Admin let me tell you what I overheard today, because my ears accidentally entered an international meeting. I heard two foreigners saying, “Honestly, if there’s a peaceful country in this world, it’s Zambia.” I nearly stood up to clap. But then they said there was only one thin line where Zambia almost behaved like those other countries and boom they mentioned the 2021 general election, the time when the internet was almost played with. Just almost. That sentence alone made my heart do push ups.
They were saying that moment really tried to spoil Zambia’s clean CV as a peaceful country, because when you live outside and see what happens during elections in other countries my friend, it’s like a movie with no subtitles and too much action. They even mentioned that one African country where the internet was completely shut down during elections.
I won’t mention names, but you all know the Wi Fi just said goodnight. That part haunted me, because imagine that happening here? Zambia? The land of memes, bundles, and status updates? That would be national heartbreak. Before I could pretend to tie my shoe and continue listening, those two foreigners walked away. I almost followed them like a Netflix series, but dignity stopped me. Still, I kept thinking about how the internet was almost tempered with emphasis on almost and how we survived that level.
They were even laughing, saying Zambians are very smart “They thought we could be blocked, but the citizens outsmarted them.” Imagine being praised internationally for refusing to be offline. So admin, who else remembers that moment? And be honest was your business, hustle, or work almost affected by that internet temptation? Because some of us were already panicking about memes, online orders, and WhatsApp statuses that never posted!
