Our next guest on the special episode of The Leader’s Podcast is Malkia the Band (@malkiatheband), featuring Gayle Were (@gayle_were), Osaruwa Nwokah (@osanwokah) and Chemutai Ruto (@chemutaiiruto).

The trio started in September 2018 after they had just been enrolled as students at the African Leadership Academy (ALA) in Johannesburg, South Africa. Since then, they have performed twice at the prestigious Anzisha Prize, where they shared the stage with the well known Maps Maponyane and other C-Level corporate guns from around the globe.

Furthermore, the group has performed at the African Leadership Academy Model African Union (ALAMAU), where they had 300 delegates from all 4 different cardinal points of the globe including the likes of our very own Ms Lindiwe Mazibuko.

It was only a matter of time until April 2020, when the group’s rendition of Yemi Alade’s Afrika went viral. Yemi Alade herself recognized the group and reposted the video, which resulted in thousands of views in the first week of its release.

Today the trio are recent graduates at the African Leadership Academy and will be going off to college and others taking a gap year.

Join us as Malkia talks to us about their journey as a band and how they have grown as individuals through this joint venture.

#specialepisode #malkiatheband #theleaderspodcast #destinyschild #Singing #Changemakers #purpose

Our next guest on the twelfth episode of The Leader’s Podcast is Zulaikha Patel (@zulaikhapatel_ ).

Zulaikha Patel is a young and woke South African activist. She became a symbol when she made the headlines 4 years ago during the time in which she was fighting against her school’s anti-afro hair policy at the Pretoria Girls High School. This is where she said the famous quote “Asking me to change my hair is like asking me to erase my blackness”.

Today, Zulaikha is known as a prominent vocal opponent against many forms of injustices in South Africa, largely racism, poverty and gender based violence. Her tenacity and ability to articulate her thought process calls for  deep respect and acknowledgement amongst the youth.

At just the age of 18, she’s been featured on various platforms including: SABC News, CNN, Eye Witness  News, BBC, TED and many more. Furthermore, In 2016, she was named by the BBC as one of the Top 100 Women, an honor given to some of the world’s leading female voices.

Join us as Zulaikha talks to us about her journey as an activist, and why she believes that young people should be at the forefront of socio-political spaces.

#Activism #Feminism #thoughtleaders #impact  #theleaderspodcast #purpose #changemakers

Our next guest on the eleventh episode of the Leader’s Podcast is Tebogo Mphahlele (@tebo.mphahlele).

At the age of 16, Tebogo Mphahlele was inspired by the GIBS Program to start her organisation called The Lead Young SA Foundation, which she is using to inspire, motivate and groom young people through mentorship.

Through her foundation, Tebogo is on a mission to bridge the gap between young individuals living in suburbs and those living in the township of Benoni. This was integral for Tebogo and her team as they felt that much of the township youth think that they are too young, or don’t have the power to achieve their dreams and goals.

Through her organisation, she’s been able to give back and uplift the youth of her community.

Today, Tebogo is an undergraduate student studying at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), where she’s studying towards her Accounting degree (CA).

Join us on Thursday, 30 July 2020 (18:30) as Tebogo talks to us about her journey with building her organisation and the challenges she’s had to overcome throughout the evolution of her organisation.

#womeninbusiness #corporatesouthafrica #Accounting  #communityservice  #theleaderspodcast #purpose #changemakers

Our next guest on the tenth episode of the Leader’s Podcast is Tanatsei Gambura (@tanagambura).

Tanatsei regards herself as a poet, intermedia artist and cultural practitioner. Growing up in Zimbabwe, at the age of 17, Tanatsei started the 25 May Movement, a movement established to create awareness and a sense of responsibility for people in her community about the future of the continent.

Over the years, the movement (derived from Africa day) has evolved and grown into a nationwide broadcasting series in Zimbabwe. It currently publishes short films and facilitates seminal workshops and empowering programs for free.

It was only a matter of time that in late 2019, Tanatsei would be named a Diana Award recipient for her organisation. The award is recognised as one of the most prestigious accolades any young person aged 9-25 can receive for their social action. Many view this achievement as an incredible stepping stone in her work. However, Tanatsei views the achievement as an affirmation.

Today, Tanatsei is an undergraduate student at Edinburgh University, UK, where she’s studying a BA in Intermedia art, an interdisciplinary coursed based arts program.

Join us as Tanatsei talks to us about her journey growing The 25 May Movement and the challenges she’s had to overcome throughout the evolution of her organisation.

#actors #Africanfilm #inspiring #theleaderspodcast #purpose #changemakers

Our next guest on the ninth episode of the Leader’s Podcast is Amonge Elethu Sinxoto (@a_monge).

Amonge is the Co-founder Blackboard Africa (@blackboard_africa), a Johannesburg based organisation with a mission to create a platform and spaces that foster young people to vocalise their thoughts and celebrate their respective identities. Over the years, Amonge has lent her voice to various globally recognized platforms such as at Google, Facebook, TEDx and has sat at the round table with the former US First Lady Michelle Obama.

Today, Amonge is an undergraduate at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) where she is studying for a BA Social Sciences, Majors: International Relations and Political Studies.

Join us as Amonge talks to us about her personal journey to building her organisation and the challenges she’s had to overcome throughout the evolution of her organisation.

#BlackBoardAfrica #Globalleader #socialentrepreneurship #activism  #theleaderspodcast #purpose #changemakers

Our next guest on the eighth episode of the Leader’s Podcast is Maxwell Simba (@maxwell_simba).

Growing up in Kitali in the Northern Rift Valley, Kenya, Maxwell developed his passion for acting during his time at the most prestigious boys’ school in Kenya, Alliance High School. At the age of 15, Maxwell would be selected by British Nigerian film director Chiwetel Ejiofor to star in the Netflix Original Film, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind. The film tells the story of William Kwamkwamba. The film later premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and the Berlinale Film Festival. At the Sundance Film Festival, it received the Alfred P. Sloane Award, a prize given to a feature film that focuses on science or technology as a theme. It was also nominated for the renowned NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture.

Today, Maxwell is a student at the African Leadership Academy, where he’s doing his A levels and core subjects in Entrepreneurial Leadership (EL), African Studies and Writing & Rhetoric.

Join us as Maxwell talks to us about his journey to starring on The Netflix Original Film, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind.   #actors #Africanfilm #inspiring #theleaderspodcast #purpose #changemakers

Our next guest on the seventh episode of the Leader’s Podcast is Letlotlo Morule (@miss_morule).

Letlotlo is the Founder and executive director of Khulisa Mfazi, an organisation with a mission to empower and create conversation mainly on issues that affect women ,by creating spaces to learn, educate and rise. In 2019 she was featured on national television channel NewzRoom Africa where she spoke about the lessons regarding how the narrative of the 1974 youth uprising is still relevant in today’s society.

Join us as Letlotlo has a much needed and relevant conversation with us about what is means to be a feminist and the role that men can play in the fight against patriarchal systems of oppression. ✊🏽🌍

#Youth #Feminism #WomenEmpowerment #Purpose #Leadership #YouthEmpowerment

Our next guest on the sixth episode of the Leader’s Podcast is Thapelo Nthite (@thapelo.nthite).

Thapelo is a South African entrepreneur  who is passionate about Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI). In 2018, Thapelo and his team started their company Botlhale AI and immediately began working on their first product Naledi.

Naledi is a multilingual personal banking chat box that allows users to perform banking transactions in their native languages. After two years of hardwork and dedication, the team was announced as the grand winner of the season 3 Data Hack Africa Start Up Competition out of 30 teams from 7 different countries across the african continent. This saw the team successfully join the Nvidia inception program, which is a program designed to nurture cutting-edge AI startups who are revolutionizing industries.

Thapelo is currently enrolled at the university of Capetown (UCT) where he’s doing his masters in electrical engineering and research on human language technology.

In this episode, Thapelo walks us through the lessons, challenges and highlights of his entrepreneurial journey thus far. Furthermore he talks to us about the importance of artificial intelligence and machine learning in such a rapidly evolving global society.

#business #changemakers #entrepreneurship #leadership #theleaderspodcast #purpose

Our next guest on the fifth episode of the Leader’s Podcast is Amogelang Mangole (@amomangole).

Amogelang is the founder of Enlighten Me Women (@enlightenmewomen), a community of sisters whose mission is to ensure that in every sphere of their lives women learn to be comfortable in discomfort and that they challenge themselves and others to be and do better.  She’s also recent graduate from Wits University with a BCom double major in Corporate Finance and Investment and Economic Sciences.

Join us as Amogelang chats to us about her story and the importance of building an all-inclusive society that encourages women to express their true selves and step into their full potential, all done with love. ♥️

For more info, visit www.enlightenmewomen.com

#WomenEmpowerment #Sisters #Love #Light #Purpose #Leadership

Our next guest on the fourth episode of the Leader’s Podcast is Thaksheel Alleck (@thaksheelalleck).

Thaksheel is a teenger who is passionate about content creation on time management and business for young entrepreneurs. Over the past year he became the CEO of the Bezo’s Scholars student enterprise and was appointed as the COO of the African Leadership Consulting Group where he colead the first student led management consulting group on the African continent.

Thaksheel will be continuing on his journey at Leehigh University in the United States of America where he will be studying a degreee in Engineering and Business Administration.

In this episode, Thaksheel walks us through the lessons and tools he uses to manage his time effectively, especially during the Covid-19 season we're experiencing where we've all had to work from home.

@alacademy @alaalumni

#timemanagement #business #changemakers #productivity #entrepreneurship #leadership #theleaderspodcast #purpose