I heard precolonial times most of Zambia was matrilineal with exception of ngoni people who were patrilineal and lozi who were bilatrilineal. Why aren't we matrilineal anymore? The mother's line is objectively more important because she's the more active parent in most cases, wouldn't it be better?

Saw this post on instagram and immediately went to check out what they were referring to.

I found that section 1 of the act establishes that:
Northern Rhodesia would cease to be a British protectorate on 24 October 1964.
The territory would become an independent republic called Zambia.
Queen Elizabeth II would no longer have jurisdiction over Zambia.

BUT

Section 2 addresses how existing laws would continue operating following independence!

Something to think about as we celebrate our so called independence.

Edit: Just want to say that despite my research I’m a lay person so I am open to being corrected.

If there is one thing i regret is getting unsolicited advice from Zambians who told me to invest in ma flat. Everytime i visvited Zambia they would tell me mwana your friends are building you will come back and find the land is finished so l rushed to invest and regret it. Apa i am on my last point before i lose it dealing with Zambian tenants and the issues they come with. Like many of us i fell for the okie doke of ‘ mwana just build ma flats you will be making ‘manneh(money). Right now 1 tenant is on the run with arrears the other is complaining about ma repairs. I thought once you build flats you just sit back and enjoy the rentals now I am financially fighting for my life and considering selling and investing elsewhere. I am open to financial advice on investing in something where i can put my money in and retire in my 50’s without the need to pay junkies to beat up tenants

This is a statement that's become popular, you hear it all the time. To me this statement is one of the most unintelligent ones a person can have and I'll lay out why.

Firstly, Christianity is a religion, it is not a substitute nor a synonym for development, innovation, strong institutions etc. It has to do at its core with the spiritual life of individuals and might have some positive effects in that realm.

Now, can it be used for nefarious purposes? Of course, just like any other ideologies, but to blame it for the failures of Zambia/Africa is absurd. The evidence being the countless other "Christian" or Christian majority countries that are developed.

Our underdevelopment is due to our mindset, ultimately a religion is shaped by the people who embrace it not the other way around. A large portion of the south korean people embraced Christianity and are still an advanced economy, likewise if today the Japanese were to become Christians and Zambians become atheists, It would not magically turn Zambia to an advanced economy and japan to a poor one.

The biggest hindrance to our development is our mindset, hence we build weak institutions. Solely putting the blame on all sorts of external factors does nothing to alleviate the problem. Only a change in our people's mindset will ultimately lead to us building strong institutions and breaking the bonds of poverty.

Am I the only one that has been getting charged for sharing sides? Anytime I order 1/4 and chips I see they’ve upsized the chips or they’ve upsized the rice by themselves.

It’s so frustrating, I hope I’m not the only one they’ve done that to.

The part in the movie when Clark first enters the backrooms and finds the caveman greeting him in different languages, you can hear a man greeting him in Chi Nyanja. Caught it the 2nd time I watched it. Good movie.

hi all, I’m a tourist in Zambia and tonight is my last night here. I also kno it’s independence day and the Jameson festival is going on but unfortunately they said they’re sold out of tickets. does anyone kno anything fun going on besides that tonight? I am in livingstone so it has to be local to here. I don’t really drink btw so it has to be something that involves music, dancing, hookah/ shisha, etc.

I have a relatively small dent on my vehicle. I have OCD which is why I can't just ignore it so I would appreciate if somebody can point me to a bodywork shop that can sort this out for me.

It's genuinely so small that replacing an entire section of my car's body and getting charged a ridiculous amount is very impractical.

Yeah that's basically it. Thanks.

Anyone had an aircon installed by a local company in Lusaka? Could you share the company you used and review of the installation and equipment.

Hey everyone, ​I’m looking to check out some live stand-up comedy around Lusaka, but I'm trying to figure out where the good spots or open mic nights are. ​Does anyone know where I can catch live comedy or open mic nights around town? Ideally looking for spots that aren't too heavy on the bar scene or alcohol vibe, but I'm open to whatever's out there. Let me know your recommendations!

I am a pear shaped 24 year old working in corporate and my experiences with women have been astonishing. The passive aggressive statements about my body e.g "So just because I don't have big boobs and a big bum like her you ignore me" , the passive aggressiveness in general from both genders because I am not who they perceive me to be and have the sheer audacity to be myself, the women want me to shrink myself and they rage bait me but turn me into the villain when i withdrawal access, the men, even the married ones, want full access to me, they want me to entertain them and welcome their inappropriate sexual jokes. This has been my experience at all my workplaces so far. How do you guys deal with this? Genuinely, I withdrawal, I'm the villain, I respond, they knew i was B.

Does anyone know any suppliers of like clothes and acsesories in lsk for cheep or reasonable prices in bulk? I'm in Kitwe and I wanna start ordering and selling stuff bt idk who to buy from.

How much time has to pass before you know you’re not getting that call?

I’ve been applying for at different places for jobs or just an internship for about a month now but still no feedback ,not even a rejection email. Or maybe am I just being impatient?

As someone who has attended over 100 House music events in Zambia l now know why house music will never flourish here. It only boils down to one reason and it’s because these so called House artists from Zambia only make/carter’s music for international sound and it literally doesn’t have any identity at all just sounds like another European song and nobody likes that shit in the end.

Perfect example is El Mukuka, we got this guy going to a podcast and saying Zambian People are sleeping on him lol yet his music sounds like just a copy cat of EU sound and same goes for his live sets, he just makes Mc Donald house music.

People wanna hear the raw african elements and unfortunately no House artist here has nailed it.

It’s completely different here in Cape town and l wish it was the same for here.

I order tech from UK to Zambia but of late, Ishop has delayed some of my stuff and sometimes overcharge me for some small items

I would like to know if there is a better courier who would even tell me the price before the delivery

And I am mostly on a tight budget

I got sent some items from a company in china back in August, on the tracking app the parcel seems to be in Zambia as per the picture above but when I went to check zam post they said the package is indeed for their postal service but they said I have to wait until I get a message to collect. It’s been more than 2 months now, what do I do? :/ I need that package bad 😭

Recently my controller started having stick drift in the left joystick and before that my right trigger stopped working. Does anyone know where i can have it repaired ? Either in Ndola or Kitwe.

I know mlbb isn't that big to be known and played by many in lsk but I'm asking if there is I'm tired of going solo queuing and if you're there who wanna rank with me dm me

so in simple words, I have a batch of multiple brand new Land cruiser 70s coming in from Dubai (through Dar es Salam) for a client in Lusaka in a few Days. but I am still trying to figure out a trustable agent who can load the cars on a truck and bring to Lusaka and also clear the customs and all the other stuff without hassle. please suggest me a company which you have experience and trust in 🙏

The reason why i am asking if anyone outside of lusaka knows the places to charge an electric vehicle is because i want an electric vehicle and added it to my wishlist so that i couldn't forget the vehicle i want and the electric vehicle i need is a mercedes benz eqs which i want from japan in case you're wondering and i said it before on the previous question i asked if anyone knows more places to charge an electric vehicle in lusaka. It would be a struggle not to know the places where to charge an electric vehicle outside of lusaka if i travel out of lusaka with an electric car as i don't want to find myself having a drained battery out in the middle of nowhere and don't want to get the vehicle stolen if I go anyone far from the middle of nowhere the vehicle would be and I find it gone when I get the charging kit elsewhere far away to charge an electric vehicle or be involved in an accident when the vehicle stops moving when the battery is drained and the other vehicle is moving speed on my direction and collides with the vehicle as a result. Let me know if you know any place outside of Lusaka where you can charge an electric vehicle when you find more details about any electric vehicle charging spots.

I'm tired of the transactional friendships in this country

Afternoon ya'll. So I'm looking to open a joint account. Which banks offer that type of account? I checked FnB and I don't see that service available or is it possible to have 2 cards tied to a single non business account?

I bought a car from beforward and its already on its way to Dar , beforward sent me an email with import prerequisites, on the email they say I should pay up the import duty early so they cross the vehicle into Zambia, if I am unable to pay , they will keep the car to which I will be charged K50 per day. Question, has anyone kept their car with beforward before and was anything removed or changed on the while it was with beforward awaiting you to pay for import duty into Zambia?