#AndilesTake is an ad hoc podcast by sense-maker, storyteller, (African) tech and innovation fan, interviewer, profiler and community-builder, Andile Masuku. Andile is Co-founder at African Tech Roundup and serves as Head of Community at Founders Factory Africa. Follow him on Twitter @MasukuAndile.
Dirt Under Our Fingernails
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"Dirt Under Our Fingernails" was produced by Andile Masuku, Siphokazi Jonas and Brendan "Spike" Ballantine. Poetry written and performed by Siphokazi Jonas. Interview conducted by Andile Masuku. Poetry performance and interview recorded by Brendan "Spike" Ballantine. Audio mixing, mastering and sound design by Brendan "Spike" Ballantine.
Philippa Larkin and Andile Masuku's tech and innovation catch-up
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In this relaxed chat - taped on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 - Business Report (South Africa) Content Editor, Philippa Larkin and African Tech Roundup Executive Producer, Andile Masuku, chat about topical global issues impacting Africa's tech and innovation industry.
10: Chef Tips With Lesego Semenya
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In this instalment of #AndilesTake, I catch up with my mate, Chef Lesego Semenya, a year and a half or so after he first shared the vision for his LesDaChef fine dining brand with me.
Episode 10 Promo: "Chef Tips"
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This is quick teaser for the upcoming episode of #AndilesTake which will feature fine dining chef, Lesego Semenya-- M&G Top 200 Young South African, TOP Chef SA judge, Resident Foodie at Power FM and all-round man of the people.
9: Look Up #livingtruthfully
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During a recent trip on a dodgy Greyhound coach to visit family in Zimbabwe, I learned some rather poignant lessons about the importance of looking past the trivial business of daily life, and peered past man-made hype to what really matters.
8: Delusions feat. Toro Orero
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This episode of #AndilesTake explores the importance of delusion, and it features the live wire that the Toro Orero, a Nigerian-born Managing Partner of Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, DraperDarkFlow.
BONUS: In Conversation With Andre Blaze Henshaw
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As promised in Episode 7 of the #AndilesTake podcast, this is the uncut conversation I (Andile Masuku) had with Nigeria's inimitable Andre "Blaze" Henshaw.
7: So Much To Say... Not! feat. Andre Blaze Henshaw & PJ Lebea
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So, I’ve decided to pick up where I left off in terms of the audio journal I started just over 18 months ago.
4: Presenting Like A Pro feat. Marc Chase, Alex Granger & Beth-Ann Galvin
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The gift of speech is a hugely underrated blessing. I'm at the stage in my life-- personal and career-wise, where I've developed an awareness for the potential of what comes out of my mouth to either kill or heal, build or destroy.
Unathi Msengana is a well-loved South African media personality and business woman (Musician, Metro FM DJ, Idols South Africa Judge and Television Producer) who is easily one of the most relevant and, indeed, most bankable entities in the Africa's fickle entertainment industry. While, Asanda Madyibi is an incredibly talented fashion designer to the stars whose garments have graced catwalks around the world.
6: Fruit of the Year 2015
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Join me in celebrating the mango! *cue fireworks* In this feature I contrast the amazing qualities of 2015's "Fruit of the Year" with the dodgy quality of customer service in South African supermarkets.
3: Do What You Love feat. The Muffinz (Workers' Day Special)
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The wait is over. The Muffinz have finally released their much-anticipated sophomore album, "Do What You Love"-- following the success of their critically-acclaimed, award-winning debut, "Have You Heard" in 2012. After touring widely since the release of their first album (selling out venues like New York's famous Apollo Theatre along the way), and sharing the stage with legendary artists like Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Oliver Mtukudzi (who features on their latest album), I asked them to give an honest account of what it's really like to "be a Muffin".
Stacey Davidson Shares Her Story
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Stacey Davidson is the Executive Director of The Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (REDISA)-- an award-winning non-profit organisation which aims to develop a sustainable South African tyre recycling industry.
5: Ashes To Ashes
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After letting the hype around the recent launch of eTV's new drama series, "Ashes to Ashes" die down, I finally decided to watch the first episode of the show online to see what all the fuss was about, and give you my candid first impressions.
In Conversation With Ofentse Mwase, Filmmaker & MD of Ofentse Mwase Films (SA)
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Ofentse "Scrooch" Mwase is a South African film and media-maker on the rise. He's gone from being a video game-obsessed teen from a little town in the Northwest Province, to a Johannesburg-based, Loerie award-winning cinematographer who was recently named one of 18 international photographers to follow on Instagram (@unclescrooch) by the Business Insider.
In Conversation With Claire Reid, Founder & CIO Reel Gardening (SA)
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Claire Reid is the ultimate over-achiever. She is a qualified architect who founded Reel Gardening at the age of 16, aiming to solve the problems she encountered when she tried to start her own vegetable garden in order to grow produce to sell to her parents for pocket-money.
In Conversation With Njabulo Makhathini, COO Booster Energy (SA)
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Booster Energy is Africa's first brand to produce and market ingenious smartphone covers that not only protect your device, but can charge it as well. 26-year-old Njabulo Makhathini is COO and Co-founder of this clever tech-business, and is notably an alumnus of both the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship and Seed Engine. (Picture by Katego Bodibe)
In Conversation With Lesego Semenya, Professional Chef and Culinary Entrepreneur (SA)
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Lesego Semenya is not only a talented, classically-trained chef, he is a focussed entrepreneur who knows what's up. This Soweto native quit a lucrative corporate process-engineering job several years ago to train as a professional chef at the well-respected Prue Leith Chefs Academy.
In Conversation With Justin Spratt, MD of Quirk Agency (SA)
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Following Quirk Agency MD, Justin Spratt’s recent talk and fireside chat with aspiring entrepreneurs at iAfrikan.com’s Start-up Manifesto at Jozihub last week, I was lucky enough to land a slot in Justin’s diary to find out how he went from being a curious, ten-year-old “hacker” in Australia, to rocking a suit at Morgan Stanley in London-- then later becoming a tech-loving digital agency exec and start-up investor, right here in Africa.
In Conversation With Matt And Judy Curry, Owners of The Hybrid Shop
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In Conversation with Emma Isaacs, CEO of Business Chicks (Australia)
