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  • Africa Connect: Kenyan Court Halts Adani Proposal Deal

    About the Podcast

    Africa Connect is a podcast series aimed at exploring African topics around democracy. It runs on the theme: Deepening Democracy through information.

    About the Episode

    In case you missed it, catch the waves re-run of the interview between our very own Thelma Nyarhi and Shafiq Morton from The Voice of the Cape that airs on 91.3FM. The new segment, African Mirror on News Beat (every Thursday @12:30PM GMT +2) tackles African issues and this week focused on the Kenyan Court's ruling on the Adani proposal deal.

    About the guest

    Thelma N. Nyarhi is currently pursuing her PhD studies in Anthropology at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Her research interests lie within migration, democracy, citizenship, identity and belonging. She is a Researcher at the Democracy Development Program (DDP), a national think tank based in Durban, South Africa.

    13 min
  • Africa Connect: China-Africa Summit: Implications for Africa

    About the Podcast

    Africa Connect is a podcast series aimed at exploring African topics around democracy. It runs on the theme: Deepening Democracy through information.

    About the Episode

    In case you missed it, catch the waves re-run of the interview between our very own Dr Paul Kariuki and Shafiq Morton from The Voice of the Cape that airs on 91.3FM. The new segment, News Beat (every Thursday @12:30PM GMT +2) tackles African issues and this week focused on the implications of the China-Africa summit for Africa.

    About the guest

    Dr. Paul Kariuki holds a Ph.D. in Administration (Public Administration) from the University of

    KwaZulu Natal (UKZN). He is the Executive Director of the Democracy Development Program

    (DDP), a national think tank based in Durban, South Africa.

    16 min
  • Africa Connect: Democracy - a dream or reality? Spotlight on Uganda

    About the Podcast

    Africa Connect is a podcast series aimed at exploring African topics around democracy. It runs on the theme: Deepening Democracy through information.

    About the Episode

    We tackle the Ugandan case with specific focus on the democratic texture the country assumes. Mr Kigongo discusses the country's degenerated democracy and urges African citizens to encourage one another to read more, intensify their participatory efforts in the digital spaces, and take advantage of the creative technologies in their quest for democracy.

    #Democracy #Africanvoices #Uganda #DDPAfricaConnect

    About the Guest

    Robert Kigongo is the Chief Diversity Secretary at Human Nature Projects in Uganda. He has written extensively on democracy and politics in the Mail & Gurdian in South Africa under the Thought Leader's column

    31 min
  • Africa Connect: Familiar Democratic Choices: Spotlight on Rwanda Elections

    About the Podcast

    Africa Connect is a podcast series aimed at exploring African topics around democracy. It runs on the theme: Deepening Democracy through information.

    About the Episode

    We tackle the Rwandan case with specific focus on the presidential election outcome. President Paul Kagame boasted a whooping 99% vote. Mr Mpani takes us through the wounded genocidal history, constitutionalism in Africa and ends off with a few advisory points for the future African voter.

    #Elections #Africanvoices #Rwanda #DDPAfricaConnect

    About the Guest

    Nyasha Mpani is the Project Leader for the Data for Governance Alliance project at the Institute of Justice and Reconciliation organization based in Cape Town, South Africa.

    20 min
  • Africa Connect: #YouthMovements in Africa: Spotlight on Kenya

    About the Podcast

    Africa Connect is a podcast series aimed at exploring African topics around democracy. It runs on the theme: Deepening Democracy through information. Democracy is centre to the development agenda of The Africa we want. As an African blueprint, the Agenda 2063 aims to transform Africa into a global powerhouse. Borrowing from the Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, as per its mandate to “prioritise inclusive social and economic development, continental and regional integration, democratic governance and peace and security amongst other issues aimed at repositioning Africa to becoming a dominant player in the global arena”[1], this podcast series aims to touch on some of these issues and stories and provide understanding to the African citizen.

    [1] Extracted from: Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. | African Union (au.int)

    About the Episode

    We take a dive into Kenyan politics to discuss the recent youth led political demonstrations. Young people continue to be involved in politics. While such political conversations are a common occurrence, they are taking place within larger spaces. Virtual spaces have become the kinds of spaces where policy and traditional power structures are challenged and grappled with. Such trends have not only occurred in Kenya but generally spread throughout the continent. As the youngest continent, Africa has had many youth-led movements. What is common is the social media posting, organizing, sharing, chanting and marching of the youth.

    While social media continues to play a huge role in amplifying social, economic and political issues and grievances across the globe, what is significant is its independent role in both democratic and totalitarian governments. With the possibilities of freedoms of speech, social media helps in coordinating protests and gives a voice to unpopular views.

    About the guest

    Dr. Paul Kariuki holds a Ph.D. in Administration (Public Administration) from the University of

    KwaZulu Natal (UKZN). He is the Executive Director of the Democracy Development Program

    (DDP), a national think tank based in Durban, South Africa. He is an honorary research senior

    lecturer at the School of Management, IT, and Governance, UKZN. He qualified with a Masters

    Degree in Development Studies, where he specialized in development economics and public

    policy. Furthermore, he has published research articles in peer-reviewed journals and co-edited

    fifteen books on various themes.

    20 min
  • The status qou of South Africa at 30 years of democracy

    Joining us on this episode is Prof Isaac Khambule, a professor of Political economy from the University of Johannesburg. He is a politics professors specializing state, Institutions and Development, Development Economics, and Political Economy and State Institutions, with a particular focus on the role of the state in economic development.

    1 hr 14 min
  • The Evolving Nature of Migration: JHB Fire, Climate Change and Refugee Rights
    Joining us for this episode is Sharon Ekambaram. Sharon is a human rights activist and has been involved in the struggle for social justice through her work. She was one of the founding members of the Treatment Action Campaign in the struggle for affordable treatment for people living with HIV and AIDS, initially targeting big pharma and later against AIDS denialism of the South African government. She then took up a position as Project Head to establish the Chris Hani Institute located at COSATU House. She worked for the international medical humanitarian organisation- Doctors Without Borders and was the founding, Director. She is current head of the Refugee and Migrant Rights Programme at Lawyers for Human Rights [LHR] and a member of Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia [KAAX].
    31 min

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