1000 African Voices

Professor Ian Louwrens holds two doctoral degrees: one in applied mathematics and one in theoretical physics. His alma materae are Johns Hopkins University and Lomonosov Moscow State University. His business focuses on business analytics and economic development.

In the episode we explore the meaning of Artificial Intelligence, mathematics and the practical implications of the 4th Industrial Revolution on the African continent. Press play to hear his views on COVID-19, AI, Robotics etc. You can reach Professor on the following sites;

http://thepleiadesgroup.co.uk/home.html

https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepleiadesgroup/?trk=ppro_cprof

#dataanalytics #artificialintelligence #4IR

Anthony is the Co-founder and VP of  Ecosystems at Decoded_Africa. He is the Head of DevRel at Africa’s Talking. He is passionate about developer communities, design and building great software. He describes himself as a life-long learner, working to achieve the mastery of his craft.

Anthony has the privilege of working in one of the more advanced communities when it comes to technology. This gave him ample options when he went to varsity and the opportunity to find his passion in the 4th Industrial Revolution.  

Twitter - @AnthonyLimo

LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/anthony-kiplimo-0234384b

1000 African Voices celebrates the First 100 Voices. 

This is a special 2 hour episode featuring new content from Gciniwe Fakudze (eSwatini), Jay Mawaka-Smith (Zimbabwe ad the United Kingdom), Amy Ochiel Ochieng (Kenya), Emmanuel Yegon (Kenya), Shalom Nyandiko (South Africa and Kenya) and Gcobani Schalk (Friend of the show, South Africa). The latter helps us reflect on the first 100 voices as we recap and revisit some of our favourites.

if you want to know what some of our previous guests are up to a year and in some cases 2 years later then you'll love this episode.

Jason Panda is a lawyer, data analyst and CEO

Jason is CEO and Founder of b Condoms, a socially responsible condom company that caters to the unique experience of multicultural youth culture around sexual health.

He is an Echoing Green / Open Society Foundation Black Male Achievement Fellow. He was recognized as one of the "Top 40 Leaders under 40" by the New Leaders Council and one of the "Ten Young Entrepreneurs to Watch by Black Enterprise.

He is as much African as he is American. He uses his expertise in Data Analytics to work on projects that benefit the gold mining communities of Sierra Leone. He is passionate about the 4th Industrial Revolution and being able to utilize technology to help people wherever he goes.

www.jasonkpanda.com/b-condoms/

Motlhabana Monnakgotla is a photo journalist from Johannesburg, South Africa. He grew up loving the Arts. He decided to go to Photography College, because that is what he could afford, but the lessons he got there were the ones that solidified his decision to become a photographer. He started working as a newspaper journalist; and learnt that it was not something he wanted to do for the rest of his life. He took the lessons he learnt there to go work for a publication that combines his tertiary studies with what he learnt working in the newsroom. He has produced photo portraits of some of the most prominent figures in South Africa, and intends to document the life of some of the unrecognized talents in the country.

Twitter - https://twitter.com/tlhabi_foto

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Tlhabi-Monnakgotla-1671471439761340/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tlhabi_foto/?hl=en

Carol Ndosi is a major media personality with over five years’ media experience, having worked at Tanzania’s biggest media house, IPP Media. She has also worked in public relations and event management, after which she launched her own event management company, Alta Vista Events, which is the sole proprietor of the largest barbecue festival in East and Central Africa.

Carol also launches new products (barbecue sauces, spices, ketchup, and other foodstuffs) from her property, The Nyama Choma Festival (TNCF). She believes in the economic empowerment of women as a vital element in the development of communities.

Twitter - https://twitter.com/CarolNdosi

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CarolNdosi/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/carolndosi/?hl=en

Xolani, known commonly known to his fans as DJ Xtremme, is from Benoni, South Africa. He is on YFM every weekend. 

Xolani was introduced to radio early on in his varsity career. He is now a weekend DJ hosting a breakfast show, Morning Made, at one of the most prestigious youth radio stations in Johannesburg, YFM.

He is a family man who after thinking about the legacy he will leave behind decided to start a company of his own. In his entrepreneurial career he uses the skills he has acquired in the media business to push the business forward.

He is a thought provoker with big dreams. He believes strongly in the art of working for all you get, and he has a lot in store for his growing fan base.

Twitter – @xtremmedj

Instagram – @xtremmedj

Stacey was born in Zimbabwe, lived in Swaziland and Belgium, but is now based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is thus, a keen traveler. She has had many life changing experiences that have led her in different directions along her path. She has worked in sports marketing; banking; NPO-and ultimately television. She is now the energy that fuels https://livefitwithstace.com/.

Stacey has developed her brand in the fitness industry after having had a complete personal fitness transformation. Stacey now owns a golf experiential marketing company and a creative firm. She is clearly a multi-talented individual who has been and still continues to explore all that she possesses in her mind and abilities. 

In this episode Stacey gives a master class on how to lead a well balanced life. We talk about Oprah, Tim Ferriss and some books that have shaped (pun intended) the person she has become.

Twitter - @StaceHolland

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/StaceHolland/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/staceholland/?hl=en

This episode features Zola Nene, who is best known as the resident Chef on the South African Broadcasting Corporation, that country's national broadcaster, breakfast show Expresso.

She found her calling while at varsity and has never looked back. Having worked in England, she returned to South Africa, expanded her talents and used her skills to make a career being a media chef. She enrolled at the Institute of Culinary Arts in Stellenbosch. During her studies she worked with well known chefs.

After graduating, she moved to Johannesburg and worked in a large catering company as a Catering Manager. She was then offered a job on Expresso when the producers were looking for a food stylist. In February 2016 she released a cookbook called Simply Delicious.

In 2017, Zola joined the BBC Lifestyle reality competition series, The Great South African Bakeoff for its third season as a judge.

Twitter - https://twitter.com/zola_nene

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zolanenechef/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zola_nene/?hl=en

Linda Kasonde is a Zambian legal practitioner and partner at Mulenga Mundashi Kasonde Legal Practitioners.[1] She rose to prominence as the first elected female President of the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) and for her advocacy of human rights.

She has become a well-known figure in Zambia for using her public platform as LAZ president to resolutely defend constitutional democracy, civil liberties and the rule of law. In this role, she attracted occasional controversy as government representatives felt she was overly political, especially when drawing attention to allegations of constitutional violations by the ruling authorities.

Kasonde was awarded the Epic Alumni for "Women Inspiring Women" at IE Business School. She also received the award of the Zambia Society for Public Administration's Justice Irene Chirwa Mambilima in 2016.

Twitter - https://twitter.com/LindaKasonde

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-kasonde-4025a08/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/linda.kasonde