Stef

Citizen of the world. Retail Enthusiast and consultant. 21 years + hands on experience.

[Stef @luposteph]

@selfstyledking Congratulations to you and your team.

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@idlidosa2 Kafikenipo mukwai!

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@KimKimuntu Beutifull tribute Dada! Quietly informative too. Now I know where Papa Herve draws his inspiration from. You are spot on, some musicians have the kind of voice that live rent-free in your head.Thanks for sharing.🙏

[Stef @luposteph]

@bettingkingz9 Hi

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@NjukiWillo @WashiraX I cant agree more.

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@BuyoyaJonah Kwena eh!

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[Dave @GamewithDave]

They removed CD/DVD drives from devices.
They made physical media harder to buy and use.
They removed expandable storage from phones.
They pushed us into streaming subscriptions.
They made always-online normal.
They made unlimited internet necessary.
Then slowly raised the price of everything.

Ownership quietly became renting.

[Stef @luposteph]

@FavardThandi @Takunachola This is what resilience looks like. Kudos to you.

[Thandi Shinka Favard Vallabh @FavardThandi]

Now , this is not a job on my part , my a resurrection , coming from
The dead !
I gave up , i had chosen to walk away . I was done . My health , my mental state took a beating !
But i took the hard road !
We officially back in stores !

[Stef @luposteph]

@alainmwamba @DonBenitKibaka1 Beautiful!

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@FavardThandi Such a time saving innovation!

[BSAT Properties @BSAT_Properties]

THE MISTAKES THAT HAUNT MEN IN OLD AGE
(2026 LIFE CHEAT CODES )

Men, listen carefully.
Time is the one enemy you can’t fight, can’t outrun, and can’t negotiate with.
When you’re young, you think you have forever.
You think pain is temporary, choices don’t matter, and regrets are for old men.

But one day, you wake up with grey hair, a quiet house, and a mind full of “If only I knew…”

Here are the things that hit men the hardest when they’re older — the things you’ll wish you handled differently.

1️⃣ MARRYING THE WRONG WOMAN
Many men choose partners for the wrong reasons — pressure, loneliness, lust, status.
But when you marry the wrong woman, you pay for it with your peace, your money, your sanity, and sometimes your entire future.
Choose wrong, and you will spend your best years in battles, courtrooms, and emotional misery.

2️⃣ OPPORTUNITIES YOU LET FEAR STEAL
When you’re young, chances walk right up to you.
And most men turn them down because they are scared, unprepared, or distracted.
Nothing hurts more in old age than watching another man live the life you were too afraid to try for.

3️⃣ THE BRIDGES YOU BURNED
You think relationships don’t matter when you’re young.
You use people, step on people, betray people.
Then years later, when life humbles you, you realize success means nothing when you have no one beside you.

4️⃣ THE CHILD YOU ABANDONED
Many young men run from responsibility.
But when you’re older, and that child becomes a grown adult with no connection to you, the pain hits deep.
You can’t rewind time.
You can’t rebuild what you destroyed.
You live with the truth that you failed someone who didn’t deserve it.

5️⃣ DISCONNECTING FROM GOD AND PURPOSE
Life will test you, break you, and expose you.
When you're older, you realize strength alone doesn’t carry a man — purpose does.
Don’t wait until life beats you down to look for meaning.

6️⃣ DESTROYING YOUR BODY WHILE YOU’RE YOUNG
Alcohol, drugs, junk food, no discipline.
At 25, your body forgives you.
At 50, it charges full price with interest — sickness, exhaustion, regret.
Your body is the only machine that will carry you to the end. Take care of it now.

7️⃣ THE TIME YOU WASTED
Procrastination.
Play.
Wrong friends.
Wrong relationships.
Years spent doing nothing meaningful punch the hardest when you’re older and can never get them back.

8️⃣ THE TALENTS YOU BURIED
Every man has something he’s good at — something the world needed from him.
Ignore it now, and decades later you’ll see men who followed their calling and think,
“That could have been me.”

9️⃣ THE NAME YOU RUINED
A man’s reputation is gold.
When you’re older, you realize your name is the only thing that outlives you.
If you spent years breaking trust, causing shame, or living recklessly, that becomes your legacy.

1️⃣0️⃣ THE MONEY YOU WASTED IN YOUR PRIME
Instead of investing, you partied.
Instead of building, you flexed.
Instead of planning, you blew it.
Old age punishes men who lived for the weekend instead of their future.

1️⃣1️⃣ THE GOOD WOMAN YOU LET GO
Sometimes you meet a woman who truly loved you — loyal, respectful, supportive.
But ego, immaturity, or lust made you push her away.
Years later, you watch her build a beautiful life with a man who valued her…
and the regret will follow you forever.

1️⃣2️⃣ THE PARENTS YOU IGNORED
Your parents won’t be here forever.
One day you’ll wish you called more, visited more, forgave more.
When they’re gone, there is no reset button.

🔔 THE TRUTH ABOUT TIME FOR MEN
Time waits for no one.
And every moment you waste now becomes a regret you’ll confront later — alone.

A man becomes wise when he realizes the future is built today, not someday.

So treasure every minute.
Make better choices.
Protect your name.
Build your wealth.
Strengthen your spirit.
And become the man your older self will thank you for.

© About that Street

[Paulette Kimuntu Kim @KimKimuntu]

PLUS DE 800 MILLIONS DE DOLLARS VOLLATILISÉS
LA DGDA MUETTE
LA MINISTRE ACCACIA CRIE
IL FAUT BOKANGA BUTU
CE N'EST PAS POSSIBLE
COMMENT DES CAMIONS-CITERNES TRANSPORTANT DU CARBURANT PEUVENT ENTRER DANS LE TERRITOIRE SANS PAYER.
ET CE SONT LES FILS DE CE PAYS
PRESIDENT TSHISEKEDI KOTIKA LIKAMBU OYO TE

@ZFloride

#maloba

[Stef @luposteph]

@selfstyledking So beautifully said,working on the buainess and not in the business.

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@BeAlterEgos @WatcherGuru True!

[Stef @luposteph]

This is very interesting. To understand it the ISM discussion I consulted @ gro below is what came out Based on a convo with @grok
Thread: Unpacking the Imperial Selection Model (ISM) in African Mineral Regimes #PuppetGovernance #AfricaMinerals1/ ISM, from a 2025 AfricArXiv paper by Malcolm Mak Diarra, theorizes external powers (imperial/neocolonial) selectively back leaders in resource-rich states (esp. Africa) with "Dark Tetrad" traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, sadism. These make them pliable for foreign interests.2/ Core claims: Such leaders enable asymmetric deals in critical minerals (e.g., cobalt, copper), deepening debt via IMF programs, prioritizing export corridors over local needs, and causing excess mortality from neglected services. Backed by data like WHO stats, treaties, and economic indicators.3/ Applied to DRC: 2021 IMF facility & 2025 US-DRC minerals pact exemplify eroded sovereignty, with devalued currency, poverty spikes, and infrastructure favoring outsiders. Falsifiable via outcome tests—rigorous, but interpretive.4/ Zambia twist: Under Pres. Hichilema (2021+), seen by critics as pro-Western "puppet" amid IMF debt restructures & US partnerships. Yet, recent 2025 policy allowing mining taxes in Chinese Yuan counters this, showing multipolar pulls (China's debt leverage vs. Western investments).5/ Fits ISM by amplifying foreign sway: Yuan policy eases Chinese firms' ops, risks more dependency, echoes de-dollarization but could worsen local inequities (60% poverty). Not pure puppetry—pragmatic balancing? Watch 2026 elections.6/ Overall: ISM highlights structural vulnerabilities in mineral governance, not conspiracy. Debated as neocolonial critique. Sources: Official docs, econ data, regional discourse. Thoughts? @grok
for more. #Geopolitics #Zambia #DRC

[Stef @luposteph]

@elonmusk @UN Hey@grok what is this all about ?

[nelson chamisa @nelsonchamisa]

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS…This year has not been easy, but Christmas reminds us of the hope we have in Jesus Christ—born and given unto us. He is the Light, the Way, and the Truth.
May this season renew our hope and remind us that there is a brighter tomorrow because our God is in it.
Wishing you a wonderful and blessed Christmas.
God bless you.
John 3:16

[Stef @luposteph]

@memoart_dadrien Hey @grok is there any English version fir this book?