Episodes
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Previous episodes have spoken about online safety and the internet police, we will now look at some tech-based activism started by African youth. Using social media to organize protests has become the new norm and whether it be through showing solidarity through photos and hashtags or standing on the frontline and marching, responses to calls of action can come in different forms. We also speak about the power of storytelling within movements and how the story of change has shifted online.
Our guest for this episode is UK-based South African multidisciplinary storyteller and creative, Zamalisa Mdoda. With experience in film, TV and digital media, she has tracked the storytelling behind movements and has even taken part in digital youth movement #FeesMustFall. Alu and Zamalisa get into various ways our movements are just cries for new narratives on the continent and throughout the world.
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Our What In The Technology! season is shifting into high gear with an episode on The Power of Entrepreneurship in the Digital World. Our esteemed guest talking to Aluwani in this episode is none other than Tanzanian-American Tik Tok sensation Marie Mbullu. Marie is a part of the new wave of young African content creators who are changing the African narrative one post at a time.
Marie and Aluwani will speak about entrepreneurship and technology, discussing how young people have used the power and influence of technology to their advantage and are monetizing digital platforms through advertising, subscriptions, sponsorships, direct selling, and way way more.
Marie is passionate about African culture, marketing, and producing content. She is currently the owner of Habari Njema, a social media channel that discusses all things Africa with an audience of half a million followers. She is also the founder of Kutoaniupendo, a non-profit that supports grassroots organizations in Africa.
Catch up on past episodes if you've missed them. It's already one hell of a season!
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In episode two of our What In The Technology season, Aluwani speaks to Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Namatirayi Ngwasha about online safety, privacy as well as looking at what it means to be an online user and still have one’s safety and privacy protected. Namatirayi also explores what is the appropriate amount of information to share online before it risks one’s safety and the consequences of misinformation.
Namatirayi Charlot Ngwasha is an Experienced Law Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the legal industry with over 15 years of experience. She is currently working in the NGO space as a human rights lawyer and she is very passionate about human rights, especially in the digital space.
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In the first episode of the What In The Technology! season of The Africa Matters Podcast (The AMP), Aluwani Ramarumo speaks with social innovator and AMI Schools Leadership and Development (SLDP) portfolio head Eliud Luutsa about the importance of technology in the lives of African youth.
The world is ever-changing and young people more than ever need to learn not only how to use technology but use it to their advantage. As well as to understand that technological advances are not a new phenomenon in Africa. Recently many young people, more than ever, have had to adapt to the change through technology, and having an understanding of technology can help in all aspects of their lives when used correctly.
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The Africa Matters Podcast is BACK with another season of providing yet another pathway for African youth and diaspora to build their knowledge on different topics surrounding technology, digital activism, as well as online safety and privacy.
Our first episode of the new season drops Friday 27 January. Don't miss it!
Hosted by Aluwani Ramarumo.
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As Africa and the rest of the world #buildbackbetter post-COVID19, we have to reconceptualise development. The steep economic declines during the pandemic showed us that the current view of development as only increasing GDP per capita is outdated and unsustainable. We must re-think sustainability with human development and climate resilience at its core. As we close off the season, let’s combine all we’ve learnt and #buildbackbetter for a prosperous Africa. This conversation is led by podcast host and Africa Matters Co-Founder, Farai Mubaiwa.
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Youth account for 60% of all of Africa’s jobless, according to the World Bank. In North Africa, the youth unemployment rate is 25% but is even greater in Botswana, the Republic of the Congo, Senegal, and South Africa, among others. With 200 million people aged between 15 and 24, Africa has the largest population of young people in the world (Africa Renewal, 2017). In this conversation, we are joined by youth development practitioner and Managing Director of Youth Lab, Pearl Pillay.
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Social entrepreneurs establish and run outstanding, innovative businesses that benefit low-income, marginalised and vulnerable people. As a result, more and more young Africans in diaspora are taking a leap to start their business and social enterprise on the continent. This conversation is led by Bertha Sithole, the founder and Managing Director of Kuanza Dreams Deliveries. Her resounding passion comes across strongly as she shares the importance of social entrepreneurship in Africa, and how youth need to ‘begin with the end in mind’.
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The Lancet Global Health 2018 report reveals that mental health problems appear to be increasing in importance in Africa. Between 2000 and 2015 the continent's population grew by 49%, yet the number of years lost to disability as a result of mental and substance use disorders increased by 52%. In this episode, we are joined by Mental Health Activist, Social Entrepreneur and CEO of Batoka Hospitality, Vimbai Masiyiwa, as she shares her own thoughts and journey on mental health in Africa.
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A Chinese proverb says "If you want to proposer, first build roads". Construction is a major part in Africa's development. The Deloitte Africa Construction Trends report of 2018 shows us that the Transport sector has the most structural projects with 40% of projects, yet healthcare projects account for less than 3% of construction projects. Another trend we see is Chinese companies overshadowing local contractors. In this episode we unpack construction in Africa, trends, challenges, foreign influence and how we can ultimately chart our own development. We are joined by Remind Mudau, a junior broker in the construction and engineering department with AON Commercial Risk Solutions.
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Africa’s identity was dictated by people who had no vested interest in the continent’s improvement and no understanding of the continent’s cultures, systems, traditions and ideologies. As Africans reclaim their own identity, we grapple with the question on everyone’s mind ‘What is an African?’. We are joined by José Litako Belengo a pan-African philosopher and co-founder of JEMO who shares his inspiring views on African identity and how we can truly reclaim it.
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Welcome back! In this episode, we introduce you to Africa Matters Initiative so that you have better understanding of the work that we do. Additionally, we give a nice outline of what to look forward to for the rest of the season. Enjoy!
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COVID19 has affected us all on a global, continental and even personal scale. In Africa, COVID19 has exacerbated rates of youth unemployment which is a catastrophe for a population with the largest youth population in the world. However, this is not all doom and gloom. African youth can play their part in uplifting their communities and playing their part with government and the private sector.
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Non-profits led by people of colour win less grant money, according to a Bridgespan and Echoing Green Study. Numerous other studies have confirmed this. In this episode, Africa Matters Co-Founder and CEO, Reanne Olivier, openly shares the struggles that black run non-profits face and how we can overcome these.
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Africa has a shortage of 17 million teachers to educate its large population and youth boom, yet not enough young people consider teaching as a career option. In this conversation, Pan-African Educator Thembi Ngoma unpacks the importance of teaching in advancing and growing society.
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Africa is young and female, with women making major contributions to Africa’s economic growth through farming and entrepreneurship. Over the last few years, the continent has seen tangible improvements in the gap between men and women through Women Empowerment initiatives such as equal rights to primary education and gender mainstreaming in parliaments. Despite these advancements, African women still face many barriers related to political, economic and social rights. Join us and our guest, Minister of Menstruation Candice Chirwa as she unpacks what gender inequality is, why it is a problem within Africa and how we overcome these barriers.
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The #NotTooyoungToRun movement started out in Nigeria with young people demanding that their voices be heard in all spaces including politics. In this episode, Lindokuhle Ntuli (South African attorney, activist, Mandela Rhodes Scholar and Schwarzman Scholar) unpacks the importance of young people in political leadership.
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A welcome to the Africa Matters podcast, outlining what Africa Matters does and the responsibility of young Africans to shape the Africa we want by each playing our part.
