IN THE NEWS
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...
Dzikamai Bere,
January 30, 2025
7 min read
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...
Dzikamai Bere,
December 29, 2024
3 min read
Reflections from the APN Assembly: 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐲
At the launch of ZimRights’ Shifting Power to the People Strategy in 2022, we decided to have a strategic priority (SP5) that focuses on sustainability. As leaders, we abdicate our primary responsibility if we do not deliberately think about the future of our organisations. Reflections...
Dzikamai Bere,
November 7, 2024
3 min read
IN DEPTH
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...
Dzikamai Bere,
October 25, 2024
19 min read
Africa University, Berghof Foundation Launch New Mediation Network in Zimbabwe
Africa University’s Institute of Peace Leadership and Governance (IPLG) successfully hosted a high-level symposium on September 20, which marked the official launch of a new innovative mediation programme, the Insider Mediators Network in Zimbabwe, with the support of the Berghof Foundation and the European Union....
Dzikamai Bere,
September 25, 2024
5 min read
Civic Leadership and Activism in the Age of Rising Authoritarianism: We are all activists!
On 25 March 2025, 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...
Dzikamai Bere,
June 22, 2024
7 min read