From Russia to Africa: An entrepreneurial journey
“In a growth mind set, challenges are exciting rather than threatening. So rather than thinking,...
This is a chance to build back better
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.” – Mark...
‘Zimbabwe’s health crisis is worse than you can imagine’
Throughout the pandemic and following the story about the death of the babies, some of...
Critical
The impact of COVID-19 on women’s mental health
Women are twice more likely to be affected by common mental health conditions. The effect of COVID-19 related...
Zimbabwe’s land compensation deal: Turning colonial injustice into public debt
The Zimbabwean government has signed what it referred to as a Global Compensation Deed (GCD) with ‘former...
John Bredenkamp: A dark overlord who took Africa’s darkest secrets to the grave
An entry on the website of one of John Bredenkamp’s companies tells us all we...
Disrupt
Can COVID-19 be a catalyst for open banking in South Africa?
Well before COVID-19 advances in financial technology were already forcing banks to embrace the technology in their business...
Immigration rules and racism in the UK
In light of the recent #BlackLivesMatter protests around the globe, campaigners have directed their attention to curriculum reform...
Harnessing Malawi’s youth bulge
Malawi's large and growing youth population does not lack talent or ambition. But how can an impoverished, landlocked...
COVID-19 has ravaged South Africa’s construction industry, but it can recover
The construction industry tends to be a major contributor to the economies of most countries. Early 2020 figures...
Change
What it now means to be Black, globally
I first encountered Steve Biko’s collection of Black Consciousness articles via the book titled ‘I Write What I like’ in...
What sort of Zimbabwe do we desire?
There are many Zimbabwes today: as presented in the mainstream global media; as preferred by ruling party apparatchiks...
How people power strengthens the rule of law
Dynamic grassroots movements are especially needed in authoritarian states where institutions are fundamentally broken. But even in established...
Creative
The 4th Industrial Revolution: When bells fall on deaf ears
In the world today, and specifically in Africa, Klaus Schwab, the German engineer, economist and founder of the...
Harnessing Malawi’s youth bulge
Malawi's large and growing youth population does not lack talent or ambition. But how can an impoverished, landlocked...
How to claim your inheritance rights
“And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my...