A rough-edged but thoughtful conversation about technology, customer care, and accountability.
CodeCast Zambia turns a familiar internet headache into a broader look at technology, customer care, and the culture around everyday services.
Zambian tech talk, from Scrum sprints to creator payouts
The gist
CodeCast Zambia is a friendly, catch-up style tech conversation led by co-hosts Cynthia and Mukuma and rooted in how technology plays out in Zambia. Guests explain how to run Scrum in two-week sprints or pay African creators through a core of super fans, and the hosts ask why continental funding has mostly gone elsewhere.
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About CodeCast Zambia
CodeCast Zambia is a conversational technology podcast built around Cynthia and Mukuma, co-hosts who treat the microphone like a catch-up between colleagues. The Agora Code Community is credited with presenting it. Before the tech talk comes life talk. Cynthia reports progress on a fitness journey, and Mukuma arrives hoarse after a loud session coaching football. One reunion episode opens with the group asking what everyone has been up to since they last recorded together. That ease carries into the interviews. A guest on agile practice explains how his team runs its own variation of Scrum, keeping some parts and leaving others out. Their sprints last two weeks, because one week is too short and three weeks too long for the timelines clients bring. The hosts pick up on his habit of going back to a client when something is unclear, and on how continuous feedback helps both sides see the goal. Another conversation turns to the creator economy, with a guest from the team behind a platform called Crowd. The pitch is concrete. An African creator should not need 40 million views to earn money, the argument goes. Instead, 40,000 super fans each paying a dollar for exclusive content can add up, and the creator keeps 70 percent. The show is at its most distinctive when it looks at Zambia itself. In an episode recorded in Lusaka, the hosts note that calls for funding applications land in their inboxes, yet the money has mostly gone to people from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. The talk moves on to what it would take for Zambian innovations to compete at continental level. Everyday infrastructure gets the same candour. One exchange is about a mobile account that cannot be topped up once its data has run out, and it raises the question of whether having innovation is enough. Pandemic-era conversations add remote work and a run through online vaccine myths, from microchip rumours to the fear that the shot itself causes COVID-19. Episode titles show the wider range, from Scrum teams and digital media to work-life balance and life coaches versus mentors. One episode is a repeat, which Mukuma reintroduces as a personal favourite, along with thanks to supporters and an apology for a quiet year. The tone stays friendly and informal, closer to colleagues talking shop than to a polished news briefing. What a listener gets is technology seen from Zambia: practical, personal and frank about where the local scene stands.
Made for: Suits a listener who wants technology discussed from inside Zambia's tech scene, with career questions, agile practice and how African creators get paid alongside the tech itself. Also suits someone who enjoys a relaxed format where personal catch-ups sit next to shop talk.
What sets it apart: It measures technology against daily life in Zambia, from continental funding that has mostly gone to Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa to mobile data that cannot be topped up once it runs out. Personal catch-ups sit right beside talk of Scrum sprints and creator pay, so the people stay in the tech talk.
In their own words
CodeCast is a Zambian podcast that focuses on everything technology. We highlight innovations in AI and Machine Learning as well as the latest in data science. We cover releases from major technology companies and the effect these releases have on the developer and consumer community. We celebrate the role developers play in shaping the future of technology, both from a uniquely Zambian perspective to the repercussions on a global scale.
Why you'd press play
From Scrum Fridays to failed data top-ups, your tech curiosity gets specific.
Press play if you want
- to hear Mukuma and Cynthia's guests ask why Zambian innovators miss out on funding
- to see how one Scrum team protects Fridays for learning and documentation
Zambian tech community and fundingAgile and Scrum practiceCreator monetization in AfricaCareers, mentorship and work-life balanceRemote work during COVID-19Mobile connectivity frustrationsDigital media and pivoting
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Best episodes of CodeCast Zambia
Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A grounded look at Agile in Zambia through one team's tailored Scrum rhythm.
CodeCast Zambia treats Agile in Zambia as something practical rather than abstract: how teams use it in daily work, client conversations, and the moments when a goal is still not fully clear.
A clear, practical look at how African creators can turn committed super fans into revenue.
Crowd, featured on CodeCast, is framed around a grounded challenge for African content creators: earning real income without relying on massive public reach.
A 2021 reset where remote recording, relocation, and vaccine skepticism give CodeCast a personal, uncertain frame.
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Episodes
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EP40: Digital Media, Pivoting & Disrupting Culture (Repeat)
Hidden gemCodeCast Zambia EP40 centers on Ngosa’s pivot from disrupted plans to digital media, including putting her documentary about the Zambian national football team back on Vimeo and framing the move as a COVID-era response.
May 27, 2022·1h 18m·5 clips - 2
EP39: Agile Landscape, Managing Scrum Teams
Hidden gemCodeCast Zambia EP39 centers on Agile in Zambia, with Cynthia Mlenga, Mokuma, and Silmessi Mawoshe from Bongo Hive comparing how teams actually use Scrum and Kanban.
Jan 24, 2022·1h 6m·4 clips - 3
EP38: Providing Commericial Opportunities for African Content Creators
Hidden gemCodeCast Zambia EP38 centers on how African content creators can build commercial opportunities, with Nyemba describing YouTube, Google AdSense, sponsorships, and Zambia’s low CPM problem.
Dec 14, 2021·46m·2 clips - 4
EP37: The State of the Zambian Tech Communities
Hidden gemCodeCast Zambia records in Lusaka with Mukuma and Cynthia, then brings in Gerald Mawashe, Yacine Musayami, Pendo Manjale, and Joshua to discuss Zambia’s tech communities.
Nov 12, 2021·1h 24m·5 clips - 5
EP36: 2021 Expectations, Relocation and Vaccines
Hidden gemCodeCast Zambia EP36 starts with Mukuma and Elias recording from different countries after Elias relocates from Osaka to Kigali, Rwanda for work and says the show will be remote for the foreseeable future.
Apr 2, 2021·27m·1 clip - 6
EP35: Clarity then Courage - Life Coaching and Mentorship
Yuna Masuka, a US-born coach based in Zambia for six years, tells CodeCast Zambia hosts that mentorship passes on experience while coaching asks questions so clients build their own strategy.
Nov 20, 2020·44m·2 clips - 7
EP34: Game, Set and Match
CodeCast Zambia's EP34 recaps Sony's PS5 event, covering the November 12 and November 19 release dates, the $499 disc and $399 digital prices, and games like Final Fantasy 16 and Harry Potter Hogwarts Legacy.
Sep 18, 2020·1h 7m·2 clips - 8
EP33: Console Cold Wars
Codecast Zambia hosts and gamers compare the PS5 and Xbox Series X ahead of their November launch.
Aug 21, 2020·1h 20m·2 clips - 9
EP32: "I Quit My Job", Life Coach vs Mentor and Work-Life Balance
The hosts discuss the impact of COVID-19 on remote work and share personal updates in the Zambian tech community.
Aug 7, 2020·37m - 10
EP31: Digital Media, Pivoting & Disrupting Culture
May 15, 2020·1h 17m - 11
Bonus: CodeCasting with Kuma by Stage Freight
May 4, 2020·53m - 12
EP30: Working Autonomously, Dunning-Kruger Effect, Culture and Money
May 1, 2020·1h 16m - 13
EP 29: COVID - What Next, Coping Mechanisms, Innovation & Work Life Balance
Apr 17, 2020·1h 5m - 14
EP28: Cancelled Events, Remote Work and other things COVID-19 Related
Mar 27, 2020·1h 17m - 15
EP27: Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in that order
Mar 16, 2020·1h 35m - 16
EP26: Digital Literacy, Critical Thinking & Connecting Classrooms Project
Feb 9, 2020·1h 24m - 17
EP25: 2019 in Review + January is Game Development Month
Hosts review their 2019 experiences, particularly overcoming math exams, while introducing the tech-focused podcast.
Jan 10, 2020·1h 19m - 18
EP24: Special Developer Conference Zambia 19' Episode
Sep 22, 2019·46m - 19
EP23: Security Begins With The Coder
A Zambian tech podcast discussing cybersecurity, with hosts returning from a break and teasing future topics.
Sep 9, 2019·53m - 20
EP22: To Build...Or Not To build?
Aug 23, 2019·1h 20m - 21
EP21: Industrial IT - Asset Performance Optimization
Aug 9, 2019·55m - 22
EP20: The State of the Developer Community
Jul 29, 2019·59m - 23
EP19: Why should your business consider having a Chat-bot?
Jul 12, 2019·30m - 24
EP18 - Facebooks Libra, Highlights from E3 & The Repercussions of Our Online Actions.
Jun 28, 2019·1h 3m - 25
EP17: Product Management vs Project Management
This episode introduces the podcast and hosts, discusses reincarnation as a side topic, and sets up the tech-focused discussion.
Jun 14, 2019·1h 12m - 26
EP16: Digital Payments - Under the Hood with BroadPay and Flutterwave
This episode discusses business-to-business payment aggregators and their impact on consumers, featuring guests from Broadpay Zambia and Flutterwave.
May 31, 2019·59m - 27
EP15: Learning to Build Mobile Applications for Android
May 17, 2019·1h 32m - 28
EP15: Learning to Build Mobile Applications for Android - TEASER
May 16, 2019·2m - 29
EP14: Side Quest - Games as a Service
May 3, 2019·1h 20m - 30
EP13: Secure the Bag - Job Interview Stories
A Zambian tech podcast discussing innovations in AI, machine learning, data science, and tech news from a local and global perspective.
Apr 19, 2019·1h 16m - 31
EP12: Bootstrapping Projects on a Budget
Apr 5, 2019·1h 24m - 32
EP11: Scalability Engineering - "What does it mean to build with Scale in mind"?
The hosts discuss the recent Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp outage and compare it to Google's response to a similar issue.
Mar 22, 2019·57m - 33
EP10: Culture: The good. The bad. The In between.
Mar 8, 2019·1h 9m - 34
EP9: Internet Governance. Who is in "charge"?
Feb 22, 2019·1h 5m - 35
EP8: Full Stack Engineering - "Jacks & Masters"
Feb 8, 2019·1h 13m - 36
EP7: The Emerging Landscape of Game Development in Africa
Jan 25, 2019·1h 5m - 37
EP6: The Warm Up
The hosts welcome listeners back for 2019, sharing personal lessons from the previous year and hinting at future topics like burnout.
Jan 11, 2019·45m - 38
EP5: Building Thriving Communities
Dec 2, 2018·1h 4m - 39
EP1: User Privacy in the era of "Cambridge Analytica"
Nov 16, 2018·1h 11m - 40
EP3: Cloud Services and Platforms
Nov 16, 2018·1h 5m - 41
EP2: Ecosystem Lock-ins
Nov 16, 2018·57m - 42
EP4: Developers && The Impostor Syndrome
Nov 15, 2018·55m