Untapped Azania

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu dive into a diverse array of topics, including the state of the cryptocurrency market since Trump’s election, the challenges within the music industry and its gatekeepers, the predicament of “trapped” illegal miners, and the tough decisions facing the South African government. They wrap up with a thought-provoking discussion on the distinction between “truth” and “fact.” Enjoy!

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu kick of the conversation on the “spaza shop” food poisioning issue facing South Africa and how big corporates get a pass when faced by similar situations. They also spoke on a recent research paper published by Africa No Filter which was on The Cost of Media Stereotypes to Africa. In addition to this, the duo explored the danger of a one side story, being an ally of a cause versus being performative in one’s activism, Floyd Shivhambu’s recent interview on SMWX and also how insignificant embarrassing moments become as you grow older...If there was ever an opportunity to cancel the duo, this is it 😂Enjoy!

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu have an in-depth conversation on the implications of the "Deferred Life Plan"; they touch on how detrimental it can be in one's life trajectory. They also spoke on the US elections in the context of the Polymarket, touched on Tesla's recent 'We, Robot' event and how autonomy influences UBI (Universal Basic Income), J.Cole's Port Antonio drop and its significance in the Hip Hop game right now, reflected on the peak of SoundCloud and some of the acts that came out of that 2011-2018 era. The episode was confrontational, fun, and reminiscent but also quite educational... Enjoy!

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu have an interesting back-and-forth on the state of entrepreneurship in Africa; mainly focused on how marginalized female entrepreneurs are in the startup ecosystem. They also spoke on the controversy surrounding Chris Brown’s upcoming concert at the FNB Stadium, updates on the situation regarding the astronauts stuck in space, playing the Jesus card as well as the different case studies you can extract from Rassie Erasmus leadership and the Springboks, among other things - the episode was a good breath of fresh air... Enjoy!

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu spoke mostly about the state of Hip Hop and Kendrick’s influence as the “Savior”. They reflected on what they've been tapped into lately - from the recent interest rate hikes, the Bella Bill, the situation with Diddy and a bunch of other things... Enjoy!

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu have an interesting back-and-forth on “Survivor's Guilt”. They spent most of the episode reflecting on what they've been tapped into lately. They also spoke on “Tastefluencers”, the Ballon d’Or, people faking their qualifications, farm murders, King Lutendo’s new album, his creative process, and many other things - the episode was very animated... Enjoy!

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu focus their conversation on the idea of individuals having a “Saviour Complex". They reflected on what they've been tapped into lately; they also spoke a bit on the dynamics of a struggling economy versus a thriving one amongst other things... Enjoy the episode!

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu dive into a wide range of topics. They reflected on what they've been tapped into lately; they also spoke a lot on women's day and navigating different spaces in society as a men versus as a women amongst other things... Enjoy the episode!

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu are joined by their good friend Lloyd who happens to also be a qualified tax practitioner and a CA(SA).

We kick of the episode by reminiscing on a high school experience, then we tapped into some of the things that have been taking up our time recently and also spent a good chunk of our time learning about taxes.

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Here are some articles/ blogs for y'all to check out on some of the topics they covered:

Ethereum Spot ETF Launch - https://open.substack.com/pub/onyxafrica/p/launch?r=18m9ae&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

Universal Basic Income - https://open.substack.com/pub/onyxafrica/p/ubi?r=18m9ae&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu dive into a wide range of topics. They reflected a bit on the previous episode, spoke about startups and entrepreneurship, football, honorary doctorates, their favourite rappers, as well as individuals that have managed to successfully leverage from being in their "Zone of Competence"