What If... We think differently?
By Tendai Murisa
What If... We think differently?Nov 29, 2023
Financial Inclusion
We are living in the era of entrepreneurship there is a mushrooming of Micro, Small, and medium enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa. How are these enterprises engaging with digital financial products and services? Join the conversation with Belinda Chaora and Nontsikelelo Nzula
Where do we see Zimbabwe in the next five years? Discussion
Where do we see Zimbabwe in the next five years? This is a sequel to a discussion about what engaged communities and the church should look like between elections. In this episode we discuss the role of the youth, what can be fixed, how?, and what role citizens can play towards building the Zimbabwe we want.
The Big Bet for Zimbabwe
What role do engaged communities play in fostering a culture of inclusive democracy? In this episode we explore democracy beyond elections and the power associational life can have towards inclusive development and what this looks like in the 21st century.
What must we do? Part 3_Zimbabwe’s Public Transport problem
What must we do as citizens to improve the transport system in Zimbabwe and how we learn from our past mistakes and failures and reconsider something else?
Land Tenure in Zimbabwe (Global Compensation Agreement)
What are the possible ways of improving domestic resource mobilization?
What is limiting the growth of agriculture and what are the potential challenges in the growth of Agriculture? Let’s discuss these questions and explore possible solutions. What must we do?
What Must We Do? Part 1 - Local governance
In this series, we look at ways of raising resources and how to effectively deploy them. Starting with local governance, how must we improve local authority revenue collection and deployment to deal with the problems we are facing?
Creating networks of solidarity - Part 2
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, Shelly Satuku and Belinda Chaora
Twitter:
@tmurisa
@bchaora
@Shelly_Dlamini
Does democracy matter when we are talking about the economy
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.
Twitter:
@tmurisa
@bchaora
@E_Jowah
What if we talked to each other
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
Twitter:
@tmurisa
@bchaora
@Clairenyamayaro
What do we mean by Citizenship?
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.
Tendai Murisa, Sharon Murisa and Belinda Chaora
Twitter:
@tmurisa
@Shazzyvimbai
What if we changed our cities
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.
Tendai Murisa, Eddah Jowah and Belinda Chaora
Twitter:
@tmurisa
@E_Jowah
Zimbabwe the next 5 years
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.
Tendai Murisa, Nonstikelelo Nzula and Belinda Chaora
Twitter:
@tmurisa
@NontsiNzula
What if we reconsider everyday forms of rural social organisation
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.
Twitter:
@tmurisa
@Nolwazindlovu24
What if we think differently about democracy Part 2
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.
Twitter:
@tmurisa
What if we talked to each other?
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.
What if no one is coming? (Black man black woman, you are on your own
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.
We are the ones we have been waiting for
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?
Zimbabwe: The Next 5 years
What if we think differently about inclusive democracy and inclusive development? What does that look like and how do we implement it?
What if we reconsider everyday forms of rural social organization
What if we reconsider everyday forms of rural social organization as a real impediment to democracy? What would reforms for inclusive democracy look like
Creating networks of solidarity
What if we think differently about creating networks of solidarity in fighting/pushing back against authoritarianism?
What If we think differently about Democracy?
We are at a moment where assumptions about stability and democracy are under challenge. Could this be the moment to rethink and build upon what works