11Feb/26

Chisenga Katongo: The Global Voice of Zambian Hip Hop

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Feb 11, 2026 /Mpelembe media/ — Chisenga Katongo is a Zambian-born Australian hip hop artist known for blending African sounds with socially conscious lyrics. Based in Perth, he addresses issues like peace and justice. A multi-instrumentalist and artist, he won the Australian Peace Prize in 2009. Continue reading →

11Feb/26

Ripple’s $40 Billion IPO: Short-Term Hype vs. Long-Term Reality for XRP

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The $40 Billion Disconnect: Why Ripple’s Record IPO Valuation Might Not Save XRP

Preparing for an IPO with a valuation nearing a record $40 billion, driven by its expanding footprint with global banking giants. This valuation secures Ripple’s status as a “unicorn company” (a startup valued over $1 billion). Continue reading →

11Feb/26

Mining Indaba 2026: Project Vault, Policy Reform, and the Push for African Industrialization

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The Billion-Dollar Handshake: Why the World’s Diamond Giants are Finally Teaming Up

10 Feb. 2026 /Mpelembe Media  — The 2026 Investing in African Mining Indaba is currently underway in Cape Town, South Africa, operating under the theme “Stronger Together: Progress Through Partnerships”. The event has attracted record attendance, including 58 government ministers and two heads of state, amidst an intensifying geopolitical race for critical minerals. Continue reading →

10Feb/26

Kenneth Kaunda: The Legacy of a Pan-African Patriarch

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10 Feb. 2026 /Mpelembe Media  — Based on the provided sources, there is no evidence that Kenneth Kaunda explicitly envisioned mpelembe.net as a network for the Pan-African movement. Instead, the sources describe Mpelembe Secondary School and the Mpelembe Network (mpelembe.net) in the following ways: Continue reading →

10Feb/26

Bombshell Grenade Honors Grandmother and Bemba Heritage in New Video ‘Bwalya’

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10 Feb. 2026 /Mpelembe Media  — Zambian artist Bombshell Grenade has released the music video for ‘Bwalya’, the opening track of her album Mfumu Kadzi, featuring Jazzy Jess and Sebastien Dutch. The release is a tribute to her late grandmother, Bwalya Sophie Chibesakunda, whose name the artist explains is derived from a word meaning “Warrior”. Visually, the video celebrates Bemba culture and the “simple life of a village girl,” acknowledging that her success is the result of her community’s collective effort. Through this release, she promotes themes of women’s empowerment and unity, urging people to embody the spirit of the “village” by genuinely caring for one another.

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10Feb/26

Collaboration with AI Agents at Mpelembe.net is verified by Google

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From Blind Trust to Verifiable Proof: Securing the Agentic Economy with Decentralized Identity and Zero-Knowledge Privacy

10 Feb. 2026 /Mpelembe Media  — Crypto wallets enable AI agents to function as autonomous entities by serving as their financial and legal identity. This infrastructure allows agents to move beyond simple chatbots and become independent economic actors capable of managing complex workflows without constant human intervention.

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10Feb/26

The Machine Economy Arrives: Autonomous Agents, Stablecoins, and the Global Fiscal Pivot

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The Copilot: 6 Surprising Ways the “Agent Economy” is Rewiring Global Finance in 2026 

10 Feb. 2026 /Mpelembe Media  — 2026 represents a structural shift from “assistive” technology to “autonomous” economic actors, underpinned by new U.S. crypto legislation and a global scramble to tax digital value. The Year of the “Agentic” Workforce 2026 is widely cited as “the year of the agent,” marking a transition from AI “copilots” (which wait for instructions) to autonomous “agents” (which act with intent to execute workflows). Continue reading →

10Feb/26

From Royal Courts to Fashion Diplomacy: How the Siziba and Musisi Became Zambia’s National Pride

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The Erotics of the Knee and the Victorian King: Decolonizing Zambia’s “Bird-Like” Silhouette

10 Feb. 2026 /Mpelembe Media  — In the heart of Southern Africa, the visual landscape is a moving gallery of saturated color and structural complexity. To the casual observer, the vibrant fabrics draped across shoulders or swaying in the heat of the Bulozi Plain are simply striking textiles. However, through a cultural lens, the  Chitenge  and the traditional Lozi attire are much more: they are “living monuments.” In Zambia, clothing is a sophisticated system of social signifiers that unifies the Lozi—a people composed of 38 distinct ethnic groups—into a singular national identity. From the “sartorial engineering” of the heavy skirts to the global journey of the wax prints, Zambian fashion narrating a story of indigenous resilience, colonial appropriation, and a confident modern renaissance.

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09Feb/26

Full-Stack Visibility: Mastering the Architecture of Google Cloud Observability

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10 Feb. 2026 /Mpelembe Media  — Google Cloud Observability is a deeply integrated fabric of managed services designed to maintain reliability at a planetary scale. It moves beyond simple monitoring by correlating metrics, logs, traces, and profiles to provide a holistic view of infrastructure and application health. The platform is increasingly shifting toward open standards (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus) and AI-assisted operations (Gemini) to reduce the complexity of managing distributed systems. Continue reading →

09Feb/26

When will Keir Starmer resign?

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10 Feb. 2026 /Mpelembe Media  — Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a “deepening sense of crisis” in Downing Street following the resignation of two senior aides within a single 48-hour period. These departures are identified as fallout from the “Mandelson-Epstein revelations”. The instability has prompted immediate political speculation regarding the Prime Minister’s own future, with the article framing the situation around four potential paths for his exit from Number 10. Continue reading →