The Brenthurst Foundation Podcast

Technology - how can we leverage its power to improve lives and equip the youth of today with the right skills for a digital world of tomorrow?

The Brenthurst Foundation Podcast is back, and this week, Marie-Noelle was joined by Lily Edinam Botsyoe of Hacklab Foundation, to talk all things digital.

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We’re taking a break from the podcast this week, but fear not, we’ve got a load of great new content lined up that will be coming out shortly.

Haven’t caught up on this series yet? You find all episodes, hosted by Marie-Noelle, on our website.

See you next week.

Crisis planning is critical to the success of any government. But how can you plan for the unknown?

Fellow at The Brenthurst Foundation, Richard Morrow, spoke to Marie-Noelle about some of the lessons Africa must learn from COVID-19 to ensure it is better equipped for the next crisis, whatever that might be.

The idea for this week’s episode came from a discussion paper – ‘Africa after COVID-19: Lessons for a more resilient future’ – which Richard wrote last year. You can find the paper, along with a host of other great content, on our website. 

Africa after COVID-19: Lessons for a more resilient future: https://bit.ly/2Qhqfpr 

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Philanthropy has played a significant role in the lives of many through charitable donations, funding businesses and stop gap public good provisions. But can it be more? 

This week, Marie-Noelle sat down with Bridget Fury, the head of Oppenheimer Generations Philanthropies, to talk about the future of philanthropy and its role in achieving development outcomes in Africa.

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The Brenthurst Foundation’s Director, Dr. Greg Mills, has been known to embark on some epic adventures in his time.

This week, he spoke to Marie-Noelle about his latest trip, from South Africa to Malawi, via Mozambique, by road.

Encountering endless checkpoints, low-level graft, and bone-shaking roads, Dr. Mills describes exactly what the region needs to supercharge its trade.

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This week Marie-Noelle invites one of The Brenthurst Foundation’s newest members, Deputy Research Director Emmanuel Owusu-Sekyere, to offer his insight into why the nascent African Continental Free Trade Area could be the key to Africa’s long-term economic recovery from Covid-19, and what the continent needs to do to make it it’s “saving grace”.

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This week we're going in house, The Brenthurst Foundation Research Director Ray Hartley sits down with Marie-Noelle to discuss how South Africa  witnessed ten years of change in three months, the pull of populism and an argument for tough choices when it comes to South Africa's economic viability. 

The accompanying discussion paper can be found here.

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Increasing pressure is being put on African nations to get Covid-19 outbreaks under control, but how easy is it to prioritise Covid-19 when you're facing a whole host of other domestic issues such as Islamic extremism, water shortages and food insecurity. 

The Brenthurst Foundation's Marie-Noelle Nwokolo talks to author, strategist, and counterinsurgency expert David Kilcullen about the realities facing Africa when it comes to balancing Covid-19 with longer standing domestic issues. 

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The potential benefits of the AfCFTA are endless and many have called it a 'game changer', 'revolutionary and 'Africa's next biggest break'. 

Join in on a conversation between The Brenthurst Foundation's Marie-Noelle Nwokolo and CEO of TradeMark East Africa, Frank Matsaert, on the lessons from years of regional trade facilitation procedures, the necessity of intra-continental trade, and what the priorities need to be for policy makers, private sector and civil society in the current rounds of trade negotiation and facilitation.

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Marie-Noelle Nwokolo presents the final episode of this mini-series on agriculture and green development. 

Hear Prof David Henley, author Joe Studwell and South African politician Mmusi Maimane explore the role of agriculture in both the Asian and African development story, while Ethiopia’s former prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn discusses the possibility of ‘green’ development, and the work currently being undertaken in Ethiopia to strive towards it.

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Find the book The Asian Aspiration: Why and How Africa Should Emulate Asia here: https://www.thebrenthurstfoundation.org/books-publications/the-asian-aspiration/