The African Dream

In part 2 of our interview with Mulesa Lumina, we discuss her professional endeavours, which have taken her from human rights law and consultancy with the Zambian government, through working with Cambridge University and now spreading her wings in digital marketing.

We vented about the difficulty of job searching in an increasingly demanding employer's market and exchange ideas about how to take all lemons we receive and turn them into profitable lemonade stand.





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This week, we're joined by Mulesa Lumina, a Third Culture Kid, social media expert and fashion designer with two law degrees from South Africa. Currently based in Cape Town, Mulesa graced South African T.V. screens when she starred as a contestant on season 2 of The Bachelor South Africa. In part 1 of our interview, she told us all about how she wound up on one of the most widely known dating shows in the world, what happened in the contestants' house and how the whole experience shaped her!





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In this episode Mary from Zimbabwe shares her African dream journey. Talks about what it's like to reach rock bottom and pull yourself out again. #weareallinthistogether.

Our guest today is a Doctor in the emergency room, as well as the owner of Baberia cuts barbershop and spa. She opened an innovative barbershop that also has a spa treatment especially designed for the modern man that not only want a good haircut and well trimmed beard but also has good care of their face with good skin practices.

Prepare to be inspired by this week's guest, fellow dreamers! Tendai Chitima, one of the most familiar faces in contemporary Zimbabwean media, didn't start off with big dreams of making her mark in national entertainment history, but that's what she's doing now. In this episode, we learned the story of how Tendai wound up starring in the first Zimbabwean movie to ever be featured on Netflix. She also shared with us her opinions on the current state of the Zimbabwean film industry and just what we can do to ascend to Nollywood levels.

You can find Tendai on her socials:
Instagram (@tendai_chitima);
Twitter (@Tendai_Chitima);
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=Tendai%20Chitima)






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In this episode we talk to Barbra Jambga, the founder of SWEAT NATION as she shares her experiences as a fitness trainer for 14 years, in Zimbabwe. She shares her experiences as a competing bodybuilder, and how she manages to juggle  family life with running a business. Her resume includes: Head Coach & Director

Advanced Personal Trainer 

Group Fitness Instructor

Sports Conditioning Coach

Anatomical Kinesiology Sports Massage and Deep Tissue Therapist 

In this episode we talk to fellow podcaster and co-founder of The United Citizens of Europe Luca di Cristofaro. We discuss a wide range of topics about colorism in Brazil, racism, discrimination and the struggle for success as we all reach for our dreams.

What happens when West Africa meets South Africa? We find out in this episode when we talk to Ltir Gorgui Badiane and his journey towards working at UNESCO and they their work in child education in Africa. He also shares his travel stories

Fairuzah's academic pursuits have taken her continent hopping, from Africa to Asia and, finally, to Europe, where she's currently studying a Master's of Euroculture at Uppsala University in Sweden and the University of Groningen in The Netherlands.

What's it like being an African student in South Korea? How different is it from being an African student in Sweden or The Netherlands? What does a degree in Euroculture entail and how will a born and raised African use it in the professional world? Tune in to this episode to find all this and so much more!




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You can also read Fairuzah's contributions to the Euroculturer Magazine (created by  MA Euroculture students) here: https://euroculturer.eu/.

Bringing international attention to the Zimbabwean beauty industry, Zimbalicious is a self-made make-up artists and eyelash and eyeliner business owner.

In this episode she shares her journey to success with us and gives us some great tips on how to find the best make-up for us and our wallets.




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