By: Adhaeze Wokhe When Abraham Lincoln defined democracy, 159 years ago, believe it or not, he had Hakainde Hichilema’s administration in mind. Perhaps Lincoln had not visualized a barefoot village boy, taking shifts between the classroom and the cattle, when he defined democracy, but HH, the boy in question, had imagined it. And this imagination …
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The Mom By: Tshenolo Koapeng I woke up in the morning and she wasn’t there. Lilanga had the habit of singing in the kitchen as she brewed our morning tea. The lyrics would pour out of her mouth in sonorous contralto. When she saw me her eyes would light up in excitement as if she …
A STRANGE MAN Black dress pants, a black button down, and a black fedora hat. It wasn’t difficult to spot this man on Monday. Mum had grudgingly asked me to go buy painkillers for Dad; he was beaten to pulp the previous night after refusing to pay for the twelve bottles of beer he consumed …
By: Tshenolo Koapeng THE VIBE SHIFT 4:00 – I like to wake up long before the sun rises while the chilling night air is saying its last goodbye. As I sip on my sugarless cup of tea, I contemplate how I will get through the day. It’s the 5th of May and today is the …
By: Khushie Mallya The contrasts faced in life truly have the potential to amaze us. For example, love, that strongest emotion one can experience, however, at the same time it can be one’s greatest weakness. Life can be extremely simple and easy-going, but, it can get really hard at times as well. In our daily …
UNNOTICED Whoever supplied the sand during Ivy’s creation deserves a proper year behind bars. No water, no food. Her fair skin is buttery, radiant even under the multicoloured disco light, and if an hourglass was human, it’d be Ivy. I know she feels their shifty eyes on her; her numerous admirers – old, drunk men …
Have you ever felt like your life isn’t going anywhere? Have you ever woken up and felt the weight of the world on your shoulders? Have you ever envied the dead? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re probably like me and I’ve got a story to tell you. A story about …
How do you explain the situation to someone who just wakes up in the morning, and decides to keep on walking ahead aimlessly with no destination in mind, and he just keeps walking with? You will realize he’s walking, but you wouldn’t call that progression. It’s more of exerting your strength for no reason. Judging …
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By: Oluwakemi Olaoluwa “A sheep that walks with the dog will eventually eat faeces,” Yoruba proverb; strong words isn’t it? It is because everyone seeks the truth but can’t look it into the eye when they finally find it. Hold it as we briefly look at the nature of human associations and their often than …
By: Esnart Kapatamoyo Linda had to be raised by her grandmother ’Agogo’ after losing both her parents in a tragic road traffic accident when she was five. Agogo was a strong and hardworking woman who kept a small backyard garden as a source of income in their little village in Senanga. However, as Agogo grew …
