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Welcome to Season 4 of She Brigade, the Podcast. Hosted by Pelontle Mosimege. If you’re new to the podcast welcome and we hope you enjoy the ride and if you’re a returning Brigader welcome back and thank you for being on this journey with us. She Brigade was created to celebrate and amplify the stories of incredible and inspiring black female trailblazers. And in just over 2 years we’ve done just that. Over 60 stories have been shared and we’re back to share even more. While you wait for the new season to start head over to www.shebrigade.com or your podcast platform of choice and go through our archive to catch up with previous seasons if you haven’t already. We love to hear from you so please engage with us on our social media @shebrigade on all social media platforms or email us your feedback at [email protected]

Today's guest is Zulaikha Patel. In this episode, we chatted about the events of 2016 that started her activist career and truly sparked global conversation and a lot of change specifically locally. We also discussed the up and downsides of being an activist and the impact it can have on you as a young person. She took us through her journey of radical self-love and what means to her. We also discussed her journey to finding her voice.

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Hi Brigade, This is not your usual She Brigade episode. Today, I'm answering all your burning questions about me, career-related questions and podcasting and so much more. We hope you enjoy this episode. As always, do let us know your thoughts

Today's guest is Afua Osei. Afua is a partnerships strategist and co-founder of She Leads Africa. She has created remarkable brands both for She Leads Africa and personally.

In this episode, Afua shares her journey from being a US citizen growing an incredible African brand and advice for young entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their own brands.

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Today's guest is Lebohang Masango. Lebohang is a Social Anthropologist, PhD Candidate at Wits University, Poet and multiple award-winning author of children's books.

She believes in the power of storytelling and that has been at the core of all the work that she does. We discuss the origins of Anthropology and what the discipline has evolved to in South Africa. We also discuss the importance of representation in the books we read and more importantly the books young children read.

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Today's guest is Lebohang Masango. Lebohang is a Social Anthropologist, PhD Candidate at Wits University, Poet and multiple award-winning author of children's books.

She believes in the power of storytelling and that has been at the core of all the work that she does. We discuss the origins of Anthropology and what the discipline has evolved to in South Africa. We also discuss the importance of representation in the books we read and more importantly the books young children read.

Tune in to hear her story here.

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Today's guest is Dr Faith Makhubele. 

Faith is currently studying and doing her practicals towards becoming a medical doctor. She is also an activist that fights for various causes including women and children empowerment-related initiatives. She has spoken on and represented South Africa on various platforms including being a speaker for the African Union, United Nations Youth and the World Bank.

We discussed the challenges that come with studying medicine, her activism career, self-doubt and the impact it can have on you, the challenges she's faced along her journey and so much more.

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Keamogetswe Matsho is the former Chief Executive Officer of atmospheric water generation company, Aqua Air Africa (Pty) Ltd.

She has previously held the roles of Spokesperson, Brand Strategist, Group Marketing and Communications Manager and has also worked in the heavy-duty vehicle manufacturing industry.

Keamogetswe Matsho is passionate about the development of Africa, building brands and start-ups and the advancement of women in the industrial sector. On this episode we discuss the challenges that come from being a young CEO, inter-generational leadership dynamics and the value of curating your journey from the company you keep to the content you consume. 

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Today's guest is Shiela Yabo. Shiela is a Business Strategist, Venture Builder & Project Manager with an interest in how Human Behaviour Science impacts the world of Business. She has a Bachelor of Social Science in Social Anthropology & Gender Studies, completed the Associate in Management Programme, and the Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice (specialising in Business Administration).

She is currently Programme Manager for the Solution Space, an ecosystem for early-stage ventures at the Graduate School of Business, UCT. In this episode, we discuss how she had to overcome challenges in her upbringing to get to where she is today as well as what entrepreneurs need to consider when starting up.

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Today’s guest is Thandi Nyati. Thandi is a product policy manager at TikTok. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, she has carved her law career into the works of tech. 

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