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  Retired US Generals Urge Pentagon to Cancel 'Barbaric' Execution Livestream By Rodgers Mangwela A punishment that could put America's values on trial Listen to Impelako Chance by Netbustar ft. Drimz A country that presents itself as a defender of democracy and human rights is facing an uncomfortable question: should the execution of a convicted mass killer become a spectacle watched by the public around the world? That question is at the centre of a growing controversy in the United States, where plans to livestream the execution of former US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan have triggered fierce criticism from military figures, politicians, religious leaders and human rights advocates. The Pentagon has announced plans to execute Hasan by firing squad on 3 December 2026, following his conviction for the deadly 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas. The proposed livestream has intensified the debate, transforming a military punishment into a broader argument about just...

Listen to Impelako Chance by Netbustar ft. Drimz   Why Are More Roofs Not Made of Solar Tiles? The Costly Reality Behind the Technology By Rodgers Mangwela Imagine a future where your roof does more than protect your family from rain and sunshine. Every tile could quietly generate electricity, powering your lights, charging your devices and reducing your dependence on the national grid all without the familiar rows of solar panels sitting above your roof. It sounds like the perfect marriage of architecture and renewable energy. Yet, despite the promise of this technology, solar roof tiles remain far less common than conventional solar panels. The question is not whether solar tiles can generate electricity. They can. The real challenge is whether they can deliver affordable, reliable energy without making homeowners pay a premium for a more attractive roof. A recent report by BBC Technology Reporter Christine Ro explores why solar tiles have struggled to become ma...

  KACHEMA JOE The Boy Who Belonged to the Cattle By Rodgers Mangwela A BOOK OF ENDLESS CHAPTERS If my life were a book, it would be a book of endless chapters and verses, a story that would never be fully understood by anyone who read only its opening pages. Every person I have encountered, every place I have visited, and every experience that has left a mark on my heart has added something to its pages. Some encounters have been brief, like the passing shadows of birds across an afternoon sky, while others have remained with me long after the people themselves disappeared from my everyday life. This chapter belongs to a boy whose story has never quite left me. His name was Kachema Joe. He was a cowboy, an African cowboy who walked the riverbanks of the Mulungushi River long before I understood that the most remarkable stories were not always found in books. Some were unfolding quietly in the lives of people whose names would never appear in newspapers, whose photog...

  Gona Khudzingwa: The Forgotten Fishing Camp Along the Mulungushi River There are places that disappear from the landscape long before they disappear from people's memories. The houses come down, the footpaths become overgrown, the fires that once burned outside small kitchens are extinguished, and life slowly moves somewhere else. But for the people who once walked those paths, bought food from the small shops, watched fishermen return from the river or sat around evening fires, the place never completely disappears. It remains somewhere in the mind, waiting for a story to bring it back to life. For the people of Mulungushi Agro, Gona Khudzingwa is one of those places. The fishing camp may no longer be there in the form that many people remember, but mention its name to someone who knew the area and you may suddenly open a door to another time. There are memories of fishermen known locally as “Dam Bizzy,”  of smoky traditional kitchens, small shops crowded wit...

  B.I.G Mule: The Teacher, Artist and Rastafari Thinker Carrying Kabwe’s Sound to Mpika There are musicians you meet on a stage, musicians you discover through a song, and then there are musicians whose stories become intertwined with your own journey. For me, B.I.G Mule belongs to the third category. Long before our music found its way into a recording studio, our paths crossed in the world of education. We were young men finding our way, studying, teaching, thinking about the future and, somewhere in between, discovering that music was refusing to leave us alone. His name is Mulenga Pule , but to those who know him through music, he is B.I.G Mule  : a teacher by profession, painter, musician, lover of history, geography, mathematics and art, and a strong Rastafari believer whose worldview often stretches beyond the ordinary. Today, he is based in Mpika, but his story remains deeply connected to Kabwe, a city that has produced generations of musicians, artists and cul...

  What It’s Like to Live in the World’s Safest Countries in 2026 Imagine waking up in a country where safety is so deeply woven into everyday life that people barely think about it. Children go about their routines, neighbours know one another, lost belongings can find their way home, and a walk through nature is less an escape from danger than simply part of ordinary life. That picture may sound distant in a world experiencing wars, political tensions and growing uncertainty. Yet, according to the 2026 Global Peace Index , a handful of countries continue to maintain remarkably high levels of peace. The latest index ranks 163 countries using 23 indicators covering societal safety and security, ongoing conflict and militarisation. The results arrive against a troubling global backdrop: peacefulness deteriorated in 99 countries, continuing a 12-year decline. At the top, however, the picture looks strikingly different. Iceland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Slovenia an...