RENOWNED gospel artiste Chaka Nyantando widely known as Pompi was yesterday briefly enrolled at the “University of Facebook” where he found himself receiving lessons from followers and fans after posting that he showed up late at Livingstone Crocodile Park during a planned family outing.
The “Pole Pole” hitmaker, who true to his words might have been going to the park ‘pole pole’ (slowly), had planned a special trip for five of his nieces and nephews, along with his two babies, hoping to give the children their first close encounter with crocodiles and snakes.
According to the Facebook post, Pompi said he arrived at the park at 16:40, within the advertised operating hours of 08:00 to 17:00, only to be told by staff that entry was no longer allowed because sessions take too long.
The gospel star took to social media to express frustration that there was no notice about a “last entry” time and that he expected hospitality in the city known as Zambia’s tourist capital.
“Great service should be a right for every customer, not a privilege reserved for those with a following. Businesses cannot simply decide to stop operating at their own will without concern for the people who support them. Time is valuable, and today, ours was completely disregarded,” Pompi wrote.
“If a business advertises closing at 17:00, is it fair for them to turn away paying customers 20 minutes early without any prior notice on their signage?,” he asked his fans and followers.
However, instead of empathy, fans and followers alike quickly pounced on him, dragged him into the ‘Facebook classroom’ and gave the gospel star ‘course modules’ on the importance of planning and time management.
A netizen, Timothy Watama commented that Pompi needed to respect the professionalism of staff, arguing that being rude was not the issue and that arriving late was the real problem.
“She was right. Seeing a snake 20 minutes as if it’s a toy. Honestly I can refuse too. Let’s learn to respect peoples work despite our status in the society. You need to apologize to that lady. She’s not rude, she’s just professional,” he said.
Innocent Chalabesa noted that the reception staff were correct, saying that twenty minutes is not enough time to go through a proper session and suggested that the family return earlier another day.
“Imwe Ba Uncle, there’s nothing to complain about here. You were late.. The Receptionist clearly stated that sessions take long and that’s true. 20mins isn’t enough at all at all. Just go back early tomorrow so that those Bundros can have a lifetime experience,” he wrote.
Mwape Chimumbwa compared the situation to arriving late at his concert and demanding that the entire show be replayed.
“Imagine someone arrives at your concert 20 mins before it ends and demands you start to sing all the songs for them from the beginning. I mean they paid for a ticket,” she commented.
Josephine Bwalya commented, “16:40, and you wanted to be attended to?? Nangu nibu celebrity teifi”
By press time, the post had attracted over 8,000 comments and more than 4,000 reactions.
Kalemba April 6, 2026
