Podcasts about africommunications group

Mimi Kalinda Group CEO and Co-founder of Africommunications Group talks to Lee Kasumba growing up in South Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo. She also discusses how Africa should control its own story. 

This year marks the 25th commemoration of a tragic event in Africa’s history – the Rwanda Genocide.  Lee Kasumba, host of Africa State of Mind along with the Rwanda genocide survivor, Prince Totto Théogène Niwenshuti, former Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim and Mimi Kalinda, Group CEO and Co-founder of Africommunications Group pay tribute victims and survivors. 

Mimi is the co-founder and Managing Director of Africommunications Group, a public relations and communications agency based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is also the director of communications for the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), a pan-African network of centres of excellence in mathematical sciences. In this episode, Mimi shares insight from her book "Talking to Africa" on how to effectively communicate to various African countries and some of the things to look out for when crafting a message for different African cultures. We also discuss the challenges on building a pan African Communications company.

CliffCentral.com — According to the African Union's Agenda 2063 all Africans should, by 2018, be able to travel freely across the continent without the need for visas. With Andrew out of town, Rori calls in some reinforcement in the form of Mimi Kalinda, CEO of Africommunications Group who is leading communication on the AU Reform agenda to help tackle this weighty issue. They explore the philosophical, economic and political implications of an African passport. As usual strong views are shared and reprimands delivered. Mimi and Rori are joined by George Sibotshiwe, founder of the African Democratic Institute.