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Episode 13 – Zandile Mqathi: Rethinking Activism Through Rest, Theatre and Love

What if changing the world doesn’t always mean fighting harder, shouting louder or working longer? In the first of our special Rethinking Activism in Africa conversations, activist and author Mark Heywood talks to Zandile Mqathi about a radically different approach to social change. Drawing on her own journey from a young mother diagnosed with HIV…

Mark Heywood: Rethinking Activism, Rebuilding Hope

After more than 40 years fighting for human rights and social justice, Mark Heywood is still angry about injustice and still convinced we can do something about it. A co-founder of South Africa’s Treatment Action Campaign, Mark joins us to talk about his new book, Rethinking Activism in Africa, and the remarkable people across the…

Angela Yeung: Climbing Mountains, Changing Lives

Abandoned by her mother at the age of three, Angela Yeung grew up knowing what it meant to struggle, but never stopped believing in what she could achieve. From a childhood spent hiding beneath her father’s office desk to building a successful jewellery business and standing on the summit of Mount Everest, hers is an…

Mandisa Jackson: Hillbrow Radio and the Power of Community Action

Mandisa Jackson speaks openly about surviving an abusive marriage, imprisonment, having stage 3 cancer, and finding purpose in supporting others. Through Hillbrow Radio and the community volunteers she calls her GBV Warriors, she helps women facing violence, takes anti-bullying programmes into schools and brings neighbours together across nationalities. She tells us about her faith, the…