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 sweat-shops 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 fashion 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 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 culture of anti-establishment. Letting her mind roam, Madiba thinks aloud about the value of open sourced networked intelligence amid these times.