14 July 2022
Greetings
As Africans we have often complained about how the world reports on stories from the continent. ICWT will tell our stories in a manner that shines the light on our priorities and help change the narrative about our continent. While the world tends to focus primarily on coups, starvation, corruption etc we will tell the stories of how we have triumphed against all odds.
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In Conversation with Stafford Massie
In this week’s episode, Trevor sits down at the Gordon Institute of Business Studies (GIBS), Johannesburg, South Africa, with Tech Investor Stafford Masie. Stafford played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Google presence in South Africa. He led the team that launched the African versions of Google Search, AdWords, Google Maps and Streetview. Stafford has built payment platforms and argues in this Part 1 and Part 2 episode that Bitcoin could be a solution to Zimbabwe’s financial woes.
Last week we launched ICWT MasterClass as a sub-brand that draws nuggets from the best among us. The Master classes from trailblazers’ and change makers in their unique voices and perspectives will provide thought leadership and inspiration.
Watch the conversation here.
Tuma Mafunga MasterClass
I learnt a lot from Tumai Mafunga’s Masterclass. My key take-aways from Tumai, included the following:
- It is important to continuously disrupt yourself through on-going learning
- You are never too old to learn
- Vulnerability is important for successful mentoring
- It is critical to be level headed in a crisis
Follow the Masterclass here.
In Conversation with Ralph Mupita
The response to the Ralph Tendai Mupita episode has been overwhelmingly positive. I have a feeling that there is still more great things from Ralph’s journey. I was impressed by Ralph’s deep sense of self-awareness and his emphasis on self-mastery. He is fully aware of his strengths and weaknesses. This is an important asset for personal growth and a strength in building teams that compliment a leader. His idea of personal boards is one that I will definitely be taking on board. It is difficult to do a life of purpose and impact alone. Ralph also got me thinking about the importance of a little tension and discomfort and never to be comfortable in what one is doing. Ralph recommended the book “Team of Rivals” by Doris Kearns Goodwin and I picked up my copy recently.
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Podcasts</a >
 | Zimbabwean entrepreneur and newspaper publisher Trevor Ncube sits down with various high-profile guests in a series of candid, conversations that seeks to go beyond the headlines and beyond the sensational. |
Most recent sessions:
- Benjani Mwaruwaru</a >; former football player and Ngezi Platinum Stars FC.
- Nutty O</a >; artiste, singer, and songwriter.
- Tafadzwa Chinamo</a >; ex-CEO Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe.
Listen to all the podcast sessions
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Book of the Week
Summary: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) draws on the long tradition of the Toltecs, an ancient, indigenous people of Mexico, to show you that we have been domesticated from childhood, how these internal, guiding rules hurt us and what we can do to break and replace them with a new set of agreements with ourselves.
Recommended Reading:
A Promised Land</a >
by Barack Obama
