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MMABATHO MONTSE
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My life has not always been easy, but I use the challenges to strengthen me and to show others that your past circumstances do not define your future.
[In] Secure
[In] SecureSecure, when used as an adjective, according to the Cambridge dictionary, can mean “being fixed firmly and correctly and therefore not likely to move, fall, or break” it also means to be “protected”, likely to continue and not fail or be lost. Secure in...
Inspire[d] Change
For years, I have felt the need for a community I could speak to about anything – my dreams, hopes and aspirations, my “fears” and my life story – because I believe my life matters. So does yours. And so, in the absence of such a community, or perhaps because I...
Ubuntu
Ubuntu: A Social Entrepreneurship imperative for Africa Social entrepreneurship has emerged to be a growing organisational form in which market- based methods are used to address social issues, but remains poorly understood (Tucci, 2013). Social value creation...
The Wounds of Being “Too Much”
The Wounds of Being “Too Much”; Feeling Intensely By age 17, when my mother died, I had already attempted suicide more than three times; hanging myself from the top of my mother’s four-roomed house roof, slitting my wrist and, lastly concocting washing powder, bleach...
Returning to Myself
My name is Mmabatho Montse, daughter of Motshidisi Montse. I was raised by my mother in a small town called Kimberley, in the Northern Cape, South Africa.I turned 30 on September, 05th 2018. I am a mother of two beautiful boys aged, 12 and 3. I hold two degrees in the...
[In]Secure
The other day, after speaking to my ex-husband about something to do with our son’s school arrangements for the new year, it occurred to ...
Nov 17, 2021 / Read More
Inspire[d] Change
And so, in the absence of such a community, or perhaps because I have not yet found the right one, I decided to create the space for this...
Nov 04, 2021 / Read More
Leveraging key developments in data analytics, big data and AI for social entrepreneurs in Africa
In an era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), climate change, high poverty levels, and deep inequalities, the challenge remains ho...
Feb 12, 2021 / Read More
Smart cities- action and policy: An argument for inclusive smart cities
The creation of a smart city is a multifaceted journey, a journey that is entirely hinged on the developmental level of each city and the...
Nov 02, 2020 / Read More
Citizen participation may be the key to building African smart cities
Similarly, Smart cities can provide innovative solutions to urban infrastructure and new opportunities for governance and better and incl...
Oct 23, 2020 / Read More
Reimagining Smarter cities with African Imaginations
This week’s “Smarter Cities” session titled “Imagination”, featured Thiresh Govender, an architect at UrbanWorks Architecture and Urbanis...
Oct 19, 2020 / Read More
Apply for these opportunities for October and November
The Jacobs Foundation Scholarship was introduced in 2018 and is open to candidates with a strong interest in the field of youth and child...
Oct 19, 2020 / Read More
Key highlights from Anuraj Gambhir’s Smarter Cities and Consciousness session
Smart cities, in technological terms, refer to how the big data, the Internet of Things, sensors, and automation, among other things, can...
Oct 09, 2020 / Read More
Using Digital technologies to harness better food systems
In light of the importance of food security in Africa, the Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN) hosted a webinar to discuss the role of c...
Sep 22, 2020 / Read More
In recognition and celebration of Women’s Month, the Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN) hosted…
James has more than 35 years of consulting experience with a focus on ICTs for Development and Digital Inclusion in Africa — humanitarian...
Aug 31, 2020 / Read More
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