With 79 followers, DDB Zambia is No. 10 on the list. A marketing and brand-building agency based out of Lusaka, DDB Zambia sends out energetic tweets like this:
I miss UNZA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mwe! http://t.co/r5NSIKacGw
— DDB Zambia (@DDBZambia) April 29, 2014
The Twitter feed for a low-cost tablet being used for educational purposes in Africa, iSchool.zm has only 161 followers so far. Tweets include:
Teacher Maud from #ischool.zm giving teachers at LUBU http://t.co/K4jpQmN1TD
— iSchool.zm (@iSchoolZambia) July 24, 2014
The online Zambian entertainment and lifestyle magazine had 179 followers at last count, although they haven’t tweeted in more than six months:
Queen Kanji Comes Back – Scene Fresh 10 New Music Countdown [09 September 2013]… http://t.co/vg6LJ03S3p
— The Scene Magazine (@Scene_Zambia) September 10, 2013
With a following of 868, this tourism-related Twitter account has 185 reading tweets like this that it sends out:
If you are interested in starting, growing, or improving your business; if you have challenges accessing capital,… http://t.co/B1P0B4hb
— Zambezi Hub (@ZambeziHub) January 9, 2013
In the No. 6 spot is Sid Parmar, who calls himself a technopreneur and “proudly Zambian,” among other things in his Twitter description. He has quite a few more followers than No. 7 on this list at 1,294. Tweets include:
Innovators! 1 WEEK to enter the #ituworld challenge on #OpenSource tech for Disaster Management on https://t.co/IWJamX75Nq
— Sid Parmar (@siddhartha) July 23, 2014
The second most-popular radio station in Zambia on Twitter describes itself as the Copper Belt’s “heart and soul” with 5,233 followers — exponentially more than our No. 6 place holder. Tweets include:
For more information contact your stock broker or download the Prospectus. Visit our website… http://t.co/TenqwF5TGM
— Flavafm87dot7 (@flavafm87dot7) July 24, 2014
Cell phone companies are popular to follow in Zambia. MTN Zambia holds down the No. 4 spot with 5,971 followers and tweets like this:
Do you know that Natasha is MTN Music Scorer season 1 winner? Download her tracks on MTN Play http://t.co/PgsDk4C96F pic.twitter.com/aXv6fQAmEV
— MTN Zambia (@MTN_Zambia) July 22, 2014
Rival to MTN Zambia, cell phone service provider Airtel Zambia is even more popular with 8,143 followers. It is also one of only two verified Twitter accounts in the entire country — the other belongs to MTN Zambia. Here’s a recent tweet:
Hello @Cloud9Chewe, thank you for bringing this to our attention. DM us your number, location and handset type for better assistance. ^MM
— Airtel Zambia (@Airtel_Zambia) July 23, 2014
The most popular radio station in Zambia with a Twitter account, Q-FM Zambia is based out of Lusaka. It has 18,908 fans reading what they tweet:
What kind of childhood memories do you still remember very well? The games you played, Cartoons, Movies or series… http://t.co/RuQc1Efd8H
— Q-FM Zambia (@QfmZambia) July 24, 2014
The most popular account in Zambia with 288,568 followers uses the handle @mula_hahaha and describes itself as an “online dating coach” and soccer fan. Tweets include:
Shine bright like a diamond #SAIdols loooooool
—(@mula_hahaha) July 20, 2014