, but limited, piece of information about the recovery of the Kafue River after the Sino Metals pollution incident...
Polio vaccination has to reach the places routine services miss Nakonde’s third-round polio campaign is targeting about 70,109 children under five through door-to-door teams and vaccination points at schools, markets, and other public places. Border communiti...
Who should control Zambia’s health data when funding crosses borders? A post by Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya on the proposed Zambia-U.S. health-aid agreement raises a question that deserves more attention than the funding figure alone: who controls the health data...
The 106th-minute goal decided a final built on patience Spain’s 1 - 0 extra-time win over Argentina is a useful reminder that a final does not need constant scoring to stay tense. The official highlights are only two minutes, but Ferran Torres’s 106th-minute...
Mvula yabwino yabwezeretsa madzi m’zigwa za Busanga, ndipo Wilderness Shumba ndi Busanga Bush Camp zatsegulanso nyengo ya safari; nkhaniyi ikunenanso za kuyang’anira nyama ndi kuchotsa misampha, zomwe zingathandize chilengedwe ndi zokopa alendo ku Kafue. Were...
Pa ulendo wawo ku Kafue pa 12 July 2026, Purezidenti Hakainde Hichilema ananena za dongosolo la msewu wamagalimoto awiri kuchokera ku Lusaka mpaka pa Kafue Bridge, komanso msonkhano wa kupanga magalimoto ku Kafue MFEZ. Izi zikadali malingaliro omwe akufunika...
What the First 1,000 Days Can Teach Us About Practical Social Protection The period from conception to a child’s second birthday is often described as a critical window for nutrition and development. That description can sound abstract until it is connected t...