MantateMLOTSHWA

Speaking

On stage across five regions

Keynotes, panels, facilitation and moderation on democracy, leadership, media and Africa’s place in the world.

Upcoming · Host · Johannesburg, South Africa · October 2026

Inaugural High-Level Annual Conference on Gender and Elections in Africa

Convened by WALPE Africa, the Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence

I will host the first edition of this annual conference. Keynote speakers include former vice presidents, prime ministers and ministers, among them Dr Naledi Pandor, former Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, and Dr Isatou Touray, former Vice President of The Gambia.

Wealth creation, purpose and community impactSpeaker · Bulawayo, Zimbabwe · September 2026

Wealth creation, purpose and community impact

Two interdenominational church women’s gatherings

Two interdenominational gatherings of church women, on seeing the church as a place to build wealth and purpose, and to impact communities and the country.

Beyond the classroomSpeaker · Windhoek, Namibia · July 2026

Beyond the classroom

Nursing students · Welwitchia University

Showing up for the grades while finding your gifts in other spaces, with financial literacy, wellness and self-care as part of long-term growth and wealth.

It doesn’t matter where you come fromSpeaker · Windhoek, Namibia · July 2026

It doesn’t matter where you come from

Chairman Mao Zedong Secondary School

Lessons from my journey on choosing who to become and pushing towards the purpose you decide to pursue.

Governance, diplomacy and Africa’s engagement with global institutionsAlumna speaker · Oxford, United Kingdom · June 2026

Governance, diplomacy and Africa’s engagement with global institutions

Africa Oxford Initiative 10th Anniversary · University of Oxford

Women’s Intergenerational LeadershipPanellist · Accra, Ghana · January 2026

Women’s Intergenerational Leadership

Women’s Democracy Network Conference · IRI

Women leaders from across Africa on how women mobilise, learn from and mentor each other across generations.

Countering the Language of ViolencePresenter · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · December 2025

Countering the Language of Violence

African Women in Media Conference · African Union headquarters

Strategies to push back against the online abuse of women.

Frontlines of Change: Youth Power and the Battle for DemocracyModerator · Cape Town, South Africa · November 2025

Frontlines of Change: Youth Power and the Battle for Democracy

South-South Social Movements Convergence · Yiaga Africa

Movement leaders from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean on how young people and women build movements and move others into leadership, civil society, advocacy and policy.

Speaking for Generation Democracy on four continentsSpeaker and moderator · Guatemala · Washington, DC · Malawi · Johannesburg · Vienna · Georgia · Nanjing, China · Multiple years

Speaking for Generation Democracy on four continents

Generation Democracy · International Republican Institute

Sessions include moderating Media Under Fire: Journalism in War Times.

Moderating the Southern Defenders Summit, twiceModerator · Maputo, Mozambique · Johannesburg, South Africa · December 2021 · 2024

Moderating the Southern Defenders Summit, twice

Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Summit · SAHRDN

The 2021 summit in Maputo asked how to defend rights and protect democracies in the face of rising inequality and authoritarianism. I returned to moderate again in Johannesburg in 2024.

Cultural identity and preservationSpeaker · Changsha, China · 2023

Cultural identity and preservation

International Youth Forum on Creativity and Heritage along the Silk Roads

Collaboration on preserving cultural identity and heritage.

The Africa Fashion ShowConvener · Oxford, United Kingdom · 2024 · 2025

The Africa Fashion Show

Oxford Africa Conference

African fashion as a doorway to the stories, cultures and experiences of African people. Themes: “Africa Is Not a Country” (2024) and “Where in Africa?” (2025).

The state of youth participation in ZimbabwePanellist · Washington, DC, USA

The state of youth participation in Zimbabwe

Open Gov Hub

A global reflection on youth participation. I spoke about how young Zimbabweans hold power to account every day, through conversation, art and teaching each other, even when the world is not watching.

Communication and Engagement StrategyFacilitator · Zimbabwe

Communication and Engagement Strategy

Zimbabwe Electoral Commission · Youth Participation in Electoral Process Programme

Entrepreneurs and the ecosystem that backs themModerator · Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Entrepreneurs and the ecosystem that backs them

Hustlers Summit

A gathering of entrepreneurs, policymakers, business leaders, young innovators, academics and community members, with South African entrepreneur DJ Sbu as keynote speaker. I moderated sessions on the challenges and opportunities entrepreneurs face.

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