Is Africa's Future Online? | Siyanda Mohutsiwa | TEDxAmsterdam
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- Shiyanda Mohutsiwa is a writer from Botswana. She describes herself as pan-African, the child of Botswana (her father) and Swaziland (her mother). Here she describes her journey from the slow realization of her multi-faceted Africanness to the success of her twitter movement - #ifAfricawasabar.The movement was inspired by Shiyanda’s own personal experience, her travels in Africa, her readings of African intellectuals and the dawning realization that, “many Africans know even less about other Africans that some Europeans do about Africa as a whole.” This lack of mutual awareness is not purely the result of ignorance; the African continent has a history of oppressive regimes that flourished on their citizen’s lack of awareness about other ways of being African.
Siyanda Mohutsiwa is a writer and satirist from Botswana. Mohutsiwa, also known as Siyanda-Panda, wondered how Africans would behave in a bar, so she started the hashtag #IfAfricaWasABar. The idea was for Africans to speak to one another in a “lighthearted, non-hateful sort of way.” The hashtag went viral, with continued demands for Mohutsiwa leading the way with her own tweet:
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For a 22 year old, she is (was) a fantastic speaker.
This video truly needs more views from young African and all who believes in the need of Social PanAfricanism
Yes indeed my brother 😁 U damn right and I'm in
I’m here watching again, to remind myself that the goal is to make Africa a better place.
Great speech, these types of people give me hope that Africa will be a great place someday. The young ones are determine to change the status quo.
Peace lover absolutely
It is our mission as young Africans to change Africa and the world for ourselves.
Thanks to my brother Frantz Fanon: Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity. (Simply every generation in relation obscurity discovers its mission, fulfills that mission, or betray it. Imad Mesdou I TEDx)
"peace loving" should also come with a rigorous investigation of our colonial history and how the white western world undercut the "greatness" of African people with devastation for generations. It is shameful to misplace the responsibility onto African people for "making Africa great."--it has always been great, white people destroyed and stole and have done little to make reparations.
Beautiful Siyanda!! Love from Zimbabwe
+HalfPint OfPleasure Yay! My sister from across the border! Thanks
Amazing talk Siyanda! This is truly inspiring. #IAmAPanAfricanist ✊✊
+Thobeka Ntwenhle thank you! :D
+Siyanda Mohutsiwa i've watched this twice now. It is very inspiring. Showed it to someone who keeps sharing it with his students.
Well done Shiyanda, we do have power. And this is a representation of that. Proud to be AFRICAN.
Great job Siyanda Mhutsiwa. I'm so proud of you as a fellow Motswana.
This is very inspiring Siyanda. #SocialPanAfricanism is indeed a priceless means for the "ordinary" African to contribute towards a better Africa. We must seriously think of how to leverage this as African Youth. Africa has been waiting for us. Africa has been waiting for you Siyanda!
You gave this talk so articulately and brilliantly. You have a beautiful intelligence .
This is one of the best TED talks I have seen in a long, long time.
This young lady is very special.We need to support her goals. May God bless her.
I may be a bit late and I don't know why I just teard up, but her speech was very moving. Way to go!
Excellent! She had the opportunity to stand and she took that opportunity. She conveyed her message to the world - every continent and most ethnic groups now has access to her speech. Her ambition is admirable and her notion achievable. Thank you madam.
Ernelstein Goldberg the Third ... I forgive you for that. You've really got to learn people and learn to love them even when they're being mean and insulting. Your words don't offend me, thanks for your view though.
Beautiful, I feel so inspired and connected Siyanda. The way you are so in tune with SA politics(seen on tweeter) I forget you are from Bots lol. Your talk was amazing, thanks for sharing :)
+Siyanda Bani haha, I have to say I thoroughly enjoy south african politics and discourse! So many of my favs are from there :) sometimes I also forget I'm from Bots haha
Siyanda, girl you on IG too? I am so proud of your talk, and your passion!! I am so glad I am listening to your talk! Thank you!
Hi Siyanda...woww... you are amazing! thank you for a brilliant presentation. Very inspiring! More Africans need to listen to you.
African should be stronger than before and world leader. A rich culture but lots of people suffering there. Love from India.
Super proud of you 👏🏽👏🏽,and this challenged me more as a young Motswana, married in Nigeria. Very proud African
am amazed gal, at yo young age? may god continue to raise you higher , from Zimbabwe
Wow Siyanda, this is absolutely amazing. Re ipela ka wena themma.
We all need (specially the youth) this kind of pure love and caring and listen to it. Just want to thank! To me it means a lot, it means it is possible it means hope it means there is a way out of all this madness!
Blessing from Sénégal! Dieuredieuf!
witty,humorous and very powerful...she brings new meaning to redefining Africa
You are just potential for development and more, young beautiful lady. It's actually Ruanda and Burundi and the Congo.
Well done! I send you a love.
I absolutely love you Siyanda. Go girl.
Very articulate ,well done
I just came to look at her in her pretty pleated dress!
Nice!
Brilliant and well deservedly to an African audience...
Brought tears to my eye. Well said .. as Africans we must believe in ourselves as Africans
That was a wonderful talk. Thanks to Twitter, our voices can be heard. I'm from Kenya and I follow you on Twitter and have subscribed to your channel. Keep on sharing.
+Karol Njoki Thank you!
That's the way to go, great speech, great ideas, Africa arise, now is our time.
Brilliant as always it is time to be proud of who we are as Africans
She’s very sharp and confident.
i have enjoyed listening to your narrative. your simplicity and diction of words make whatever you say interesting to listen to
Keep on doing such beautiful intervention Siyanda !
You're so young and so wise! Hope to see more from you online, sometime soon!
Hi! Can I interview her Ms Mohutshiwa in my TH-cam Podcast: Mogobe Nuggets of Wisdom?! Please!
I belive in you Siyanda. Inspiring message! GO AFRICA!
Great talk Siyanda! I loved it! Had I known earlier, I would have raised the $63 a notch higher! ☺
+Carl Agbenyega Oh, man! Well the campaign is still going on :) I have like 13 days left till it ends www.indiegogo.com/projects/africa-this-week-with-siyanda/x/12600684#/
Siyanda is a wonderful inspiration!! Shine pioneer shine!!
Dynamic young Lady, person to watch! She absolutely blew me.
WOW! Love this talk! Great job!
it's my first time commenting on TH-cam and its because I've found a reason why. that is the most touching ted talk which I could connect with . and the curriculum stuff about studying Europe history instead of Africa I was like ' f**k this girl is really speaking' . thanks for the contribution . u deserve a Nobel or something.
Very inspiring Siyanda..You've made Botswana proud:) #IAmAPanAfricanist
Siyabonga Siyanda. Interesting ideas here.
we need more of her..
What an inspiring talk, leaves a lot to be desired about Africa
I love you and still very proud of you ,Siya...
🇰🇪 Ngugi wat iyo ng'o as travelers live the adage
Go girl
+Effie Mburu You too!
Beautiful dress, intelligent woman!!!!
Great concept, great delivery, great vision, lovely personality.. I really really like you Siyanda
Wow and wow am speechless but Africans must unite, am Swati too i can speak Setswana and Zulu Sotho and Sepedi Xhosa well.
What a beautiful and clever woman !
I feel happy for being an African, be as you are
I just find this yesterday I love this speak, am also pan African
We are really growing, big up young lady.
Great video ! How do imake it to tedtalks ? I wana talk about diversity in the technology industry and how Africans can and should join this industry in order to level the playing field and so that Africans can be proprietors of technology which can bring solutions to some of Africa's problems .
Amazing inspirational woman wishing you all the best
Absolutely amazing!
+Prudence Dantye Thank you! It was fun!
Brilliant talk sista. One Love!
You make Africa proud wow! beautiful
That was amazing Siyanda😢😢
Absolutely loved this talk Siyanda; just wanted to know though what you mean by 'Africa's success' exactly? It's so broad.
Thank you sister for nice topic. We African we need to do a lot so as reach others.
one is known very well... thanks for that interest
Thanks...may God bless you 😍👸🏽
love her
SisStar Shiyanda you are a DayStar bringing the awakened light of Africa forward during cloaked times in places that get the hurrays all to often such as my home America. p.s. Discovered your youtube review of Lola Shoneyin book 'The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives."
Wow..you are destined for Great. Amazing talk #Bigup
This needs more likes!!!
Wounderful
Clever girl, nice and such a well rounded topic.
Africa has no problem believing in us.
Absolutely loved this!!!
That was really great. Totally unexpected! wow
"You were pushed to protest, suffer the consequences, and have your fingers crossed that some Western paper somewhere would make someone care" ...the situation in RSA right now.
this is wonderful. loved your talk, subscribed to your channel!
+Milen Melles Thank you! Looking forward to your feedback :)
+Milen Melles Thank you! Looking forward to your feedback :)
Great talk! You should follow the vlogger Wode Maya, if you haven't yet. Good luck!
I am inspired
Love
wow
awesome talk! well done
that was a bit awkward for the audience... Amazing speech
Brilliant!
I love how unapologetic she is
Love your work.
🖤
Pan Africanism is our heritage
that's great
I'm proud to be african :D
I'm afraid I have to digress but she's so beautiful......
+Annie Special what do you disagree with in her presentation?
interestingly, only white people l see in the audience. anybody else noticed that?
Maybe we need to channel these talks towards blacks and not whites as these gives them chills and thus help them do more damage........
I agree with you. Totally
No wonder she is gonna speak at TED now.
+Amos Kobuoe oh wow! ^_^
+Siyanda Mohutsiwa Its amazing how we were in the same highschool and had the same classes! well done! proud of you.
The guy at the end couldn't say her name correctly? Do better, TED!
Big fan of African Philosophy, I'm a bit uncomfortable with Steve bike as your example of philosopher.
+kakoma goma what are you uncomfortable about steve Biko' philosophy of black consciousness
+Ndoli Sabi Steve Biko's BC is not philosophy. I prefer to call it a movement.
Nice talk but it will be better if you did it in Africa
Siyanda you are funny indeed. Are you single?
+Chachaya DatingSite haahah
Definitely Somaliland will use Somali ID's lol
that's great
wow