A well-known Lusaka businessman has been left nursing a broken heart—and maybe a bruised ego—after being dumped by the very side chick he sponsored through school

A well-known Lusaka businessman has been left nursing a broken heart—and maybe a bruised ego—after being dumped by the very side chick he sponsored through school. What started as a “sugar daddy scholarship program” ended in tears, as she broke the news that she’s now engaged to a younger man.

It all unfolded on a quiet Tuesday. The businessman, wearing his usual swagger, was ready for what he thought would be another day of secret romance. But instead, his side chick dropped a bombshell that could humble even the boldest of tycoons. “I’m engaged,” she announced casually, as if she hadn’t just shattered his entire investment portfolio in her.

At first, the man’s cheating brain refused to process the news. “Ehe? What did you just say?” he stammered, searching for words like a Grade 7 pupil facing an unexpected exam. But this side chick was done entertaining him. With the calmness of a nurse giving bad test results, she repeated, “I’ve moved on. You’re married—do you think I have time to waste?”

To add insult to injury, she threw in a parting shot as she walked away, her confidence unmatched. “Niyobwanji kanshi? Ulubilo lubili!” she called over her shoulder, leaving the man standing there like a statue, wishing the ground would swallow him.

This wasn’t just heartbreak—it was a shutdown. The man, who had poured his money, dreams, and possibly his wife’s grocery budget into her education, found himself alone and defeated. The cherry on top? She didn’t even thank him for his “sugar daddy bursary.”

Broken and embarrassed, the businessman packed his bags and headed to Samfya Beach to heal. But instead of introspection, he found himself sitting by the lake, sipping a Fanta, and writing “I love Fanta” in the sand—a clear sign that even soda is more loyal than his side chick.

This whole saga is a reminder to the nation: if you’re going to invest in someone, at least put it in a business or a cow. Relationships built on side hustle vibes often end in tears, as this now humbled tycoon can confirm. As they say in Zambia, ”umuntu ni loyalty, not kubutuka!”