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The latest news from the African Leadership Institute and its Fellows. AFLI Fellows are leaders and change-makers, so this section has a lot of news. All text in all of the posts is fully searchable.

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Mucha Mkanganwi is the founder and CEO of Pulse Pharmaceuticals. Previously, he was Group CEO of CAPS Holdings Limited, having risen through the ranks over a seven-year period during which he held several different positions spanning financial, operational and business development responsibilities. CAPS Holdings Limited is the largest listed pharmaceutical company in Zimbabwe.

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Samuel Mensah founded and runs KISUA.com, an e-commerce platform selling exclusive contemporary African fashions globally. The site features beautiful, limited-run pieces alongside an online magazine brimming with original stories about African style, music, art and culture. Prior to founding KISUA, Samuel Mensah was Africa Director for Intel Capital (the investment arm of Intel, the computer chip maker), making investments in innovative African technology companies and start-ups.
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Paul Kapelus has a 23-year career in the field of business and society. His focus has been in the natural resources sectors, working with mining, oil, gas, agriculture and forestry. Paul’s work has focused on how companies intersect with development and the strategies that need to be considered, designed and implemented. He has experience in partnership design and implementation, conflict resolution, bankable feasibility studies, social and human rights assessments, sustainability reporting and assurance, design of management systems, stakeholder engagement strategies and plans, design and management of trusts and foundations, training, coaching, and recruitment.
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An overview of the organisation by former Executive Director of AFLI and 2007 Tutu Fellow Tracey Webster.
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Originally from South Africa, Robin Perks is Founder & CEO of Aperture Consulting & Recruitment.
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Tatenda Manjengwa is originally from Zimbabwe
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Originally from South Africa,Ndumiso Luthuli is Director of Project Finance and Development at Virtual Consulting Engineers.
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Nonhlanhla Mayisela is a 2014 Tutu Fellow originally from South Africa. She is a member of the South African Property Owners Association and sits on the executive committee of the Women.
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Originally from South Africa, Siza Majola is the Corporate Affairs Executive at ADvTech.
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Originally from South Africa, Tracey Webster is the former Executive Director of AFLI and is based in Johannesburg. This interview provides background to the history of the African Leadership Institute.
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In her BBC “Letters from Africa” article, journalist and author, Adaobi Nwaubani comments that regardless of anyone else's opinion of religious leaders, a significant number of Africans have clearly chosen to revere them, and that choice deserves to be respected.
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January Makamba's announcement that he will run for President of Tanzania generates debate on the need for a new generation of leaders, especially after President Jakaya Kikwete’s not-so-veiled public endorsement of his Deputy Minister for Communication, Science and Technology. He spoke to The EastAfrican newspaper.
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2007 Tutu Fellow Niven Postma is an entrepreneur, lecturer and leadership consultant, as well as a published author. In this video, she provides insights into African Leadership, how it is misrepresented and how she sees it on the continent.
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Dr. Jacqueline Chimhanzi, Senior Strategist, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) of South Africa
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In May 2014, the African Youth Initiative (AYINET) hosted the National War Victims’ Conference in Kampala, Uganda. The event provided a powerful platform for war victims in Africa to engage with Government, civil society and development partners, and proved to be a springboard for greater global awareness of the plight of war victims.
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- Al Jazeera's Tutu's Children Series: Part 3
- Al Jazeera's Tutu's Children Series: Part 2
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