Sentimental Foodie

I draw your attention to SI No. 68 of 2025 which comes in effect on 1st January 2026. This will force mines to buy from local manufacturers. Mines will have to reserve at least 20% of their annual procurement budget for Zambian owned companies. Last year cabinet approved the establishment of Zambia Minerals Investment Corporation (ZMIC) which will allow GRZ to trade minerals directly. Unlike the old model (ZCCM-IH) where GRZ got a dividend when mines declared a profit, ZMIC will take a percentage of the physical copper produced by all the mines and sell it on the open market. ZMIC is tasked with entering into joint ventures specifically focused on value addition. ZMIC will also have the right to acquire substantial stakes (up to 30%) in new mining projects. Zambia, DRC and USA also signed an MOU to create a regional value chain for EV batteries in 2022. This was followed by the Transboundary Battery and Electric Vehicle Special Economic Zone agreement in 2023. A pre-feasibility study carried in 2023 confirmed that the project is technically and financially viable. It found that manufacturing battery precursors in Zambia and DRC would be significantly cheaper than in the US or China. This project is supported by Afreximbank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and the US government Things are happening, but we all seem to be preoccupied with politics to notice all of this. Any one interested in learning more about the Transboundary Battery and Electric Vehicle Special Economic Zone can follow the links below uneca.org/stories/eca-an…. uneca.org/stories/zambia….

This really takes me back to the late 80s when late Zambian wrestler, John Mwale was teaching me how to box at his house in Woodlands Extension. Pay attention to the young lads footwork..

I love the footwork...

@MbalaMafia7 Sir, forget about a president...just an MP resigning in Africa is impossible

The moment an African President resign voluntarily on moral grounds, I will walk from Mbala to Lusaka in October while eating kandolo & salted groundnuts with no water to wash it down.

Starting to eat food immediately after the bus leaves the bus station

Etiquettes that should result in heavy fines if not strictly observed by Zambians in public transport buses. -Eating boiled eggs or Hungarian. -Taking off shoes. -Talking on phone using speaker. -Sitting by the window but you don't want to open it for fresh air. -No deodorant.

What a great coach...this is not easy to master

Last week, the West Australian govt handed the state budget for 2026-27 which includes over $1 billion in cost of living relief for struggling families. Some of the relief measure are 1. $100 fuel for every eligible WA driver’s licence holder 2. $150 per kindergarten/primary student and $250 per secondary student 3. Free public transport for school students will continue and free Sunday travel on public transport for everyone. 4. $13.5 million to help families struggling with rent 5. $51 million for families struggling with energy bills It is good to see that the WA govt acknowledges that many families are doing it tough.

I have a childhood friend who lives in London and we are brothers. His only human flaw is that he's an insufferable Arsenal fan. I'm literally praying to the gods that Arsenal doesn't win the title because if they do,that bastard will ensure that I don't have peace.

@xocomuzo @buman999heing @Gorgeous_Muchi Where is Zambia on the list?

@SentimentalCook @buman999heing @Gorgeous_Muchi Yes.

Making Ai videos for kids on YouTube, trust me, I make so much money from it

@xocomuzo @buman999heing @Gorgeous_Muchi Is my statement wrong about Zambia not on the list?

@SentimentalCook @buman999heing @Gorgeous_Muchi Wrong. All you simply have to do is change your country of residence in YT studio and that's it. Adsense is what pays and it is available in zambia

@xocomuzo @buman999heing @Gorgeous_Muchi Incorrect. Zambia is not currently on the list of eligible countries for direct ad revenue payment

@buman999heing @Gorgeous_Muchi Just reach your 4000 watch hours and 1000 subs. Adsense is a straight forward after that, money will be reaching directly into ur account

Having lived here for over 20 years, I am yet to meet a person who complains about Perth being “too isolated”. Low crime rate especially if you live in the Western suburbs. Great place to raise a family

Counsel, it is for this reason I no longer take part in these debates. You required to be pro or anti govt..there is no middle ground. You can not highlight UPND's positives without attracting the praise singer label. Likewise you can not pointout UPND's shortcomings without being called bitter. Everyone has their entrenched positions. It is pointless to have any sort of conversation in this type of political climate.

5 years is a long time for one to get wiser and if we are being honest, the reason we vote every 5 years is for us to have an opportunity to switch camps. Ladies and gentlemen, if you are “disappointed” that’s your right, no one should gaslight you.

I have not eaten a fast food burger in over 10 years. I can make the burger patties any size that I want. I can also smoke them if I choose. These burgers were smoked using oak wood. If only you could smell them.

When I bought these briquettes today, I had an idea about exporting Zambian charcoal....that is until I found out that S.I. No 99 of 1999 bans the export of all Zambian charcoal manufactured or sourced from plantation, local, or national forests!!

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@mwiyas I managed to buy a copy from a book collector in Europe

Current reading

My Book Chilimba has paid me to spend on books this month. kindly recommend me a book or books, with a picture if possible and where I can find them. Any subject please. 🙏

@Andie_Malukutu The ball is in our court. We shouldn't forget this. They should invest on our terms

Truth be told we are the ones holding the gun.

@LankyObserver @AustinMulolo x.com/SentimentalCoo…

@AustinMulolo That's fine. I'm thinking 15 years into the future and what our decisions today mean for then. If you keep giving away your most precious natural resource under the same terms that got you to such poverty, keep the same policies and expect magic to happen, you are better than I.

Zambians are still getting excited about Mines opening up across the country. You can almost laugh if it weren't something to cry about.

@IanECox I have never like bullies

@SentimentalCook Sure, let's do that. x.com/usembassyzambi…

At this point, Zambians should tell the Americans to keep their money and shove it...