https://liuwa.co.zm/pod/ en © 2026 Liuwa Tech Liuwa Pod is a ten-minute daily news show made in Lusaka. Every morning, Tash and Bwalya take the stories that matter to Zambian households and businesses, from power and mining to the kwacha, fuel and food prices and the wider world, and work out why they happened and what they mean for you. Then Professor Grace Mumba drops in with a word of the day and a piece of maths anyone can follow. Every figure is sourced in the show notes. The hosts are synthetic voices; the facts are real and independently checked. Nothing on Liuwa Pod is financial advice. Made by Liuwa Tech. Liuwa Tech Liuwa Techliuwatech@gmail.com false episodic The new team's first morning: the 2027 budget slips to 6 November for unnamed 'additional measures'; the deep dive follows the borrowing (K44.9bn, mostly domestic) to a Kabwata shopkeeper's loan; 30 ministries approved; kwacha above K20 ahead of the ERB; farmers owed K14.6bn; copper near a record; Anthropic's S-1 disclosures; PHP2Shell on CISA's list; the Scout on dry-season wildlife and Kasanka's bats. Chapters: 0:00 Cold open 0:24 Hello and what's coming up 1:20 The sky and the board 2:23 The lead 3:37 The deep dive: the budget and the cost of borrowing 6:24 The news round 7:42 The region and the world 8:56 Copper 9:39 Frontier 11:49 The Scout: a call from the parks, and the bats of Kasanka 14:51 Money minute 16:08 Numbers desk 18:14 Quick round: a word, a date and a fact 19:20 Watching list and sign-off Full show notes and sources: https://liuwa.co.zm/pod/#ep9 Nothing in this episode is financial advice. Voices are synthetic. liuwa-pod-ep9 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200 1206 9 full false President Hichilema asks Parliament to approve a restructuring of government ministries, with no list, cost or date yet: what we know, what we don't, and what would change our minds. Oil eases ahead of the Fed, a Kalulushi copper deal, Central Province farmers collect inputs, and Kwacha Sense asks what a share is as Anthropic files to go public. Frontier: OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Terra, rated Critical for cyber capability by its maker, and php2shell now successfully exploited, with advice. Professor Mumba brings disparate, the New York subway, cube-shaped wombat droppings and the 37% rule, and Bwalya catches her out. Chapters: 00:00 Cold open 00:31 Hello and the rundown 01:23 Weather and the kwacha jar 02:09 Top story: a new shape for government 03:59 News round 05:29 Kwacha Sense 06:54 Frontier 08:55 Word of the Day 09:56 On This Day and Did You Know 10:41 Maths Corner 12:50 Sign-off Full show notes and sources: https://liuwa.co.zm/pod/#ep8 Nothing in this episode is financial advice. Voices are synthetic. liuwa-pod-ep8 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200 801 8 full false Brent ended Friday at its highest close since April, the Houthis claimed more strikes on Saudi targets, and the ERB sets November pump prices at month end: what it weighs and what would change our minds. The rains split the country, Lula wins a fourth term in Brazil, Kwacha Sense asks what the IMF actually does, and php2shell has its first reported real victim, with plain advice for anyone running a website. Professor Mumba brings emissary, the last natural smallpox case, Cleopatra and the Moon landing, and the average that lies. Chapters: 00:00 Cold open 00:28 Hello and the rundown 00:56 Weather and the kwacha jar 01:49 Top story: fuel week 03:48 News round 05:17 Kwacha Sense 06:33 Frontier 08:50 Word of the Day 09:40 On This Day and Did You Know 10:22 Maths Corner 12:46 Sign-off Full show notes and sources: https://liuwa.co.zm/pod/#ep7 Nothing in this episode is financial advice. Voices are synthetic. liuwa-pod-ep7 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200 801 7 full false The Week Ahead. Parliament has an extra K19.9bn budget for 2026, mostly to pay farmers who sold maize to the FRA, and the 2027 budget is reported for Friday: how the maize bill grew, who wins and who pays, and why government borrowing can make a shop loan dearer. We correct what we said about the FRA's buying season, run through the week's diary (the US Fed, First Quantum, inflation, fuel prices) and look at hackers who used AI agents against Microsoft 365. Professor Mumba brings puissant, the Charge of the Light Brigade, 20 quadrillion ants and Hilbert's Hotel. Chapters: 00:00 Cold open 00:31 Hello and the week ahead 01:02 Correction, weather and Ngwee's week 02:10 Top story: budget week 03:55 The week's diary 05:21 Kwacha Sense 06:34 Frontier 08:40 Word of the Day 09:37 On This Day and Did You Know 10:21 Maths Corner 12:36 Sign-off Full show notes and sources: https://liuwa.co.zm/pod/#ep6 Nothing in this episode is financial advice. Voices are synthetic. liuwa-pod-ep6 Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200 788 6 full false A Week in 10 special on Independence Day. Oil has its third straight weekly gain and its highest close since April, so we separate what is confirmed in the Gulf from what is only claimed and look at what it means for the fuel review due around 31 Oct. We also check where php2shell, Kariba and the FRA stand, clarify two unconfirmed figures, explain why central banks move interest rates and ask whether the market is doubting AI. Professor Mumba brings the word asunder, an Olympic twist from 1964, and a sum in which the last doubling beats all the earlier ones. Chapters: 00:00 Cold open 00:27 Hello and rundown 00:56 Weather and the week's move 02:00 Top story: oil's long week 03:34 The Week in 10 05:12 Kwacha Sense 06:35 Frontier 08:11 Word of the Day 09:04 On This Day and Did You Know 09:49 Maths Corner 11:50 Sign-off Full show notes and sources: https://liuwa.co.zm/pod/#ep5 Nothing in this episode is financial advice. Voices are synthetic. liuwa-pod-ep5 Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200 747 5 full false Oil hits a five-month high after deadly attacks in Saudi Arabia while copper slides to a five-week low, and we work out why Zambia feels both ends, and test Iran's unverified ship claims. Plus php2shell turns from warning to attack, the FRA funding freeze, COMESA's Lusaka headquarters and the solar-versus-Kariba race; Kwacha Sense on hedging; the first Kumunda call with Ba Mwape and his low well; OpenAI's agents that switched off their own monitoring; and Professor Mumba on how an average can lie. Chapters: 00:00 Cold open 00:26 Hello and rundown 00:51 Weather and the kwacha jar 01:44 Top story: the squeeze 03:41 News round 05:25 Kwacha Sense 06:32 Kumunda 08:24 Frontier 10:08 Word of the Day 11:07 On This Day and Did You Know 11:50 Maths Corner 13:49 Sign-off Full show notes and sources: https://liuwa.co.zm/pod/#ep4 Nothing in this episode is financial advice. Voices are synthetic. liuwa-pod-ep4 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200 866 4 full false Two critical flaws in PHP, the language under most of the world's websites, were found with AI help and patched in a rush; we explain them, test the claim that AI found them before attackers did, and say what Zambian website owners should ask their hosts. Plus oil jumps on Gulf attacks, a fertiliser plant breaks ground in Chilanga, Kansanshi beats its design, Kwacha Sense on dollar prices in disguise, a data-centre power mandate in Frontier, and Professor Mumba reveals the check digit on every bank card. Chapters: 00:00 Cold open 00:28 Hello and rundown 00:55 Weather and the kwacha jar 02:09 Top story: the bug in the engine 04:37 News round 05:58 Kwacha Sense 07:07 Frontier 08:47 Word of the Day 09:44 On This Day and Did You Know 10:26 Maths Corner 12:36 Sign-off Full show notes and sources: https://liuwa.co.zm/pod/#ep3 Nothing in this episode is financial advice. Voices are synthetic. liuwa-pod-ep3 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200 790 3 full false President Hichilema wants the region swapping maize instead of soldiers as COMESA meets in Harare, and we ask what happens in a bad rain year, given Zambia's own 2024 export ban. Plus oil near a five-month high, South Africa's growth downgrade and an inflation watch; Kwacha Sense explains what the inflation number measures; Tesla's results and its robot promises, with an unexpected visit from Mr Phiri; and Professor Mumba shows how a free shortcut can make every driver slower. Chapters: 00:00 Cold open 00:28 Hello and rundown 00:54 Weather and the kwacha jar 01:57 Top story: swap maize, not soldiers 03:53 News round 04:55 Kwacha Sense 06:13 Frontier 08:07 Word of the Day 09:03 On This Day and Did You Know 09:42 Maths Corner 12:00 Sign-off Full show notes and sources: https://liuwa.co.zm/pod/#ep2 Nothing in this episode is financial advice. Voices are synthetic. liuwa-pod-ep2 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200 750 2 full false President Hichilema tells mining licence holders to use it or lose it, and we work out why an idle licence costs jobs, plus the Auditor-General's uncollected mining penalties, Zambians in hiding in South Africa, and fuel prices. Kwacha Sense explains why high copper hasn't lifted the kwacha, Kalaba does a labelled Musk impression on SpaceX's results, and Professor Mumba proves the house always wins at roulette. Chapters: 00:00 Cold open 00:29 Hello and rundown 00:57 Weather and the kwacha jar 01:52 Top story: use it or lose it 03:30 News round 04:52 Kwacha Sense 05:49 Frontier 07:02 Word of the Day 07:48 On This Day and Did You Know 08:22 Maths Corner 10:18 Sign-off Full show notes and sources: https://liuwa.co.zm/pod/#ep1 Nothing in this episode is financial advice. Voices are synthetic. liuwa-pod-ep1 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200 647 1 full false