The Art of Letting Go (Part 1): Who is in the Arena with You?
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred...
Becoming Human Again in the Age of AI and Automation
Sometime last week, I had an incredible opportunity to listen to Dr. Tabani Moyo, the Regional Director at the Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA) and a Member of the African Union Working Group on AI. Contrary to what many speakers would say, Dr. Moyo...
What Leadership Got to Do With Civic Space
The Nexus Between Civic Leadership and Protection of Civic Space 1.0 Introduction On 27 February, I had the opportunity to facilitate a Civic Leadership Masterclass (CLM) under the theme, What Leadership Got to Do With It: The Nexus Between Civic Leadership and Protection of Civic...
AID DISRUPTIONS: Towards Better Funding and Better Partnerships
Topic: Using the Present as an Entry Point for Better Funding and Partnerships Host: East Africa Philanthropy Network & Development Dynamics On 27 February 2025, I participated in the #LastThursdays Webinar hosted by Development Dynamics and the East Africa Philanthropy Network. The high paneled webinar...
Facing the Aid Freeze: What We Must Do Now and Tomorrow
Coming to Terms with the AID Freeze On 6 February 2025, at the invitation of the National Association for Non-Governmental (NANGO), I participated in the webinar on the impact of the United States President Donald Trump’s Executive Order on Re-evaluating and Realigning United States Foreign...
Solidarity Shapes the Human Struggle
In Solidarity with the People of Mozambique and Swaziland Last year on 26 November 2024, I moderated the 7th Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Awards hosted by Southern Defenders in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was a special moment for many reasons. One of them is...
Propelling Democracy through Peace and Action
On 10 October 2024, I sat down with Bhekinkosi Moyo, Director of the Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment and a Professor at the University of Witwatersrand’s Wits Business School, to reflect on the contribution of ZimRights to Zimbabwe’s struggle for human rights, democracy...
Civic Leadership Matters in Our World Today
On 25 March 2024, Heart and Soul Television (HSTV) published an interview that I had with Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) Chairperson Trevor Ncube on his popular weekly show In Conversation with Trevor. Thanking me for coming being on the show on X, Trevor described the...
The Liberation Struggle on Trial: Was Ian Smith Better?
Is this the land we died for? This is a line from Winky D and Shingai’s masterpiece Dzimba Dzemabwe off the album Eureka. In this track, and many others, Winky D contributes to the enduring conversation on the value of the liberation legacy in a...
The NGO Director of the Year Award: A Call to Lead Better for the Good
It is a good day to show gratitude to God, the Almighty, who allows us ordinary people to do the extraordinary. On 25 October 2024, NANGO Zimbabwe awarded me the NGO Director of the Year Award at an awards night held in Nyanga as part...