Dr. Andrew Mulenga

22/05/2026

Every time I go to City Market, I have to mentally, spiritually, physically and psychologically prepare myself through hours of meditation, physical training, therapy with an ordained priest, and a trip to Chishimba Falls to make offerings to my ancestors. All because a fully-loaded, high-speed wheelbarrow once knocked me to the pavement. 🤯

22/05/2026

It's funny they'd call you a "gatekeeper" after you helped so many climb over and slither under a "gate" that THEY secured shut. 😒

22/05/2026

This 1930s Fiat Topolino (small mouse) is the only decent looking car INSIDE a Zambian museum and apparently it still runs perfectly. To learn more about it and see it physically visit the Lusaka National Museum. I’ve often argued that we don’t have as many classics in our museums or our roads because we used them for scrap metal, specifically Imbaula.

22/05/2026

Africa’s creative industry is full of potential, but are Africans truly investing in it? Africa No Filter’s report, “Africa’s Soft Power: Can Africa’s creativity transform the continent?”, explored how young Africans perceive arts, culture, and creativity across 9 African countries.
The findings revealed a striking contradiction:
85% believe arts and culture are important to society
78% spend little or nothing on creative and cultural activities
Few young people see the creative sector as a viable career path

Yet Africa’s musicians, writers, filmmakers, designers, and performers continue to shape global culture and open new economic opportunities for the continent.
The report, based on interviews with 4,500 young Africans aged 18–35 in Egypt, Morocco, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, highlights the urgent need to better support Africa’s creative ecosystem.
Creativity is not just entertainment, it is part of Africa’s identity, economy, and future.
Read ‘Africa’s Soft Power’ here: https://africanofilter.org/evidence/influence/africas-soft-power-can-africas-creativity-transform-the-continent/

22/05/2026

Bwacha nafuti

21/05/2026

2015 - part of my bibliography, the bottle is there for scale.

21/05/2026

Anemoia: that's the feeling I get when I look at this painting, a term attributed to author John Koenig, referring specifically to the feeling of nostalgia for a time or place you have never known. Just look at the sunset, you can picture yourself walking home after a long days work (assuming you've done a long days work before). Ready to catch up on some gossip as you await your evening meal. The title of the painting is "Township", a 1990, oil on canvas by Style K***a (b. 1953) 🇿🇲 from the Lechwe Trust Collection and it was last shown at the Lusaka National Museum some ten years ago.

21/05/2026

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The Arts of Africa and Global Souths research team (Rhodes University) including Post-doctoral fellows (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria) and guest speaker Annette Laubser at the opening of "Signs of The Times", group exhibition, Galerie NOKO, Port Elizabeth.

21/05/2026

Boyd Bishonga just sent me a video from the private opening of his debut international solo exhibition "S P E A K O U T" at the Osborne Studio Gallery in London 🇬🇧. Presented by "Art in the Extreme", the show runs until 24th May 2026. Locally, Boyd has had a good run the past couple of years being nominated for the National Arts Council of Zambia's NGOMA AWARDS in 2019 and subsequently winning one in 2025, the same year in which he was a finalist for the Lechwe Trust Art's Cynthia Zukas Awards for Young Artists (which recognizes talent below age 30).

Earlier in his career he explored working with scrap metal and other repurposed materials as a sculptor. But it appears his paintings are what have really caught public attention, his work also being exhibited at the 37d Gallery and Imvelo Studios in Lusaka.

Fun Fact: Zambian Landscape has been an avid promoter of Boyd's work, frequently sharing it on the page where it his often received favourable, but also some fairly ignorant and disparaging comments. His response to this in his own words as can be read in the exhibition catalogue:

"Some people have misunderstood my paintings - especially those who misinterpret a spiritual intensity to my work. I want to draw people in, to hold their attention, and for them to look beyond what they first think and find something deeper. I use bright colours to show how it’s possible to create beauty amongst struggle and chaos. By the end, I have created something that speaks, even without words." - Boyd Bishonga 🇿🇲

20/05/2026

Did you know that Zambia’s 🇿🇲 tourism capital, Livingstone has more DAPP stores per square kilometer than any other city or town in the country?

20/05/2026

Ino Kayi? 😁