refilwe damane

In this 9 min podcast episode clip of I bumped into, Refilwe Demane speaks on an impossible question of how to fix Africa. He highlights points such as 

• Open borders. Facilitate more trade. 
• But we need to build more infrastructure to facilitate this trade. But where does this money come from? 

We all love the narrative of solving Africa, we say it in our speeches, it is our passions, but Africa is big continent with many cultures. Why not take the approach of solving the national narrative.

Context differs. Why are we clamped together, where as other places are seen individually. 

Find out more in the podcast episode clip. Full episode also available we dive deeper into Africa and its challenges? 

If you have travelled to certain countries in Africa, you would have seen huge development being led by the Chinese. If you know the historical context of Aid/Goodwill/Development in Africa & how this leads to certain institutions controlling these countries, then you would forgiven for thinking this is colonization in a new dress. 

In this short podcast clip, Refilwe Damane, a developmental economist shares his views on “if Aid is good for Africa?” & “if China’s heavy involvement is colonization in a new dress”.  

I would love to hear your views on the above, if you have an interest in economics, politics or African history. 

A quote from the looting machine summarises this well “ The looting machine has known many captains in many guises: King leopold, Cecil Rhodes, Mugabe & a host of executives from western oil & mining companies & their new Chinese counterparts. They are rivals ostensibly, yet all of them profit from the natural wealth whose curse sickens the lives of hundreds of millions of Africans. 

Listen to the full podcast episode by searching “ I bumped into Refilwe Damane” or click apple podcast link below, where we spend 15 mins discussing, How to fix Africa, Aid in Africa, and why we need to change the narrative of fixing Africa like it is one big country. 

https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/i-bumped-into/id1456065209

Enjoy. 

I Bumped Into Team