Footprints of Time

12/10/2026

Kenyans who went to Zimbabwe to bury Wicknell Chivayo, have returned home with inherited clothes.

06/10/2026

How WhatsApp Chatbots Are Learning African Languages.

WhatsApp-based AI chatbots are being trained to understand and respond in African languages, creating new channels for education, healthcare, and commerce.

WhatsApp-based AI chatbots are being trained to understand and respond in African languages, creating new channels for education, healthcare, and commerce.

06/10/2026

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15/09/2026

❤️ FAMILY MEMORIES

Remember when families gathered around one table?

Good food, stories, laughter and sometimes a little arguing too! 😄

Those ordinary moments often become our most precious memories.

What family tradition do you miss?

13/09/2026

🏪 DO YOU REMEMBER THIS?

There were shops where everyone in the neighbourhood seemed to know your name.

You could walk in with a few coins and walk out with a little bag of treats. 😊

What was your favourite shop when you were growing up?

Tell us where it was. 👇

12/09/2026

🏫 SCHOOL DAYS

Before smartphones and the internet, school memories were made with friends, games, teachers and handwritten notes.

Some friendships lasted a lifetime.

Who was your best friend at school?

Tag them if you're still in touch! ❤️

11/09/2026

🚗 MEMORIES ON FOUR WHEELS

Many of us remember that old family car.

The long journeys, the holidays, the music playing and everyone squeezed inside. ❤️

What was the first car you remember your family owning?

Let's see which cars bring back the most memories!

10/09/2026

PATRICE LUMUMBA: THE MAN WHO REFUSED TO BOW 🌍✊🏿

What happens when a nation wins its independence—but powerful forces still want to control its future?

This was the question facing Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo in 1960.

Lumumba believed that independence had to mean more than changing the flag.

It had to mean freedom, dignity and control over the future of the Congolese people.

When Congo became independent from Belgium, Lumumba delivered a speech that shocked the colonial establishment.

He spoke openly about the suffering Congolese people had endured under colonial rule.

He wanted a Congo that could stand on its own feet.

But independence did not bring peace.

Congo quickly descended into a political and military crisis. The country faced secession, foreign involvement and intense Cold War pressure.

Lumumba found himself caught in the middle of a struggle much bigger than Congo.

He believed that the Congo's enormous natural wealth should benefit its own people—and that Africa should not remain a continent whose resources were controlled by outsiders.

His vision was bigger than Congo.

Lumumba saw the independence of African countries as part of one larger struggle.

But his political journey was tragically short.

In January 1961, Patrice Lumumba was assassinated in Katanga.

He was only 35 years old.

Yet his name did not disappear.

Instead, Lumumba became a symbol of African independence, dignity and resistance to colonial domination.

Decades later, his story still raises difficult questions:

🌍 Can Africa truly be independent if it does not control enough of its own resources?

🌍 Can African countries protect their sovereignty when powerful foreign interests are involved?

🌍 And what would Patrice Lumumba say about Africa today?

👇🏿 Do you believe Lumumba's dream is still unfinished? Share your thoughts.

10/09/2026

JULIUS NYERERE: THE LEADER WHO BELIEVED AFRICA'S FREEDOM WAS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT UNITY 🌍✊🏿

What does freedom really mean if African countries remain divided?

What good is political independence if African people are still economically dependent on others?

These were some of the questions that shaped the thinking of Julius Nyerere, the first President of Tanzania and one of Africa's great Pan-Africanist leaders.

Nyerere believed that African countries had to work together if they wanted to protect their independence and build a better future.

He supported the liberation of other African countries and believed that the freedom of Tanzania could not be separated from the freedom of the rest of Africa.

But Nyerere's vision was not simply about creating one African government.

He believed in African cooperation, self-reliance, economic development and solidarity among African nations.

He also understood something important: political freedom without economic strength could leave African countries vulnerable to outside influence.

Nyerere became one of the founding figures of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963, an organisation created to promote African unity and cooperation.

His generation fought for political independence.

Today, a different question confronts Africa:

🌍 Can the next generation turn political independence into true economic independence?

Can African countries trade more with each other?

Can Africa develop its own industries?

Can its natural resources create greater prosperity for its people?

And perhaps most importantly...

What would Julius Nyerere say about Africa today?

👇🏿 What do you think? Share your thoughts.