In this episode Lebo Madiba follows AMB. Nancy Karigithu on a campaign trail. Karigithu is bidding to usher in a new dawn as Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation. Like any story whose protagonist harbours aspirations of ascendance, it is worth looking at the pendulum as it swings from Karigithu’s love for the seas as a child to her foray into various channels of the global Maritime industry as a shape shifting decision maker.

The levers of power the world around are pulled in the name of leading societies day to day. That said, global leadership is without a doubt in crisis. From rampant state and corporate corruption to denial of basic human rights, the idea of leadership has degenerated. But what if there’s a world where a sense of consciousness envelopes the leadership class not to exert power but rather be in servitude ? Is this the holy grail for earth 2.0 ? In this episode, Lebo Madiba asks those very questions with Brenda Kali. Kali is a leading voice in advocating conscious, ethical leadership. She has over the years set into motion a stream of consciousness that is organically changing the landscape of how business is done and the ethos of leadership.

The maritime supply chain accounts for approximately 80% of global trade per volume, and over 70 % by value are transported by sea world wide. During the inertia of COVID-19 the industry was rocked by challenges and beckoned significant changes. In this episode, Lebo Madiba has a conversation with Anita de Werd, a luminary versed in impact investing and its correlation to maritime supply chains about the effects of the pandemic on the industry. The conversation also illuminates pathways to sustainability and some case studies at the forefront of maritime innovation.

In Part 2 of the episode ‘Renewable and switched on’, Lebo Madiba continues to indulge the mind of Power For All’s Sumaya Mahomed in a quest to assess South Africa’s renewable energy potential. Will an integrated energy system work ? Will hydropower work ? Will it be affordable ? Is governance at the core of the energy crisis ?

Electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa is substantially lower than what it could be. This lack of access to electricity imposes significant constraints on modern economic activities, provision of public services, and quality of life. In this episode, Lebo Madiba is in conversation with Sumaya Mahomed who in her right is an agent of change in the narrative of power equity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mahomed also speaks of her journey and role as Country Director at Power For All, Uganda. Power For All’s mission is to enable a world where all people benefit from the opportunities and quality of life that come from reliable, affordable, clean energy.

The narrative of fashion is exceedingly coming apart at the seams and everything that surrounds it is consequential. From poor conditioned textile sweatshops to the significant carbon footprint left through production lines, what we wear is shrouded in ESG politics. On this episode, Lebo Madiba is in conversation with CEO of SA Fashion Week, Lucilla Booyzen, about South Africa’s clothing industry and its road towards sustainability.

In part two, Lebo Madiba takes the development agenda with Fumani Mthembi a few notches up. The conversation meanders around challenges associated with leadership within Africa, agitating the global order of corporate finance with regards to ESG related issues and the optimism that grounds Knowledge Pele. Also, in Rockstar fashion, Mthembi speaks about Knowledge Pele’s affiliation with the band Coldplay to further sustainability.

The narrative of development is a wide ranging. Meshed into its arc is the belief that it cannot exist without justice. In this episode, Lebo Madiba is in conversation with Fumani Mthembi who paints a picture of how home grown values led to her being a change agent and champion of developing communities. Fumani is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Pele Energy group; an independent power producer that develops, owns, procures, constructs and operates renewable energy power projects. Pele Energy has Knowledge Pele as its subsidiary which is concerned with global development through the ability to enable structural change.

‘It’s an open world, everything we thought we knew, we actually don’t’.
In this special episode, Lebo Madiba goes solo to ruminate on the idea of an open world in view of rapid growth and the cultutre of anti-establishment. Letting her mind roam, Madiba thinks allowed about the value of open sourced networked intelligence amid these times.

In the second installment, Lebo Madiba ramps up the conversation with Rami Makete about how weaponisation advances the ESG conversation through forward thinking, ethical leadership, collaboration and trust.