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Zambia’s Creative Economy: Winning the Long War
Across Africa, the creative economy is becoming one of the most strategic sectors for national growth. Countries such as Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya have managed to position their creative industries as economic drivers capable of generating employment, attracting foreign investment, promoting tourism, and shaping cultural influence beyond their borders. Meanwhile, Zambia remains relatively invisible in the continental creative economy conversation. Not because Zambia la

Morgan Mbulo
May 65 min read


From Kopala Roots to Global Reels: The Story of IMC’s Production Fixing Journey
There’s a certain kind of magic that happens when a story meets the right landscape. For us, that magic has always begun here in Zambia. Ice Morgan and Assistant Gift Mukula What started in 2005 as a passionate pursuit of storytelling has grown into something far greater— Ice Morgan Creations (IMC) , proudly operating as Kopala Films . Over the years, we’ve evolved from a small, ambitious production outfit into a trusted partner for filmmakers across Africa and beyond. Today,

Morgan Mbulo
Apr 82 min read


Copper pipeline
Soaring copper demand has turned Zambia and its neighbours into prime territory for global competition A billboard in the Zambian town of Kabwe promotes the Lobito Corridor, a railway project backed by the U.S. and Europe that runs from Congo to the Angolan port of Lobito, with a possible future spur to Zambia.Morgan Mbulo/The Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-the-world-is-scrambling-for-zambias-critical-minerals-with-canadian/

Morgan Mbulo
Apr 81 min read


The copper boom in Zambia comes with a toxic price
As spills spoil crops and development forces people to move, Canadian- and Chinese-owned mines leave challenges for the future Timothy Chakawa Kapili, whose farm is across a small river from a copper mine run by Rongxing Investments, says waste leaks from the Chinese-owned mine have damaged his crops. Morgan Mbulo/The Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-the-copper-boom-in-zambia-comes-with-a-toxic-price/

Morgan Mbulo
Apr 81 min read
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