by Alasdair Munn | Sep 24, 2012
Can Social Media Replace Bad Media? As a Zimbabwean, and a former publisher, the state of the ‘free press’ in Zimbabwe is disheartening. It is not surprising, just saddening. The complete control and monopoly Zanu-PF still exert over the media ensures their rhetoric...
by Alasdair Munn | Jul 4, 2010
Africa Gathering - Thoughts As with the previous two Africa Gathering’s I have attended, there was a common theme running through. Don’t spoon feed Africa, don’t patronize Africa, leave your ego behind so you can partner with communities to find ways to co-create...
by Alasdair Munn | Jul 1, 2010
IN AFRICA, IT IS NO LONGER BUSINESS AS USUAL – It is about doing business with heart EmailLinkedInTwitter With Africa Gathering London this weekend, I wanted to share with you some thoughts on development in Southern Africa from Charlene Hewat CEO of Environment...
by Alasdair Munn | May 23, 2009
Development Aid's Bitter Little Pill The West currently lives within a prescriptive mentality. The road to efficiency is paved with check boxes and packaged solutions. Robust and complicated infrastructure props up bad decisions and resources are used like wallpaper...
by Alasdair Munn | Apr 26, 2009
What can Africa teach the World about Technology? After attending Africa Gathering this weekend, the central key words and phrases I gained were: Relevance Solution based approach Context Understanding your stakeholders. Sustainable (All four cornerstones) In...
