What do you see as the link between democracy and economic progress or development? Can one advance without the other? In this podcast we flesh out this important link explaining the interplay between livelihood, trade, asset accumulation and resource distribution. We demonstrate that the processes which govern these activities are the expression of democracy. 

Tendai Murisa, Belinda Chaora and Eddah Jowah. 

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@E_Jowah 

We each have our firm positions on what our political solutions should look like. But rarely do we take a step back to think about the consequences of our refusal to compromise. In this episode, Tendai is joined by Claire as they explore the impact of our failed national conversations and what good conversation on national discourse can look like.

Tendai Murisa, Claire Nyamayaro and Belinda Chaora

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In this podcast we look at the concept of citizenship, what it looks like and how can it be practiced by everyday people. We consider some activities being done by ordinary residents that demonstrate active citizenship.

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In this podcast, we look at how citizens can take back control of how their cities or urban centers are run by being more involved in problem-solving. We showcase some examples that have happened in Zimbabwe, where citizens have engaged in co-production leading to new forms of accountability and change.

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@E_Jowah

In this episode, we demonstrate the importance of understanding democracy not just as a political conversation but one that is outworked in many other spaces including religious, social, and economic spaces. We speak specifically about the role religious bodies have in understanding and practicing active citizenship as contributors to associational life.

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@NontsiNzula

Democracy has several sites of expression including the working of communities within and amongst each other through associations and networks of solidarity to solve public problems. This episode uncovers some of the sites of expression, and by extension sites of democracy in practice.

Tendai Murisa, Nolwazi Ndlovu and Belinda Chaora.

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In this podcast, we revisit the issue of democracy with a specific focus on democracy as a way of life-starting in the home. How has democracy been demonstrated in African societies and what is wrong with that current demonstration? We try to demonstrate the link between democracy and active citizenship.

Featuring: Tendai Murisa, Rebekah Cross, and Belinda Chaora.

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How do we talk to each other, how do we get ourselves to engage in meaningful conversations where we don't talk over each other or blame-shift when criticism comes? What is our common ground for public discourse? Let’s discuss this topic and see how we can improve our public debates.

As Zimbabweans, what do the next 5 years look like?

What if we analyze the agencies of demobilization? Let’s discuss these and see how we ensure collective mobilization.

Historically we are social beings who solve problems together. So what do we as citizens when we face public problems? How does this impact or influence the government, and is there more we can do to deepen our democracy?