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Image caption: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in New York City, during a visit with her husband, Nelson Mandela (20 June 1990)

Pause: The day Winnie Madikizela-Mandela came to visit me.

“She is here! It’s her, and she is sitting waiting for you in our board room!” said my PA, barely able to contain herself with excitement. “Who?!” I asked. “She told me not to tell you, because it’s a surprise.” So I followed her, not knowing who she was talking Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa April 2, 2018 8 Replies
Image caption: Ethan Yona, and his friends. Ethan started developing his EthanMan game when he was five years of age! (He convinced his Mom to let him have a smartphone when he was four. She agreed... with conditions, supervision and guidance!)

#LionessMom (Part 5)

__ Two of the smartest things you can do for your child, and the continent, today! When our youngest daughter was less than 10 years old, my wife would drive her to school in our neighbourhood. Whilst the child sat in the back seat, my wife would give her the Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa March 16, 2018 22 Replies
Image caption: Edna #LionessMom Swaniker, Fred Swaniker, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Nomsa Daniels (CEO, Graça Machel Trust)

#LionessMom (Part 4)

__Congratulations to the African Leadership Academy as it turns 10! The most important things that happen in the world do not always grab headlines, or trend. They do not happen in palaces or State Houses. They do not even reach the discussions of parliament or cabinet. And yet when the Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa February 22, 2018 14 Replies

#LionessMom (Part 3)

__”When you know what you want . . . you will find a way to get it.” (Jim Rohn) Some of you will remember my story a few years ago about two really young entrepreneurs from Africa who are emulating Bill Gates. The two Nigerian brothers, Anesi (now 18) and Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa February 14, 2018 11 Replies

#LionessMom (Part 2)

__Teach the habit of being informed, and it will remain with your child for life… It is also entrepreneurship training of the highest order!  When I was a young boy growing up as an exile in Zambia, we only had one government-owned TV channel on our black and white TV. Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa February 3, 2018 18 Replies

#LionessMom (Part 1)

__Preparing your children for a future as entrepreneurs and job creators. I have told you before how my mother encouraged my entrepreneurial zeal when I was a child. She did so many things that I marvel at as I look back, more than 50 years later. She encouraged me to Continue Reading →

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by Strive Masiyiwa January 29, 2018 15 Replies

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About Strive Masiyiwa

  • MR STRIVE MASIYIWA (b 1961) has been in business since 1986. He first came to international prominence when he fought a landmark constitutional legal battle for 5 years in the African country of Zimbabwe. The ruling which led to the removal of the monopoly of the state in telecommunications is generally regarded as one of the key milestones, in opening the African telecommunications sector to private capital. Read More>>
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