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Global DiscoursesThe Polycrisis In My Hands - As seen and experienced in a rural Zimbabwean landscapeIn this episode, I engage a rural social enterprise champion, Solomon Mutasa, the founder of Mutoko Green Projects. Our conversation opens the can of worms that is the polycrisis and we discursively unpack it from the perspective of rural development as rooted in real-life experiences without speculation. 2024-03-061h 13
Global DiscoursesThe Africa Continental Free Trade Area and You(th) - Part 2Our discourse on the the Africa Continental Free Trade Area and You(th) continues and concludes in this second and last installment split-episode with Ngoni in the hosting seat, with Fidelis Kaome and Tinashe Njodzi as discussants. In the closing installation we delve deeper into the challenges and opportunities affecting youth surrounding the Africa Continental Free Trade Area. In case you missed the first installment, you can find it here
The Africa Continental Free Trade Area and You(th) - Part 1
Be on the hearout for Part 1 on this subject in case you missed it, which is our immediate prev...2024-02-1238 min
Global DiscoursesThe Africa Continental Free Trade Area and You(th) - Part 1In this two-part episode, Ngoni in the host seat is joined by Fidelis Kaome and Tinashe Njodzi, the former an emerging researcher on matters of international relations and the latter a professional in the human rights and international affairs domain to interrogate the Africa Continental Free Trade Area as a growth and sustainable development vehicle. We set in Part 1 the history, the state of the trade bloc and its status in relation to youth on the continent. The introductory insights into the discourse are the views of and presented by Patricia Masiyakurima. Be on the hearout for Part 2 on...2024-02-0146 min
Global DiscoursesBring In The Old And The New - Agriculture, Innovation and Sustainable DevelopmentIn this episode, we discuss innovation in the agricultural context with award-winning agri-innovator Clive Nyapokoto whose core driving force and belief is that innovations should be born solely to address socioeconomic and environmental problems in our society. 2024-01-0126 minGlobal DiscoursesDrugs and Substance Abuse: A rising problem still risingIn conversation with Sree Kumar (India) Brian Mulipah, Trish Kunaka (Zimbabwe), we discuss the emerging drug endemic following insights from various people including Liam (Zimbabwe) who says, "Substance abuse in Zimbabwe has become an endemic and heavily pronounces classism. The majority of youth who suffer from it are from poor neighborhoods where corruption and impunity allow criminals in the person of drug lords to escape the law. Another example is when the ruling party and government agreed to accord provincial hero status to a deceased drug addict known by his alias (Which I will not mention). Government only pays...2023-05-0546 minGlobal DiscoursesWaste Management and Clean-Up Campaigns: Where is the ruse and the solution?In this episode we engage in conversation with Christabel Clotilda Mbiribidi (Zim), Isheunesu Madembo (Zim), Tafadzwa Kurotwi (Zim), Alex - Alemayehu Getachew Anberbir (Ethiopia) and Nyasha Rukanzakanza (USA) on the subject of Waste Management and Clean-Up Campaigns. Providing evidence from the different parts of the globe where they are based, the conversation revolves around the questions of:
1. What is working?
2. What is not working?
3. What is needed for these two to be of full purpose in the face of climate change?
4. How is waste management tied to inclusivity in societies and...2023-05-0156 min
Global DiscoursesWhy We Should All Be Climate Activists (Part 1)Guest co-host Cuthbert Mukora, a specialist in climate programming with The Nexus Think Tank at Zarawi Trust moderates this first part of the conversation on why we should all be climate activists. Discussants are Natalie Gwatirisa, a climate champion and founder of All for Climate Action and Tapiwa Prosper Chimbadzwa, a conservation leader working with different organisations including the one he found, Innovation Village for Young African Minds-IVYAM. Be on the lookout for the next episode, Part 2 in the coming two weeks which will be an extension and continuation of this discussion. Contact us to get in touch if...2023-03-0140 min
Global DiscoursesArt, Music and Sustainable Development - Global South PerspectivesIn this second episode of Global Discourses, we discuss the roles that art, music and creatives play in promoting and driving sustainable development. We draw from the art, music and creative scene in Zimbabwe with concrete examples mainly from one of the oldest residential suburbs in the capital called Mbare. Discussants who participated in the discussion are Kennedy Nyavaya, Wendy Makaza, Munyaradze Dembenuzani and Tiffany a.k.a Efuru. The discussion was hosted and facilitated by Ngoni Kativu. 2022-09-151h 19Global DiscoursesApplying for the SI Scholarships - Answers to Key Questions for ApplicantsThis episode provides some great insight and useful tips for those considering applying to study towards Master's Degrees at Swedish Universities beginning in 2021; specifically if you are applying for the Master's studies Scholarships that are provided by the Swedish Institute to support your studies and stay in Sweden. Three recipients of the of the scholarships provided by the Swedish Institute have put their hands and minds together to provide some key insights to set you for success with your application from the beginning. Grab a notebook, listen, write down some notes and remember them as you apply for the...2020-10-1726 min