Emerging Leaders: Recent Episodes
Memeza Network
In Business, Media, Civil Society, Government and Art Young Leaders are emerging.This revolution and evolution needs to be profiled and a memory needs to be created,Weekly with the support of YIELD Trust and its partners we interview Young Emerging Leaders, discuss their work and vision for their country.We need to celebrate our own, and position the youths to exploit opportunities and inspire more to shape the future today. EMERGE OH YOUNG ZIMBO , OWN THE FUTURE!
Here we got the opportunity to have a chat with Chichi, a young woman scared of being average,
Here we got the opportunity to have a chat with Patience, a young woman in the Media Industry, who speaks of her experiences across different industries.
Here we got the opportunity to have a chat with Anna, a vendor and podcaster who shares her experience as a young woman trying to make a living.
Here we got the opportunity to have a chat with Lindiwe, an aspiring candidate for Ward 9, who shares her experience in politics.
Here we got the opportunity to have a chat with Noma, a young woman in the branding industry. She shares her experiences as a young woman trying to build her self confidence.
Mercy shares her experiences as a young woman in politics, having become a politician at the tender age of 16.
Here we got the opportunity to have a chat with Lwandile, a young woman with a disability. She shares her experiences as a young woman trying to pave her own path in a world filled with biases.
Here we got the opportunity to have a chat with Chris Chinzou, a university student studying towards a BA Degree in Social Work . She shares her experiences as a young woman with a name that is perceived to be masculine and how it has impacted her journey .
Here we got the opportunity to have a chat with Faith Baya, a young woman in the media and arts industry. She shares her experiences as a young woman trying to pave her own path through resilience and networking for opportunities.
Here we get the opportunity to talk to a young woman in the engineering discipline which is a male dominated sector. She shares her journey and experiences as a boilermaker.
Samkeliso Tshuma joins ThaboA on Emerging Leaders, a podcast show where we celebrate our own, engage and learn from young people who are influencing positive change. We discuss leadership and draw lessons from her personal story of winning. Samkeliso Tshuma is a Transformational Speaker, International Visitor Leadership Program Fellow, founder of LetsConnectZim and WinnersCircle, Content Producer for CITE and Co-Host of Women's News Beat on SkyzMetro.
Tafara Makaza's story about ZimTaxi, FamKeeper StartUpZim ZimCode and other startups and initiatives is the epitome of the Zimbabwe Entrepreneurial story, he is the 'proverbial' Millennial who has his hands and brains on numerous Start-Ups locally, born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe but studying Astro-Physics and Computer Science in Massachusetts,USA. Tafara Makaza sits with us and walks us through his desire to foster a "start up" culture in Zimbabwe, his wins, losses, motivations and lessons. We discuss the 3 Hs needed for a Start-Up, the Hustler, Hypie and Hacker. Download the ZimTaxi App
Michael Mhlanga is both a Social and Political Analyst who writes Opinion & Analysis column articles in the Sunday News - Zimbabwe.We engage him on Nationally Important Questions, from the Gukurahundi-August 1 Motlanthe Commission Nexus and the perceptions of Bulawayo(Zimbabwean) people being violent, he laments Civil Society Organization, failures to influence critical and democratic discourse and institutionalism,speaks on decoloniality and media polarization in the country and continues his line of thought from "Devil on the Cross" http://www.sundaynews.co.zw/devil-on-the-cross/ thesis on Acie Lumumba aka William Mutumanje in relation to the Queen B revelations which are not revelations like the coup not a coup. We Troll his social media account @DustyBoy on Twitter and here his vision for Zimbabwe in the For a Day section. Hope you like it #CelebratingOurOwn Read Michael Mhlanga's latest Article on Civil Society in Zimbabwe
Jane Andile Nyathi, is a Zimbabwean ASRHR Advocate who will be Speaking at the International Conference on Family Planning in Kigali,Rwanda. We discuss and gain insights on her work and what she would do if she had 'the power'- well she is a force, she traces her story from what inspired her, the challenges she faced and the experience. #CelebratingOurOwn Watch her ICFP Video - Investing in a Lifetime of Returns