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  THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH: WHY ONE FEMALE MASSAGE THERAPIST HAS DECIDED TO STOP WORKING WITH MEN Article by Rodgers Mangwela | KASONDE24 A PROFESSION BUILT ON TRUST, TURNED INTO A SOURCE OF FEAR Imagine spending almost three decades building a career around helping people relax, recover from physical discomfort and find peace through therapeutic touch. Then, after years of dedication, you reach a point where accepting certain clients becomes more stressful than rewarding. For one experienced female massage therapist, this is no longer an imaginary situation. It has become her reality. In a deeply personal account originally published by HuffPost , massage therapist Susan Blackburn explains why she has decided to stop accepting new male clients, despite recognising that men also need the physical and emotional benefits of professional massage therapy. Her decision is not based on the belief that every man is dangerous. Rather, it comes from years of uncomfortable encount...

  KASONDE24 | CELEBRITY NEWS PARIS JACKSON'S $600 MILLION BATTLE OVER FATHER MICHAEL JACKSON'S FORTUNE TAKES A SHOCKING NEW TURN Article by Rodgers Mangwela | KASONDE24 INTRODUCTION: WHEN A LEGENDARY FORTUNE BECOMES A FAMILY BATTLE Being the child of one of the greatest entertainers in music history comes with privileges that millions of people can only dream about. But behind the fame, luxury and extraordinary financial legacy left behind by the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, a complicated family inheritance dispute is unfolding. More than 17 years after the death of the legendary musician, his daughter, Paris Jackson, is still fighting over how her father's enormous fortune should be managed and distributed. What makes the situation particularly fascinating is the amount of money involved. Paris is asking a Los Angeles court to order the transfer of approximately $600 million into the Michael Jackson Family Trust , which benefits her and her two brothers, Prin...

  ENTERTAINME BEFORE SOCIAL MEDIA, MAGAZINES WERE OUR WINDOWS TO THE WORLD Article by Rodgers Mangwela | KASONDE24 Long before a teenager in Kabwe could pick up a smartphone and follow the latest celebrity scandal, music release or Hollywood romance, discovering what was happening in the entertainment world required something different. Sometimes, it meant waiting for the next newspaper. Sometimes, it meant borrowing a magazine from an older relative. And occasionally, it meant finding someone who had travelled abroad and returned with publications carrying stories from another world. For children and young people growing up in Zambia during the 1990s and early 2000s, celebrity entertainment was an entirely different experience. There was no Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or YouTube. The internet was not part of everyday life, and international entertainment channels were not readily accessible to every household. Yet we were not disconnected from the world. We had newspapers...

  ENTERTAINMENT GREAT MUSIC TALENTS WHO GOT SHADOWED UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF RIHANNA AND BEYONCÉ Article by Rodgers Mangwela | KASONDE24 WHEN GREAT TALENT MEETS AN ERA OF SUPERSTARS Sometimes, having an extraordinary voice is not enough to guarantee a place at the very top of the music industry. You can win international competitions, release beautiful albums, deliver unforgettable performances and even collect prestigious awards, yet somehow find yourself competing for attention in an industry that has already fallen in love with a different generation of superstars. This is an interesting chapter in the history of modern female pop and R&B music. During the 2000s and early 2010s, two names became almost unavoidable whenever conversations about female musical dominance emerged: Beyoncé and Rihanna. While Beyoncé was establishing herself as one of the most influential performers of her generation, Rihanna was building an impressive catalogue of international hits and ...

  TALKING MUSIC Article by Rodgers Mangwela | KASONDE24 Winning the competition is easy. Building a music career is the real battle. Every music talent competition promises a dream. A microphone, thousands of cheering fans, television cameras, celebrity judges and, eventually, a winner whose life is expected to change overnight. For a few weeks or months, contestants become household names. Their performances dominate conversations, their photographs circulate on social media, and audiences begin imagining the next big musical superstar. But something interesting happens after the celebrations. The television cameras disappear, the sponsors move on to their next projects, and another season of the competition begins. Meanwhile, some former winners struggle to maintain the attention they enjoyed during the competition. Years later, people begin asking an uncomfortable question: What happened to the winners? Across Africa and the rest of the world, music talent ...

  ZAMBIA EXPLAINS Article by Rodgers Mangwela | KASONDE24 A SHIFT THAT RAISES NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT DRUG ABUSE For decades, heroin has been associated with some of the most devastating drug-related health crises in parts of the world. However, new statistics from England and Wales reveal a significant shift in the substances appearing in drug-poisoning deaths. Cocaine has overtaken heroin and morphine to become the most frequently mentioned specific substance in drug-poisoning deaths registered in England and Wales in 2025. The development, reported on November 4, 2026, marks the first time since records began in 1993 that cocaine has occupied this position. According to the latest figures published by the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS), cocaine was involved in 1,233 registered drug-poisoning deaths in 2025, compared with 1,210 involving heroin or morphine. Although the difference is relatively small, the figures highlight how the drug landscape is changing a...