Why builders matter more than commentators

Why builders matter more than commentators

Jan 05, 2026

Why building durable systems matters more than commentary, visibility, or short term applause.

We are not poor, we are a mismanaged

We are not poor, we are a mismanaged

Jul 27, 2025

Exposing how corruption and institutional failure not poverty keep Zimbabwe dependent on aid and unable to thrive.

Building through mentorship

Building through mentorship

Jul 20, 2025

A reflection on mentorship, long term commitment, and the quiet decisions that shape lives, careers and institutions.

Remarks at TAF event on building a decolonised Africa

Remarks at TAF event on building a decolonised Africa

Jul 13, 2025

Remarks calling for African self determination through decolonised systems leadership and Pan African civic architecture.

Challenge your assumptions

Challenge your assumptions

Feb 13, 2025

A reflection on challenging limiting assumptions, shifting mindset, and choosing beliefs that enable growth and action.

When women come together

When women come together

Aug 14, 2024

Explores how African women build durable institutions through authority, resources, and long term operational leadership together.

When security replaces legitimacy

When security replaces legitimacy

Aug 11, 2024

SADC summit security exposes fragile institutions, weakened legitimacy, and urgent need to rebuild civic trust.

When protest becomes a system signal

When protest becomes a system signal

Aug 07, 2024

Youth protests in Nigeria reveal institutional strain, reform gaps, and the urgent need for trust based governance.

Currency Is not confidence

Currency Is not confidence

Apr 09, 2024

Why currency changes fail without institutional trust, fiscal discipline, and productive economic foundations.

Nature gives us what we need

Nature gives us what we need

Apr 02, 2024

Nature provides us with an abundance of natural foods, from fruit and vegetables to grains and legumes.

The courage to be authentic

The courage to be authentic

Mar 31, 2024

Authentic leadership demands consistency, courage, and values aligned action especially when choices are costly or misunderstood.

Action speaks louder

Action speaks louder

Feb 11, 2024

Leadership credibility is built through execution, accountability and tangible results rather than promises or rhetoric.

Now or never

Now or never

Feb 04, 2024

Urgent call to act now, start imperfectly, and build momentum through commitment rather than waiting.

What the rivers in Zimbabwe reveal

What the rivers in Zimbabwe reveal

Jan 28, 2024

Rivers expose how weak waste systems, not apathy, drive pollution, health risks, and environmental decline.

Wisdom and honesty

Wisdom and honesty

Jan 21, 2024

How wisdom and honesty help leaders make better decisions, build trust, and avoid costly mistakes.

Unity, harvests and feasts

Unity, harvests and feasts

Dec 26, 2023

In Africa during the festive season, joyous celebrations become a melting pot of flavors. From Nigeria's aromatic jollof rice to South Africa's mouthwatering braais, discover how sharing meals symboli

 
 

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