Drawing inspiration from African culture and convention, this talk highlights the importance of conversation in society, and the power that restructuring that conversation can have in shaping the world around us.  This talk describes how it’s time that we all become more intelligent and intentional in the ways that we gauge the progress of our communities, of our countries and subsequently of our continents as well, by changing the conversation, and by redefining and rethinking what we call ‘progress’ by expanding our definition to include the things that we don’t see, these “hidden conversations,” more specifically the progression of our collective morale.  Highlighting the value of ethics, and emphasizing the importance of personal responsibility, 19 year old Rumbi describes how we can change not only the way that we think about progress, but how we should pursuit is as well, and subsequently how we can authentically, turn progress into power. Based in South Africa, Rumbi Vambe is a 19 year old Pan-African award winning writer, activist and young change maker who is catalyzing important dialogue, action and change on the African continent. As both a young South African and Zimbabwean, Rumbi spends her time redefining, challenging and addressing both African and global social mores, with the guiding principle that we all share in the responsibility of actively serving as architects of the world that we would like to see, particularly as young people. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Every day we wake up to sad news, sad experiences around the world. If we are not affected it is our friends, it our neighbour or a cousin. The world needs a brand new type of citizens the lemonade makers when life gives you lemons you better make some lemonade. Best Selling Author in the Living Without Limitations Series-30 Stories To Heal Your World: April 2014 Creator of The Juni Eyeball Crime Buster Series Training Facilitator Actress This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Exploring how African in particular who grew up in a command and control leadership experience can re-wire their brains and learn the neuro-skills of how to lead. The talk presents the benefits of this as getting the best out of every team member, thus enabling the leader to achieve results and leading their organisation through the changing workplace and the fourth industrial revolution This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

My success in managing to shift mind sets in domestic and industry sectors towards more responsible choices to protect our environment, children and the future. How I learned what works and what doesn’t. How to get people to listen and want to transform – or at least begin the journey. Tireless activist and change agent in advocating responsible, sustainable and greener practices in all sectors. Teacher and intrepid traveller, Lorraine worked with environmentalists and the EPA in California in the 1970s, eventually back home, became Contracts and Procurement Manager for Africa’s largest hotel chain for 15 years. Lorraine then went solo and completed training with: the UNEP (UN Environmental Programme) Eco Labelling course, NCPC (National Cleaner Production Centre) certification, Green Building Council Green Design and Decor, the Green Leaf Carbon Audit programmes and most recently, trained with Mr Al Gore as an accredited Climate Reality Leader. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Murunwa's talk is a call for action to challenge patriarchy in African politics. It challenges the legalization and normalizations of patriarchal politics in Africa. Her talk teaches the audience about  Afro-Feminism politics and the need for women in politics, since the population of Africa is largely female. This talk pleads with the people who have political power to open up political positions for women, because it has been almost 6 decades of political independence in Africa, and men have been the forerunners in building the political structure in Africa. Murunwa was born on the 01 October 1999 in Pretoria. She brought up by both parents and have three siblings.Growing up was quite shy until my early teenage years. She always loved talking and sharing ideas with people around her.She is the type of person that stands up for what she believes in, she is not one that backs down easily. Murunwa is a young woman who finds joy in writing stories and sharing them on her typical word press blog. She is a routine type of person, so planned schedules are the best way to get going..She enjoy doing online activism work and sharing her plant-based diet recipes with facebook friends,which means she is a typical millennial “feminist”girl navigating through the world trying to share her ideas of an equal and inclusive world.. No matter how they talked about women, she never feel the need to mask the type of woman she is. She a go getter and she have found myself studying toward a national diploma in Chemical Engineering. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Womanity is a term that we coined to describe what makes us women, and the universality of our experience of the world. Women have in common menstruation, child birth, motherhood and the challenges of gender discrimination. It should not be taboo to talk about what is a normal part of our biology. Dr Motlana is a specialist psychiatrist and businesswomen who combines her unique skill set as a clinician and her entrepreneurial interests to innovate and impact on the health of the South African population. She is the co founder of a social enterprise that manufactures and distributes MINA,menstrual cups to girls and young women from impoverished communities. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

How do today's youth become successful entrepreneurs? This talk explores the challenges faced by youth and some possible solutions that could make the entrepreneurial journey a little bit easier. The creative director and owner of Zubani Investments. Fundzisile’s Zubani brand designs they offered personalised clothing and accessories with a global appeal. Fundzisile has worked with local artisans to create items that inspire positive change. The Zubani clothing line focused on making inspired clothing with a contemporary twist, while adhering to Fair Trade Principle of poverty alleviation and the creation of a sustainable development. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Woman - healing the soul. Why do we respond to situations and people the way that we do? Zed Xaba is a director at Ndiza Le and has been working as a facilitator in the last 14 years. Her work spans different areas; conflict work, diversity, personal mastery, team effectiveness. She has also worked in different sector, government, non-government and non-profit sector, locally, regionally and globally. Her years of experience of facilitation across different fields and sectors make her particularly suitable to work with organisations in the area of Mediation and Conflict. Zed is an accredited Mediator with the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Network. She is trained in the CINERGY Conflict Coaching Methodology and has a Masters in Conflict Facilitation and Organisational Change from the Process Work Institute in Portland Oregon, USA. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx