Podcasts about motswana

Happy gold medals top Africa! And happy new episode to you! The only podcast certified to be played by Motswana sprinters before beating arrogant Americans brings you something different. Today, Dan & Phil cross over to Kenya to speak to former radio host, entrepreneur, and podcast host Adelle Onyango. Almost 3 years ago, Adelle hosted us as guests on her HUGE podcast Legally Clueless (you can find the episode here), and it was our pleasure to return the favour and speak to her in this week's episode. Adelle tells us her inspiring story, starting as a (struggling) poet before making her way to radio, and building the 3rd biggest show in the country before leaving once again to start a company and a podcast. Adelle is also actively involved in the protests in Kenya, in fact, she had just arrived from dodging police and teargas for the recording! She shares the story behind the reason for the protests and how Kenya's youth are leading the charge. What an inspiring episode, enjoy! Subscribe and listen to 2 Broke Twimbos everywhere podcasts are available and keep up with all things 2BT via this link:2BT LinkPlease rate and review, and support us on Patreon!

This is season 5 finale of the Africana Woman podcast. Your brand should precede you wherever you go. Samantha Mogwe has built a strong brand from scratch being mindful of what she shares, and wears, what she keeps private, how she communicates even when she is not speaking. As we conclude the season we know that to design a life you absolutely love you must be intentional with crafting your own personal brand. Let's talk about it ********************************** Samantha Mogwe is an RnB/Soul singer based in Gaborone, Botswana. She was born to a Motswana father and a Zambian mother. Mogwe brings a fusion element of neo-soul/R&B. Having been raised to appreciate poetry and the performing arts, she was exposed to music at an early age and was also encouraged to tell stories through music, writing and poetry. She is a multifaceted individual who places great value to edification and re-inventive qualities. She holds a degree in theology and has also gone on to study music with the Trinity College of London. She is a singer/songwriter, wife and mother, radio personality on Gabz FM, voice coach, social entrepreneur, business woman, fitness enthusiast.   Connect with Samantha Mogwe at: Facebook - Samantha Mogwe Instagram - @samanthamogwe X - @samanthamogwe   VOTE FOR AFRICANA WOMAN  We have been shortlisted as one of the finalists for the prestigious Kayana Female MSME Awards in the Category of The Diaspora Excellence Award. Vote here.  https://bit.ly/kayanavoting Voting ends on 7th June, 2024   AFRICANA WOMAN FESTIVAL Get your Tickets today https://www.africanawoman.com/festival    Be the first to get the scoop on all things Africana Woman Festival including early bird tickets and giveaways. Join our mailing list: https://forms.gle/fr5ibT6fSLTmoRs57   Sign up for the online Personal Brand Course: https://forms.gle/zyQT8HasBcbaK6Fb9    Join the Africana Woman Visionaries: https://africanawoman.gumroad.com/l/AWVNetwork    FREE MASTERCLASS - FROM STUCK TO UNSTOPPABLE  https://bit.ly/stureplay    Join #LUNCHANDLEARN Series: We are bringing you in person Networking the Africana Woman way across Zambia. We are going to be in Kitwe and Mongu. Tell your friends about it. Share it with your sisters https://forms.gle/NGbFTivUhP7EtW3H9    The Africana Woman Network is the first African Female led podcast network. We tell stories that centre the African woman both on the continent and in the diaspora. Our List of shows are: 1. Africana Woman, our APVA award winning anchor show 2. No Breaks 3. The Educated Africana 4. LEMBA The Africana Authors Space Stay tuned and Share the podcast with an African sis who needs her weekly dose of African spice.   KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose LINKS: Message Africana Woman on WhatsApp. https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1 +260978470395 Email: africanawoman@gmail.com  Website: https://www.africanawoman.com    Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chulu_bydesign/  https://www.instagram.com/africanawoman/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/AfricanaWoman_ 

This is season 5 finale of the Africana Woman podcast. Your brand should precede you wherever you go. Samantha Mogwe has built a strong brand from scratch being mindful of what she shares, and wears, what she keeps private, how she communicates even when she is not speaking. As we conclude the season we know that to design a life you absolutely love you must be intentional with crafting your own personal brand. Let's talk about it ********************************** Samantha Mogwe is an RnB/Soul singer based in Gaborone, Botswana. She was born to a Motswana father and a Zambian mother. Mogwe brings a fusion element of neo-soul/R&B. Having been raised to appreciate poetry and the performing arts, she was exposed to music at an early age and was also encouraged to tell stories through music, writing and poetry. She is a multifaceted individual who places great value to edification and re-inventive qualities. She holds a degree in theology and has also gone on to study music with the Trinity College of London. She is a singer/songwriter, wife and mother, radio personality on Gabz FM, voice coach, social entrepreneur, business woman, fitness enthusiast.   Connect with Samantha Mogwe at: Facebook - Samantha Mogwe Instagram - @samanthamogwe X - @samanthamogwe   VOTE FOR AFRICANA WOMAN  We have been shortlisted as one of the finalists for the prestigious Kayana Female MSME Awards in the Category of The Diaspora Excellence Award. Vote here.  https://bit.ly/kayanavoting Voting ends on 7th June, 2024   AFRICANA WOMAN FESTIVAL Get your Tickets today https://www.africanawoman.com/festival    Be the first to get the scoop on all things Africana Woman Festival including early bird tickets and giveaways. Join our mailing list: https://forms.gle/fr5ibT6fSLTmoRs57   Sign up for the online Personal Brand Course: https://forms.gle/zyQT8HasBcbaK6Fb9    Join the Africana Woman Visionaries: https://africanawoman.gumroad.com/l/AWVNetwork    FREE MASTERCLASS - FROM STUCK TO UNSTOPPABLE  https://bit.ly/stureplay    Join #LUNCHANDLEARN Series: We are bringing you in person Networking the Africana Woman way across Zambia. We are going to be in Kitwe and Mongu. Tell your friends about it. Share it with your sisters https://forms.gle/NGbFTivUhP7EtW3H9    The Africana Woman Network is the first African Female led podcast network. We tell stories that centre the African woman both on the continent and in the diaspora. Our List of shows are: 1. Africana Woman, our APVA award winning anchor show 2. No Breaks 3. The Educated Africana 4. LEMBA The Africana Authors Space Stay tuned and Share the podcast with an African sis who needs her weekly dose of African spice.   KNOW your Roots, Grow your Purpose LINKS: Message Africana Woman on WhatsApp. https://wa.me/message/E3N7TH7RZSS4P1 +260978470395 Email: africanawoman@gmail.com  Website: https://www.africanawoman.com    Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chulu_bydesign/            https://www.instagram.com/africanawoman/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/AfricanaWoman_ 

Today on Suero TV, we had Muhammad Ali - Managing Director at World Wide Industrial and Systems Engineers (WWISE). WWISE core function of business is ensuring companies globally follow the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) Standards and Principles. They are focused on ensuring organisations attain their ISO certification based on whichever ISO standard they wish to engage in. They offer organisations the opportunity to build their credibility with local and international professional bodies. They have assisted over 590 clients in the past 11 years, with a global footprint in 26 different countries. Their expertise lies in ISO Management Systems Implementation, Auditing, and Training. Muhammad is a young Motswana man running this company headquartered in South Africa. Over the years, they have extended their footprint nationally and globally. The have branches and partnerships in Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Gaborone, Accra, Lima, Chicago, and Perth. Our discussion was on his professional journey on how he managed to set up and run a successful multi -international company from scratch at the age of 23. We spoke on leadership, the ups and downs of running a business, discipline, consistency, taking care of your team being quite critical in running a successful business. We also touched on the most important aspect - the partner you choose to marry on how they affect the trajectory of your whole life and how successful you will be. Happy listening.

In this episode, Alan and Diane talk to Motswana author and architect Tlotlo Tsamaase about her new book Womb City, writing traumatic scenes, feminism, plotting novels, boddy hopping, and the nature of identity. If you'd like to support us you can give us a one time donation at Kofi or you can subscribe to our Patreon.

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Hello, is this Pizza Hut? Excellent. My name is Ben Shapiro. Conservative thought leader. Prominent white YouTuber. The Muggsy Bogues of the intellectual dark Web. And—look, it's just a fact—I would like to order some pizza pie. If you are triggered by that request, I do not care. I truly do not. Now let's discuss conditions. First, thank you for agreeing to debate me. Typically, in fora such as this, I am met with ad-hominem mudslinging, anything from “You racist creep” or “Is that your real voice?” to raucous schoolyard laughter and threats of the dreaded “toilet swirly.” However, your willingness to engage with me over the phone on the subject of pizza shows an intellectual fortitude and openness to dangerous ideas which reflects highly on your character. Huzzah, good sir. Huzzah. Second, any pizza I order will be male. None of this “Our pizza identifies as trans-fluid-pan-poly”—no. Pizza is a boy. With a penis. It's that simple. It's been true for all of human history, from Plato to Socrates to Mr. Mistoffelees, and any attempt to rewrite the pillars of Western thought will be met with a hearty “Fuh!” by yours truly. And, trust me, that is not a fate you wish to meet. Now. With regard to my topping preference. I have eaten from your pizzeria in times past, and it must be said: your pepperoni is embarrassingly spicy. Frankly, it boggles the mind. I mean, what kind of drugs are you inhaling over there? Pot?! One bite of that stuff and I had to take a shower. So tread lightly when it comes to spice, my good man. You do not want to see me at my most epic. Like the great white hero of Zack Snyder's classic film “300,” I will kick you. Onions, peppers—no, thank you. If I wanted veggies, I'd go to a salad bar. I'm not some sort of vegan, Cory Booker weirdo. And your efforts to Michelle Obama-ize the great American pizza pie are, frankly, hilarious. Though not as funny as the impressively named P'Zone—when I finally figured out that genuinely creative pun, I laughed until I cried and peed. A true Spartan admits defeat, and I must admit that, in this instance, your Hut humor slayed me, Dennis Miller style. And, with that, you have earned my order. Congratulations. Ahem. Without further ado, I would like your smallest child pizza, no sauce, extra cheese. Hello? Aha. A hang-up. Another triggered lib, bested by logic. Damn it. I'm fucking starving.   I think that it's ok to be sexually aroused by Pokemon. More so, I think it should be encouraged in the games and anime, and GameFreak should lean into it. Firstly, some Pokemon are shown to be much smarter then humans. Kadabra has been said to have an IQ over 5000, which is gigantically more than the definition of an animal, which have an IQ between 0 (Worms and Fish) and 65 (Apes and Octopus). Thus, they are smarter then needed to be able to give consent. Secondly, the argument could be made they are not as empathetic as humans, and thus can't give consent. This is proven not to be true numerous times in the anime, by watching Meowth. In Season 2, Episode 16 of the Pokemon show, it is established that he is no smarter or different then regular Pokemon, he simply learnt to walk by watching a dance rehearsal and later learnt English through a picture book. Throughout the following seasons, it's shown how he schemes, laughs, cries and even at points, deceives people into thinking he is a human (in order to steal Ash's Pikachu of course). And the last piece of damning evidence - a folk tale in the Canalave Library (Pokémon Diamond and Pearl) literally STATES that humans used to marry Pokémon. This was removed in the English translation. Gamefreak, if you wanted us to fuck Pokémon, just say it. Conclusively, Pokemon aren't animals. They are intelligent, with empathy and kindness, and should be treated as equals. Denying them the right to have sex with humans removes their freedom, which is racist, and frankly, unamerican.   An Afghan, an Albanian, an Algerian, an American, an Andorran, an Angolan, an Antiguans, an Argentine, an Armenian, an Australian, an Austrian, an Azerbaijani, a Bahamian, a Bahraini, a Bangladeshi, a Barbadian, a Barbudans, a Batswanan, a Belarusian, a Belgian, a Belizean, a Beninese, a Bhutanese, a Bolivian, a Bosnian, a Brazilian, a Brit, a Bruneian, a Bulgarian, a Burkinabe, a Burmese, a Burundian, a Cambodian, a Cameroonian, a Canadian, a Cape Verdean, a Central African, a Chadian, a Chilean, a Chinese, a Colombian, a Comoran, a Congolese, a Costa Rican, a Croatian, a Cuban, a Cypriot, a Czech, a Dane, a Djibouti, a Dominican, a Dutchman, an East Timorese, an Ecuadorean, an Egyptian, an Emirian, an Equatorial Guinean, an Eritrean, an Estonian, an Ethiopian, a Fijian, a Filipino, a Finn, a Frenchman, a Gabonese, a Gambian, a Georgian, a German, a Ghanaian, a Greek, a Grenadian, a Guatemalan, a Guinea-Bissauan, a Guinean, a Guyanese, a Haitian, a Herzegovinian, a Honduran, a Hungarian, an I-Kiribati, an Icelander, an Indian, an Indonesian, an Iranian, an Iraqi, an Irishman, an Israeli, an Italian, an Ivorian, a Jamaican, a Japanese, a Jordanian, a Kazakhstani, a Kenyan, a Kittian and Nevisian, a Kuwaiti, a Kyrgyz, a Laotian, a Latvian, a Lebanese, a Liberian, a Libyan, a Liechtensteiner, a Lithuanian, a Luxembourger, a Macedonian, a Malagasy, a Malawian, a Malaysian, a Maldivan, a Malian, a Maltese, a Marshallese, a Mauritanian, a Mauritian, a Mexican, a Micronesian, a Moldovan, a Monacan, a Mongolian, a Moroccan, a Mosotho, a Motswana, a Mozambican, a Namibian, a Nauruan, a Nepalese, a New Zealander, a Nicaraguan, a Nigerian, a Nigerien, a North Korean, a Northern Irishman, a Norwegian, an Omani, a Pakistani, a Palauan, a Palestinian, a Panamanian, a Papua New Guinean, a Paraguayan, a Peruvian, a Pole, a Portuguese, a Qatari, a Romanian, a Russian, a Rwandan, a Saint Lucian, a Salvadoran, a Samoan, a San Marinese, a Sao Tomean, a Saudi, a Scottish, a Senegalese, a Serbian, a Seychellois, a Sierra Leonean, a Singaporean, a Slovakian, a Slovenian, a Solomon Islander, a Somali, a South African, a South Korean, a Spaniard, a Sri Lankan, a Sudanese, a Surinamer, a Swazi, a Swede, a Swiss, a Syrian, a Tajik, a Tanzanian, a Togolese, a Tongan, a Trinidadian or Tobagonian, a Tunisian, a Turk, a Tuvaluan, a Ugandan, a Ukrainian, a Uruguayan, a Uzbekistani, a Venezuelan, a Vietnamese, a Welshman, a Yemenite, a Zambian and a Zimbabwean all go to a bar.. The doorman stops them and says "Sorry, I can't let you in without a Thai." also i'm gay

Roman Orona takes you on a journey around the world of Indigenous Music. Indigenous Cafe brings you music, conversation and inspiration from the Indigenous People of North America and the Indigenous People from all over the world. On this weeks journey, we are traveling with a show titled, “Little Bits of Good; Quotes by Desmond Tutu” Desmond Milo Tutu was of both Xhosa and Motswana ancestry. He was born on October 7, 1931 in Klerksdorp, South Africa and left the physical life on December 26, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. Desmond Tutu, was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian. He was known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. In 1984, he won a Nobel Peace Price for his efforts in resolving and ending apartheid. He was also the first black African to hold the position of Bishop of Johannesburg and then Archbishop of Cape Town. Artist's you will hear in the order they are played on this weeks show: THE INDIGENOUS CAFE PODCAST INTRO (00:00:00-00:02:05) “Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” -Desmond Tutu 1. German Hadebe - “Wamuhle Intombi Emphlophe” (Homeland-A Collection of Black South African Music) (00:02:05-00:04:54) 2. The Halluci Nation ft. Boogey The Beat & Northern Voice - “Land Back” (One More Saturday Night) (00:04:54-00:08:17) 3. Lila Downs - “Aren't Azul” (Tree of Life) (00:08:17-00:11:00) PROGRAM BREAK (00:11:00-00:11:13) “If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.” -Desmond Tutu 4. Cozad - “Intertribal Two” (Cozad California Powwow-Live) (00:11:13-00:15:44) 5. ODUCHU ft. Radik Tyulyush - “Show Me The Way” (Show Me The Way-Single) (00:15:44-00:21:00) Roman Orona (Host) (00:21:00-00:22:12) “One of the sayings in our country is Ubuntu - the essence of being human. Ubuntu speaks particularly about the fact that you can't exist as a human being in isolation. It speaks about our interconnectedness. You can't be human all by yourself, and when you have this quality - Ubuntu - you are known for your generosity. We think of ourselves far too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another, whereas you are connected and what you do affects the whole World. When you do well, it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity.” -Desmond Tutu 6. Enrique Males - “Matrimonio” (Quinchuquimanda Imbayacuna) (00:22:12-00:24:54)  7. Midnight Shine - “Survivor” (High Road) (00:24:54-00:28:34) 8. Anthony Benally - “Native American Church Set Five, Pt. 2” (Azee Dyin) (00:28:34-00:30:26)  PROGRAM BREAK (00:30:26-00:30:41) “We are made for loving. If we don't love, we will be like plants without water.” -Desmond Tutu 9. B-Side Players - “Fire In The Youth” (Fire In The Youth) (00:30:41-00:33:48) 10. Jim Pepper - “Caddo Revival” (The Path) (00:33:48-00:38:07) 11. Earl Ray - “Ku:gik - The Going Home Song” (Traditional Songs Of The Salt River Pima) (00:38:07-00:37:20)  Roman Orona (Host) (00:40:03-00:40:45) “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” -Desmond Tutu 12. Keith Secola - “4 Those 2 Come” (Life Is Grand) (00:40:45-00:44:30) 13. Sousou & Maher Cissoko - “Fentangya (Poverty)” (African Moo Baalu) (00:44:30-00:48:55) PROGRAM BREAK (00:48:55-00:49:13) “Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.” -Desmond Tutu 14. Manu Dibango - “What a Wonderful World” (Midnight In Paris) (00:49:13-00:51:46)  15. Los Papagos Molinas - “Tohono Chote- Chote” (Waila!) (00:51:46-00:55:11) Roman Orona (Host) (00:55:11-00:57:41) “We are made for goodness. We are made for love. We are made for friendliness. We are made for togetherness. We are made for all of the beautiful things that you and I know. We are made to tell the world that there are no outsiders. All are welcome: black, white, red, yellow, rich, poor, educated, not educated, male, female, gay, straight, all, all, all. We all belong to this family, this human family, God's family.” -Desmond Tutu 16. Insingizi - “Isqoqodo” (Spirit Of Africa) (00:57:41-01:00:43) DONATION ADVERTISEMENT (01:00:43-01:01:00) The Indigenous Cafe Podcast is hosted by Roman Orona and brought to you by iamHUMAN Media. iamHUMAN Media is a non-profit 501(c)(3) focused on raising the awareness of social discourse to all humans through development of programs and artistic ventures (music, movies, stage performances, books, workshops, concerts, film festivals, community outreach, community building, panel discussions, etc.)  to  foster and promote unity in diversity and community fellowship acknowledging that all HUMANs are related simply by being HUMAN. Below are ways to help us continue our programming or to learn more about us: https://paypal.me/iamHUMANmedia?locale.x=en_US Website: www.iamHUMANmedia.com Email: indigenouscafe1@gmail.com

In 2013, the African Union adopted its Silencing the Guns initiative with the aim of silencing all guns and ending all conflicts by 2020. For the past nine years the African Union has undertaken efforts to realise this laudable objective, guided by the AU Master Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa. In a quest to ensure that all guns are silenced in Africa, the AU has earmarked September as the Africa amnesty month, where all Africans can return their guns without fear of prosecution. Gorata Chepete shares with us what the amnesty month means and how Africa can better prepare for its success. She is a Motswana criminologist with a Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Botswana and a Diploma in Political Economic Risk Analysis from the University of Stellenbosch. She is currently a Fellow on the African Leadership Centre's (ALC) Peace, Security and Development Fellowship Programme for Early Career Women in partnership with King's College London (KCL). She previously worked closely with the African Union on its year of the Silencing the Guns programme, actively reporting to the AU Peace and Security department about violence/insurgency in Africa particularly about the effective rolling out of the programme through an African focused consultancy firm.She is now focused on terrorism and counterterrorism.

What are the steps in buying Property? Today on Suero TV we had Sethebe Manake, she is the founder and CEO of Vantage Properties, the visionary and driver of an automated property valuation and information online platform Gosmartvalue. Sethebe passionate about helping people build wealth in real estate, which is why she built a company focused on providing the necessary relevant information for investment in the country, and ultimately a technology platform that makes property valuations and information on real estate accessible for the ordinary Motswana. Sethebe and I spoke about the process of buying property- the steps to follow. We touched on the best way to negotiate when buying and what causes property prices to be high. We spoke on the best property to buy when starting out. We spoke about the pressure of buying vs renting. Super informative conversation, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Happy listening.

This episode of Down to the Beat is kicked off with a conversation about Racco and Fixxx's most recent experience on edibles, they are vastly different. We then move into a conversation and review of a collaborative album called 'Two Heavy', released by Motswana artists BiscuitHead and Oddly Risque. Before we get into the review we do touch on some very sad yet monumental news, this is Fixxx's second last ever episode of Down to the Beat before he returns home to the mother land for a couple of months. During this time we will be filling his role with another great host, so do not fear. We finally cap the episode off with some talks about Mac Miller's former drug dealer going to jail with two other people for their involvement in his death and LL Cool J and Jay Z being inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.

In the final episode of this season, we ask the biggest question of all; the one that persists beneath many of the world's most pressing headlines, and haunts us in the face of a global climate crisis. How do we protect our home? And Is this question in and of itself — impossible? Utopian? Patronizing? Neo-colonial? An answer emerging from a place seemingly frozen in time could be the key to our future. To learn more, visit www.wildbirdtrust.com www.wildbirdtrust.com This podcast is hosted by Kerllen Costa featuring interviews with Tony Knowles, Gobonamang 'GB' Kgetho, Marisa Rodrigues, and the greater NGOWP team. This podcast is written, recorded, and directed by Cat Jaffee and House of Pod in partnership with the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project. Funding for this project comes from a National Geographic storytelling grant and the Wild Bird Trust. Fact-checking was conducted by Aimee Machado. Juliette Luini is the producer. The audio editor and sound designer is Jason Paton. The Angolan producer is Kerllen Costa, and the Motswana producer is Thalefang Charles. Story editing comes from Rebecca Mendoza Nunziato. Geração 80 is the recording studio homebase in Angola. Music: The Guardians of the River theme song was created by Victor Gama. Victor is a composer and designer of contemporary musical instruments for new music. He performs solo, with his trio or with ensembles playing his large pieces from small to big halls such as the Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall or Centro Cultural de Belém. INSTRMNTS - Victor Gama, his award winning interactive exhibition with workshops and concerts, has been installed at London's Royal Opera House, Madrid's Fundación Carlos D'Amberes, UK's National Center for Design and Crafts and many more. The theme music of this podcast is a journey of sounds from the villagers of Tempue preparing food and drumming on bomb drums while celebrating their faith in village churches, which is interwoven with a greeting song by the children of Tempue sung before the community meeting. There is also a reed harp played by Tom Rethio, a WaYei musician who lives near Seronga in Botswana. Victor also used a number of his own instruments including the kissanje, which is one of the most important traditional instruments in Angola and is found especially in Moxico and the Lundas. Most kissanji have small metal rings on their tines which produce a rattling noise as the musician plays, creating rhythmic patterns. In the music, we aspire to communicate that nature is ever present, that the history of the land has a sound, that learning is joyful, that elders tell stories non-linearly and give their knowledge permission to wander, and that young voices are ready to be heard. In addition to custom pieces from Victor, the music featured in the series also comes from Victor's 2010 album Pangeia Instrumentos. The tracks included on the podcast are O Pescador De Sonhos, Homem Vermelho Homem Verde, A Guerra dos Homens Répteis, O Olho No Anzol, O Diálogo Dos Pernetas, Mibanga. Art: The episode art for Guardians of the River was illustrated by Fernando Hugo Fernandes. Fernando is an illustrator and graphic artist with over 30 years of experience living in Campinas Brazil. The episode art for the series was meant to encapsulate some of the Guardians of the Okavango River Basin, from the long-standing human residents and indigenous tribes members to the hippos and elephants and bats and dragonflies. There is also a plane. And the hidden dragon-like demon legend, Mukisi. Remember, Mukisi can't be seen with human eyes. How many guardians can you spot? And what makes each of these elements a guardian? Keep listening to find out.

In Eastern Angola, a group of lakes might occupy some of the least visited corners of the planet. They feel like a world without industrial development, proof that humans can't be so bad if there are still places like this. It's so good, that maybe...the best thing to do to protect it is stay out? For hundreds of years, the demon-like dragon Mukisi and its legends have guarded the lakes with great success. In this episode, we explore what outside attempts to protect this landscape will actually do.   To learn more, visit www.wildbirdtrust.com.   This podcast is hosted by Kerllen Costa featuring interviews with Stefan Van Wyk, Marisa Rodrigues, Ralph Legg, and the greater NGOWP team. We owe a big thank you to the women in the Luena marketplaces who let us ask them questions about their products, and Jose Vitanga. This Episode is dedicated to the late WaYei poler and expedition guide, Leilamang Kgetho, also known as “Schnapps.”   This podcast is written, recorded, and directed by Cat Jaffee and House of Pod in partnership with the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project. Funding for this project comes from a National Geographic storytelling grant and the Wild Bird Trust. Fact-checking was conducted by Aimee Machado. Juliette Luini is the producer. The audio editor and sound designer is Jason Paton. The Angolan producer is Kerllen Costa, and the Motswana producer is Thalefang Charles. Story editing comes from Rebecca Mendoza Nunziato. Geração 80 is the recording studio homebase in Angola.   Music: The Guardians of the River theme song was created by Victor Gama. Victor is a composer and designer of contemporary musical instruments for new music. He performs solo, with his trio or with ensembles playing his large pieces from small to big halls such as the Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall or Centro Cultural de Belém. INSTRMNTS - Victor Gama, his award winning interactive exhibition with workshops and concerts, has been installed at London's Royal Opera House, Madrid's Fundación Carlos D'Amberes, UK's National Center for Design and Crafts and many more.   The theme music of this podcast is a journey of sounds from the villagers of Tempue preparing food and drumming on bomb drums while celebrating their faith in village churches, which is interwoven with a greeting song by the children of Tempue sung before the community meeting. There is also a reed harp played by Tom Rethio, a WaYei musician who lives near Seronga in Botswana. Victor also used a number of his own instruments including the kissanje, which is one of the most important traditional instruments in Angola and is found especially in Moxico and the Lundas. Most kissanji have small metal rings on their tines which produce a rattling noise as the musician plays, creating rhythmic patterns. In the music, we aspire to communicate that nature is ever present, that the history of the land has a sound, that learning is joyful, that elders tell stories non-linearly and give their knowledge permission to wander, and that young voices are ready to be heard. In addition to custom pieces from Victor, the music featured in the series also comes from Victor's 2010 album Pangeia Instrumentos. The tracks included on the podcast are O Pescador De Sonhos, Homem Vermelho Homem Verde, A Guerra dos Homens Répteis, O Olho No Anzol, O Diálogo Dos Pernetas, Mibanga.   Art: The episode art for Guardians of the River was illustrated by Fernando Hugo Fernandes. Fernando is an illustrator and graphic artist with over 30 years of experience living in Campinas Brazil. The episode art for the series was meant to encapsulate some of the Guardians of the Okavango River Basin, from the long-standing human residents and indigenous tribes members to the hippos and elephants and bats and dragonflies. There is also a plane. And the hidden dragon-like demon legend, Mukisi. Remember, Mukisi can't be seen with human eyes. How many guardians can you spot? And what makes each of these elements a guardian? Keep listening to find out.

Koketso Mookodi, also known as Koki, is a Motswana who didn't learn about the Okavango Delta until she found herself living in the Delta in her 20's, being stalked by a female lion and working in a luxury tourism lodge. As her journey through the region unfolds, Koki realizes what kind of change is possible for the people of Botswana; and what Kerllen and the team can learn for the work ahead in Angola. To learn more, visit www.wildbirdtrust.com. This podcast is hosted by Kerllen Costa featuring interviews with Koketso Mookodi, Botswana Director for the Wildbird Trust. Botswana music for this episode was performed by the WaYei tribes women of Seronga, and the Reed Harp which is also known as the Seorooro was played by Tom Rethio. This podcast is written, recorded, and directed by Cat Jaffee and House of Pod in partnership with the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project. Funding for this project comes from a National Geographic storytelling grant and the Wild Bird Trust. Fact-checking was conducted by Aimee Machado. Juliette Luini is the producer. The audio editor and sound designer is Jason Paton. The Angolan producer is Kerllen Costa, and the Motswana producer is Thalefang Charles. Story editing comes from Rebecca Mendoza Nunziato.  Music: The Guardians of the River theme song was created by Victor Gama. Victor is a composer and designer of contemporary musical instruments for new music. He performs solo, with his trio or with ensembles playing his large pieces from small to big halls such as the Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall or Centro Cultural de Belém. INSTRMNTS - Victor Gama, his award winning interactive exhibition with workshops and concerts, has been installed at London's Royal Opera House, Madrid's Fundación Carlos D'Amberes, UK's National Center for Design and Crafts and many more. The theme music of this podcast is a journey of sounds from the villagers of Tempue preparing food and drumming on bomb drums while celebrating their faith in village churches, which is interwoven with a greeting song by the children of Tempue sung before the community meeting. There is also a reed harp played by Tom Rethio, a WaYei musician who lives near Seronga in Botswana. Victor also used a number of his own instruments including the kissanje, which is one of the most important traditional instruments in Angola and is found especially in Moxico and the Lundas. Most kissanji have small metal rings on their tines which produce a rattling noise as the musician plays, creating rhythmic patterns. In the music, we aspire to communicate that nature is ever present, that the history of the land has a sound, that learning is joyful, that elders tell stories non-linearly and give their knowledge permission to wander, and that young voices are ready to be heard. In addition to custom pieces from Victor, the music featured in the series also comes from Victor's 2010 album Pangeia Instrumentos. The tracks included on the podcast are O Pescador De Sonhos, Homem Vermelho Homem Verde, A Guerra dos Homens Répteis, O Olho No Anzol, O Diálogo Dos Pernetas, Mibanga. Art: The episode art for Guardians of the River was illustrated by Fernando Hugo Fernandes. Fernando is an illustrator and graphic artist with over 30 years of experience living in Campinas Brazil. The episode art for the series was meant to encapsulate some of the Guardians of the Okavango River Basin, from the long-standing human residents and indigenous tribes members to the hippos and elephants and bats and dragonflies. There is also a plane. And the hidden dragon-like demon legend, Mukisi. Remember, Mukisi can't be seen with human eyes. How many guardians can you spot? And what makes each of these elements a guardian? Keep listening to find out.

The Okavango Delta is what happens when people pay attention to the environmental wealth of a place. It's the world's 1,000th UNESCO World Heritage site. And for its animals and its immeasurable feeling of wilderness, it is a major tourism destination. But not all residents have been included in its success. What starts with a hippo hunt continues with a journey through Botswana's past to understand what makes a place a rightful home for a group of people. And who should benefit when that land reaps a profit? To learn more, visit www.wildbirdtrust.com. This podcast is hosted by Kerllen Costa, with help this time from Thalefang Charles and Gobonamang Kgetho. This story also features renowned Botswana voice actors Batho Molema and Donald Sejo, who spoke for Mr Monnaaphuthego Oja and Kgosimoriti Keikanamang. Human Rights Lawyer and Mandela Washington Fellow Keikantse Phele provided grounding in the Botswana legal framework for understanding more about the WaYei's official status. Photographs of archival documentation of the Moremi Game Reserve Declarations are available at the Wild Bird Trust podcast page. Faya Chune Republik and Crania Audio studios captured interview tape of the WaYei in Gabronne. Newsreel tape of from the formation of Botswana was used from a fair use public clip entitled “Bechuanaland (Botswana) 17 March 1965.” Botswana music for this episode was performed by the WaYei tribes women of Seronga, and the Reed Harp which is also known as the Seorooro was played by Tom Rethio. This podcast is hosted by Kerllen Costa. It is written, recorded, and directed by Cat Jaffee and House of Pod in partnership with the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project. Funding for this project comes from a National Geographic storytelling grant and the Wild Bird Trust. Fact checking was conducted by Aimee Machado. Juliette Luini is the producer. The audio editor and sound designer is Jason Paton. The Angolan producer is Kerllen Costa, and the Motswana producer is Thalefang Charles. Story editing comes from Rebecca Mendoza Nunziato.  Music: The Guardians of the River theme song was created by Victor Gama. Victor is a composer and designer of contemporary musical instruments for new music. He performs solo, with his trio or with ensembles playing his large pieces from small to big halls such as the Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall or Centro Cultural de Belém. INSTRMNTS - Victor Gama, his award winning interactive exhibition with workshops and concerts, has been installed at London's Royal Opera House, Madrid's Fundación Carlos D'Amberes, UK's National Center for Design and Crafts and many more. The theme music of this podcast is a journey of sounds from the villagers of Tempue preparing food and drumming on bomb drums while celebrating their faith in village churches, which is interwoven with a greeting song by the children of Tempue sung before the community meeting. There is also a reed harp played by Tom Rethio, a WaYei musician who lives near Seronga in Botswana. Victor also used a number of his own instruments including the kissanje, which is one of the most important traditional instruments in Angola and is found especially in Moxico and the Lundas. Most kissanji have small metal rings on their tines which produce a rattling noise as the musician plays, creating rhythmic patterns. In the music, we aspire to communicate that nature is ever present, that the history of the land has a sound, that learning is joyful, that elders tell stories non-linearly and give their knowledge permission to wander, and that young voices are ready to be heard. In addition to custom pieces from Victor, the music featured in the series also comes from Victor's 2010 album Pangeia Instrumentos. The tracks included on the podcast are O Pescador De Sonhos, Homem Vermelho Homem Verde, A Guerra dos Homens Répteis, O Olho No Anzol, O Diálogo Dos Pernetas, Mibanga. Art: The episode art for Guardians of the River was illustrated by Fernando Hugo Fernandes. Fernando is an illustrator and graphic artist with over 30 years of experience living in Campinas Brazil. The episode art for the series was meant to encapsulate some of the Guardians of the Okavango River Basin, from the long-standing human residents and indigenous tribes members to the hippos and elephants and bats and dragonflies. There is also a plane. And the hidden dragon-like demon legend, Mukisi. Remember, Mukisi can't be seen with human eyes. How many guardians can you spot? And what makes each of these elements a guardian? Keep listening to find out.

In some Angolan traditions, magic is not just something people sit around campfires and talk about late at night, it lives in customs and day-to-day life. Owls are believed to see death. And snakes are agents of the devil. So what happens when a team of scientists and local Angolan guides embark on the largest wildlife survey in Angola's recent history? And how will documenting local animal populations help protect the region? To learn more, visit www.wildbirdtrust.com. This episode features the voices and work of a number of scientists including: Dawn Cory Toussaint, Helen James, Timóteo Júlio, Klaas-Douwe "KD" B. Dijkstra, Chad Keates, Werner Conradie. This podcast is hosted by Kerllen Costa. It is written, recorded, and directed by Cat Jaffee and House of Pod in partnership with the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project. Funding for this project comes from a National Geographic storytelling grant and the Wild Bird Trust. Fact checking was conducted by Aimee Machado. Juliette Luini is the producer. The audio editor and sound designer is Jason Paton. The Angolan producer is Kerllen Costa, and the Motswana producer is Thalefang Charles. Story editing comes from Rebecca Mendoza Nunziato.  Geração 80 is the recording studio in Angola. Music: The Guardians of the River theme song was created by Victor Gama. Victor is a composer and designer of contemporary musical instruments for new music. He performs solo, with his trio or with ensembles playing his large pieces from small to big halls such as the Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall or Centro Cultural de Belém. INSTRMNTS - Victor Gama, his award winning interactive exhibition with workshops and concerts, has been installed at London's Royal Opera House, Madrid's Fundación Carlos D'Amberes, UK's National Center for Design and Crafts and many more. The theme music of this podcast is a journey of sounds from the villagers of Tempue preparing food and drumming on bomb drums while celebrating their faith in village churches, which is interwoven with a greeting song by the children of Tempue sung before the community meeting. There is also a reed harp played by Tom Rethio, a WaYei musician who lives near Seronga in Botswana. Victor also used a number of his own instruments including the kissanje, which is one of the most important traditional instruments in Angola and is found especially in Moxico and the Lundas. Most kissanji have small metal rings on their tines which produce a rattling noise as the musician plays, creating rhythmic patterns. In the music, we aspire to communicate that nature is ever present, that the history of the land has a sound, that learning is joyful, that elders tell stories non-linearly and give their knowledge permission to wander, and that young voices are ready to be heard. In addition to custom pieces from Victor, the music featured in the series also comes from Victor's 2010 album Pangeia Instrumentos. The tracks included on the podcast are O Pescador De Sonhos, Homem Vermelho Homem Verde, A Guerra dos Homens Répteis, O Olho No Anzol, O Diálogo Dos Pernetas, Mibanga. Art: The episode art for Guardians of the River was illustrated by Fernando Hugo Fernandes. Fernando is an illustrator and graphic artist with over 30 years of experience living in Campinas Brazil. The episode art for the series was meant to encapsulate some of the Guardians of the Okavango River Basin, from the long-standing human residents and indigenous tribes members to the hippos and elephants and bats and dragonflies. There is also a plane. And the hidden dragon-like demon legend, Mukisi. Remember, Mukisi can't be seen with human eyes. How many guardians can you spot? And what makes each of these elements a guardian? Keep listening to find out.

Due to civil conflicts, landmines, broken roads, and a decommissioned runway, a town called Tempué is cut off from the rest of Angola. As powers rise and fall, the town has guarded the rivers and lakes that run near it. Now facing an opportunity to reconnect to the rest of Angola -- and the world -- what will the people of Tempué decide to do? And who will they trust as their partner? Show notes: To learn more, visit www.wildbirdtrust.com. This episode featured voice actors who spoke for Ribio, Fanta, and Regedora Cristina. They are Edson Neto, Ana Carreira, and Baiana Carreira. The villagers of Tempué also granted permission to record their day-to-day activities, from pounding cassava to prayer. This episode is being translated into Portugese to be distributed in Angola and throughout the Lusophone speaking world. This podcast is hosted by Kerllen Costa. It is written, recorded, and directed by Cat Jaffee and House of Pod in partnership with the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project. Funding for this project comes from a National Geographic storytelling grant and the Wild Bird Trust. Fact checking was conducted by Aimee Machado. Juliette Luini is the producer. The audio editor and sound designer is Jason Paton. The Angolan producer is Kerllen Costa, and the Motswana producer is Thalefang Charles. Story editing comes from Rebecca Mendoza Nunziato.  Geração 80 is the recording studio in Angola. Music: The Guardians of the River theme song was created by Victor Gama. Victor is a composer and designer of contemporary musical instruments for new music. He performs solo, with his trio or with ensembles playing his large pieces from small to big halls such as the Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall or Centro Cultural de Belém. INSTRMNTS - Victor Gama, his award winning interactive exhibition with workshops and concerts, has been installed at London's Royal Opera House, Madrid's Fundación Carlos D'Amberes, UK's National Center for Design and Crafts and many more. The theme music of this podcast is a journey of sounds from the villagers of Tempue preparing food and drumming on bomb drums while celebrating their faith in village churches, which is interwoven with a greeting song by the children of Tempue sung before the community meeting. There is also a reed harp played by Tom Rethio, a WaYei musician who lives near Seronga in Botswana. Victor also used a number of his own instruments including the kissanje, which is one of the most important traditional instruments in Angola and is found especially in Moxico and the Lundas. Most kissanji have small metal rings on their tines which produce a rattling noise as the musician plays, creating rhythmic patterns. In the music, we aspire to communicate that nature is ever present, that the history of the land has a sound, that learning is joyful, that elders tell stories non-linearly and give their knowledge permission to wander, and that young voices are ready to be heard. In addition to custom pieces from Victor, the music featured in the series also comes from Victor's 2010 album Pangeia Instrumentos. The tracks included on the podcast are O Pescador De Sonhos, Homem Vermelho Homem Verde, A Guerra dos Homens Répteis, O Olho No Anzol, O Diálogo Dos Pernetas, Mibanga. Art: The episode art for Guardians of the River was illustrated by Fernando Hugo Fernandes. Fernando is an illustrator and graphic artist with over 30 years of experience living in Campinas Brazil. The episode art for the series was meant to encapsulate some of the Guardians of the Okavango River Basin, from the long-standing human residents and indigenous tribes members to the hippos and elephants and bats and dragonflies. There is also a plane. And the hidden dragon-like demon legend, Mukisi. Remember, Mukisi can't be seen with human eyes. How many guardians can you spot? And what makes each of these elements a guardian? Keep listening to find out.

A population of elephants in Angola lives in hiding, and only a few villages know their secret. But one big hint to their whereabouts stands tall in the main rotunda of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. If the NGOWP team can find them, these elephants might be the key to smoothening some of the human wildlife conflict in Southern Africa. Show notes: To learn more, visit www.wildbirdtrust.com. This episode referenced the late writer Jean Valentine, the clown cemetery from the Chicago Tribune, and Henry the elephant. This podcast is hosted by Kerllen Costa. It is written, recorded, and directed by Cat Jaffee and House of Pod in partnership with the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project. Funding for this project comes from a National Geographic storytelling grant and the Wild Bird Trust. Fact checking was conducted by Aimee Machado. Juliette Luini is the producer. The audio editor and sound designer is Jason Paton. The Angolan producer is Kerllen Costa, and the Motswana producer is Thalefang Charles. Story editing comes from Rebecca Mendoza Nunziato.  Geração 80 is the recording studio in Angola. Music: The Guardians of the River theme song was created by Victor Gama. Victor is a composer and designer of contemporary musical instruments for new music. He performs solo, with his trio or with ensembles playing his large pieces from small to big halls such as the Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall or Centro Cultural de Belém. INSTRMNTS - Victor Gama, his award winning interactive exhibition with workshops and concerts, has been installed at London's Royal Opera House, Madrid's Fundación Carlos D'Amberes, UK's National Center for Design and Crafts and many more. The theme music of this podcast is a journey of sounds from the villagers of Tempue preparing food and drumming on bomb drums while celebrating their faith in village churches, which is interwoven with a greeting song by the children of Tempue sung before the community meeting. There is also a reed harp played by Tom Rethio, a WaYei musician who lives near Seronga in Botswana. Victor also used a number of his own instruments including the kissanje, which is one of the most important traditional instruments in Angola and is found especially in Moxico and the Lundas. Most kissanji have small metal rings on their tines which produce a rattling noise as the musician plays, creating rhythmic patterns. In the music, we aspire to communicate that nature is ever present, that the history of the land has a sound, that learning is joyful, that elders tell stories non-linearly and give their knowledge permission to wander, and that young voices are ready to be heard. In addition to custom pieces from Victor, the music featured in the series also comes from Victor's 2010 album Pangeia Instrumentos. The tracks included on the podcast are O Pescador De Sonhos, Homem Vermelho Homem Verde, A Guerra dos Homens Répteis, O Olho No Anzol, O Diálogo Dos Pernetas, Mibanga. Art: The episode art for Guardians of the River was illustrated by Fernando Hugo Fernandes. Fernando is an illustrator and graphic artist with over 30 years of experience living in Campinas Brazil. The episode art for the series was meant to encapsulate some of the Guardians of the Okavango River Basin, from the long-standing human residents and indigenous tribes members to the hippos and elephants and bats and dragonflies. There is also a plane. And the hidden dragon-like demon legend, Mukisi. Remember, Mukisi can't be seen with human eyes. How many guardians can you spot? And what makes each of these elements a guardian? Keep listening to find out.

A team of scientists and tribes members embark on an epic four-month National Geographic expedition to follow a trickle of water 1,500-kilometers across Southern Africa. As their journey unfolds, they realize their real quest will take trust, a team, and an alliance with a legendary snake-like demon named Mukisi. Show notes: To learn more, visit www.wildbirdtrust.com. To watch the original documentary Into the Okavango, visit: https://films.nationalgeographic.com/into-the-okavango. This podcast is hosted by Kerllen Costa. It is written, recorded, and directed by Cat Jaffee and House of Pod in partnership with the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project. Funding for this project comes from a National Geographic storytelling grant and the Wild Bird Trust. Additional audio recorded for the documentary was provided by Neil Gelinas and Kaya Ensor. Fact checking was conducted by Aimee Machado. Juliette Luini is the producer. The audio editor and sound designer is Jason Paton. The Angolan producer is Kerllen Costa, and the Motswana producer is Thalefang Charles. Story editing comes from Rebecca Mendoza Nunziato.  Geração 80 is the recording studio in Angola. Music: The Guardians of the River theme song was created by Victor Gama. Victor is a composer and designer of contemporary musical instruments for new music. He performs solo, with his trio or with ensembles playing his large pieces from small to big halls such as the Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall or Centro Cultural de Belém. INSTRMNTS - Victor Gama, his award winning interactive exhibition with workshops and concerts, has been installed at London's Royal Opera House, Madrid's Fundación Carlos D'Amberes, UK's National Center for Design and Crafts and many more. The theme music of this podcast is a journey of sounds from the villagers of Tempue preparing food and drumming on bomb drums while celebrating their faith in village churches, which is interwoven with a greeting song by the children of Tempue sung before the community meeting. There is also a reed harp played by Tom Rethio, a WaYei musician who lives near Seronga in Botswana. Victor also used a number of his own instruments including the kissanje, which is one of the most important traditional instruments in Angola and is found especially in Moxico and the Lundas. Most kissanji have small metal rings on their tines which produce a rattling noise as the musician plays, creating rhythmic patterns. In the music, we aspire to communicate that nature is ever present, that the history of the land has a sound, that learning is joyful, that elders tell stories non-linearly and give their knowledge permission to wander, and that young voices are ready to be heard. In addition to custom pieces from Victor, the music featured in the series also comes from Victor's 2010 album Pangeia Instrumentos. The tracks included on the podcast are O Pescador De Sonhos, Homem Vermelho Homem Verde, A Guerra dos Homens Répteis, O Olho No Anzol, O Diálogo Dos Pernetas, Mibanga. Art: The episode art for Guardians of the River was illustrated by Fernando Hugo Fernandes. Fernando is an illustrator and graphic artist with over 30 years of experience living in Campinas Brazil. The episode art for the series was meant to encapsulate some of the Guardians of the Okavango River Basin, from the long-standing human residents and indigenous tribes members to the hippos and elephants and bats and dragonflies. There is also a plane. And the hidden dragon-like demon legend, Mukisi. Remember, Mukisi can't be seen with human eyes. How many guardians can you spot? And what makes each of these elements a guardian? Keep listening to find out.

Kaay and Kane Motswana grew up in neighbouring villages in the Northern Okavango but only met as adults working in the tourism industry. In this episode this wonderful couple share their insights into growing up surrounded by wildlife and discuss the impact this has had on their careers and businesses. They share some advice for younger tourism professionals who may be looking to start their own businesses as well as their love and passion for Botswana and its wild spaces.They run a travel agency Safari Embassy which books trips to Botswana and around Africa as well as trips with their Mobile Safari company Kane's Adventure Safaris.Great Plains Conservation's Student Conservation Camps which Kane participates in every year is mentioned in the episode.

When They Both Cry, a poem by a Motswana artist Wilson Ngoni, 2016.

Tumi is a Motswana poet and rapper who began his creative journey as a teenager, after seeing his first rap cipher.  Captivated by the sound syncopated speech over a fat beat, he wrestled a pen to an empty page and turned churning thoughts to rhyming verse.  Tumi's style is a vibrant blend of poetry and rap, which he uses to share abstract ideas, as well as real life experiences.  Since moving to Melbourne in 2014 his love of hip hop/poetry has taken him from hip hop open mic nights (Horse Bazaar, Whole Lotta Love), to poetry slams (Slammalamma Ding Dong, Voices in the Attic) and park ciphers where he has schooled and been schooled by Burn City's finest. Tumi the Be -  You can find Tumi at the following links @Be_Tumi Twitter - https://twitter.com/Be_Tumi Triple J Unearthed - https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/tumi-be

Botswana’s new president unveiled his cabinet at the start of April and named a 30-year-old woman as his minister of investment, trade and industry. Bogolo Kenewendo is said to be Botswana’s youngest ever government minister and boasts an impressive CV, having taken part in Barack Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative and obtained a master’s degree in economics. Social media users welcomed her appointment, heralding it as an example of the potential of young Africans on a continent with a number of older, veteran leaders. Global Focus spoke to Kenewendo about her new government portfolio and what has inspired her in achieving so much in such a short time… How does it feel to be appointed a government minister at 30 years old? I am honoured, I am ecstatic and humbled by the trust that his Excellency President Masisi has bestowed upon me. Also truly honoured by the support and the congratulations and best wishes that I have received from the entire public in Botswana and across the globe. What are your main priorities as the new minister of investment, trade and industry? Really, my job is to support the president’s priorities. He outlined in his inauguration speech that he is looking to create jobs, he is looking to grow, to have private sector development. We are looking at inclusive growth, this is something that my ministry will be working really hard at. Also in promoting investor attraction because over the years we’ve had a lot of competition from other countries. So we’ll be working on our Doing Business agenda and the reforms agenda as well, and we will be looking at more cooperation with the private sector to ensure that there is a conducive environment for private sector growth. Then looking at the development of local industry to ensure that Motswana are also quite active in the Botswana economy. Last but really not least, to ensure that Botswana continues to be that beacon of growth and hope on the African continent. There’s been a lot said about the need to diversify Botswana’s economy away from the diamond trade. How do you think that can be done? Diversification indeed has been a word that’s been on the tip of the tongue for many years. The challenge has been that the government has been trying to be at the forefront of diversifying the economy. I believe that it is our partners, the private sector, that should be at the forefront of diversifying the economy while we ensure that we are playing our role of facilitating business and not being in the business of doing business. We need to ensure that it’s not only a doing business environment where we talk about regulations that are conducive, but also that there is a good environment for investments. That we are able to help unlock those opportunities that exist in the domestic capital markets, but also in the international markets as well. The great challenge – and one thing that I should note – is that we’re no longer looking at diversifying away from minerals or away from diamonds. This is diversifying in and out of minerals. So we want to develop the value chain in diamonds, we want to talk about beneficiation. That applies to several other minerals that we have and beyond that into more industry and service-related industries. You spent time working in the private sector as a consultant. Why did you decide to go into government? I used to be quite frustrated in the private sector thinking that things were not moving from where we stood. When the opportunity came for me to join government, I thought this is an opportunity I should grab and work on the other side of the fence. To see if I can’t help to bring the private sector closer and deal with some of the issues that I used to advocate for. I used to be quite a strong private sector development advocate when I worked at Econsult Botswana and those are some of the issues that I’ll continue to look at as the minister of trade. And beyond that are still within the mandate that the president has set out. What did you learn in Ghana? Because you spent two years there on a scheme working at the ministry of trade and industry. I learnt so much in the ministry of trade and industry in Ghana. It was a really good introduction to how governments work. It gave me an opportunity to look at how deals are made intra-government and how you can bring the private sector in through support from development partners. Those are just some of the things I think will help me in this new role. It was really a good learning opportunity and I think will catapult me further in this new role. What sort of message does your appointment send to young people across the African continent? Because there’s often lots of commentary about the age of African leaders. It is really quite straightforward. Age doesn’t matter if there is trust and belief in your capabilities. Also what I want to share with the young people is – if you dream it, you believe it and you put your hard work into it, it will eventually materialise. We just have to keep opening those doors of opportunity that sometimes seem locked and you just have to keep pushing, eventually something will happen. But most importantly, I think it's the general leadership of the continent, just to say, the young people are here. We have to tap into the demographic dividend. We have to tap into our young people because we are educated and we are willing to serve our country. We are willing to see our countries to that new dawn that everyone has been talking about. When our leaders in the 1950s were talking about political independence, they were our age. They were not 80 or 90, they were our age, they were 26, 28, 30, 32 and they managed to bring the change that the continent needed. Now, our challenge, our greatest challenge is bringing economic freedom and economic independence. I think it has to come in the same manner from a younger generation that is more innovative that works with those that are seasoned and have the wisdom in existing structures. To really forge a path that will bring us into, or take us out of this transitory period from developing countries to developed countries. You took part in Barack Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative. How did this contribute to the development of your career? I take that as one of the dots that have contributed to the picture that is my life at the moment. It gave me a valuable experience, it gave me great networks across the continent, which I still use at the moment. That and being a Chevening scholar and Commonwealth Summer School student – all of those programmes, they really helped, not just for professional development, but for personal development as well. Does it make any difference that you were actually appointed as an MP and haven’t been elected by the people as of yet? No, it hasn’t made any great difference in how I contribute in parliament. I have an equal vote and I can contribute as actively as any elected member. The only thing is I don’t have a constituency and the way I’ve looked at it is I have the greater Botswana to serve as constituency. I’ve been focusing on youth issues, I’ve been focusing on women’s issues, I’ve been focusing on the private sector. This has allowed me to work on some of the things I’m most passionate about. You studied for a Masters in International Economics abroad. Do you think you would have gotten where you are today had you stayed in Botswana? Certainly, because I did my primary education, my junior education and my senior education in Botswana and in public schools. So I’m a public school product and I’m very proud of that. I believe that the basic education I received here is actually the reason why I managed to get into the University of Sussex. What advice would you have for other youngsters who are looking to get ahead in their careers? If you dream it, if you keep believing in it and if you put the hard work into it then it will materialise. Do not give up. It’s very important that you keep forging forward because we need you for the new dawn.

Kane Motswana is a Bushman from the Okavango Delta in northern Botswana. His family were nomadic hunter gatherers, and he was born under a tree. He is now one of the finest safari guides in Africa, with a completely unique perspective and approach.  In this conversation we start by chatting to Kane about his early days. he shares stories of hunting reedbuck and warthogs with his friends, and running 26kms through the bush to get to school - and how strange life was when he first made it to a big town. It is a life that resembles the movie 'The God's Must be Crazy'! We then move into his life working in the ecotourism industry. And this is where the conversation really goes to a whole new level. Kane talks about the importance of his spiritual connection to his ancestors and how they assist in guiding him through the wilderness and creating remarkable experiences for people. He talks about how his ancestors communicate to him - sometimes through a small bird called  a cardinal woodpecker, and sometimes in his dreams. On one occasion his ancestors forced him to get his guests out of bed early, and they found a pride of lions about to kill a buffalo.  Please note that at times it can be hard to understand some of the place names that Kane is talking about. My suggestion is not to worry about that, and just keep up with the gist of the conversation. Detailed information on the different places that Kane talks about is available in the show notes at africanfamilysafaris.com/podcast Enjoy! Richard