IN THE NEWS
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 panelled 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...
IN DEPTH
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...
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...
Strong Teams for Sustainable Organisational and Personal Growth and Impact
1.0 Introduction “Teamwork makes the dream work.” John C. Maxwell Many years ago, when I was still on the periphery of leadership, each time I heard the term ‘teambuilding’, what came into my mind was that annual trip that you take as a team to...