Last Saturday, at precisely 8:54 a.m., I was wrapping up the Weekend City Show on Joy FM when the unexpected happened - word reached me that Highlife legend Daddy Lumba had passed away.
Given the frequency with which such rumors had circulated in recent years - false alarms that had emerged at least a handful of times over the past five years - I instinctively dismissed it as another hoax, unworthy of attention.
Discussions had already begun to circulate among a few colleagues working the weekend shift.
Social media was aflame with speculation - posts, comments, and tributes flooded timelines across platforms.
