Conversations and writing beyond this site.

Podcasts I’ve joined, essays published elsewhere, selected recognition, and reporting in which my work appears.

Recognition

Choiseul 100 Africa

Choiseul Africa · 2025
Recognition in Choiseul’s annual ranking of business leaders under 40 shaping the continent’s economic future.

Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 — Business

Forbes Africa · June 2018
The Forbes Africa profile of Thebe Investment Management and the early work behind Nkwashi, published in its 2018 class of young business leaders.

Podcast conversations

Building a New City in Zambia and Portfolios Across Africa

Frontier Markets Podcast · 19 June 2023
A long conversation about Nkwashi, real assets, industrialisation and the discipline of allocating capital in frontier markets.

Building Africa’s Cities of the Future

The Africa Dialogues · 1 March 2023
On urbanisation, Zambia’s technology sector, infrastructure and why Africa’s future depends on what it can build for itself.

The New Atlantis: Charter Cities

Beneath the Surface, Stripe Press · 3 May 2022
A reported audio essay about charter cities, Nkwashi and the institutions that may shape the next era of urban growth.

Nkwashi and the Future of an Intercontinental Africa

Charter Cities Podcast · 17 May 2020
A discussion of city culture, institutional design, networks and the economic future of the continent.

Building a New City in Zambia

Palladium Podcast · 13 March 2020
On the work of building Nkwashi and the larger civilisational questions raised by Africa’s urban future.

Building Africa’s Future

The New Liberal Podcast · 11 April 2019
A conversation about housing, employment, new cities and the practical demands of development.

External essays

Africa’s Voluntary Carbon Market: How Do You Price What Was Never for Sale?

African Business · 21 August 2026
Why natural-capital markets must change who owns the asset, who holds the information and who sets the terms.

Unlocking Sustainable Development: Voluntary Carbon Markets in Rural Africa

Terraformation · 8 February 2024
An argument for treating carbon projects as an investable asset class while keeping communities at the centre of development.

Charter Cities and Crypto

NewCities · December 2018
A first-principles exploration of digital currency, trust and economic coordination in a new city.

Articles and profiles

Can Zambia’s Restructured National Debt Boost Its Tech Ecosystem?

TechCabal · 10 July 2023
Reporting on the technology sector’s response to debt restructuring and the opportunity to accelerate digital growth and employment.

Zambia’s Bid to Become Africa’s Next Tech Hub

fDi Intelligence · 27 June 2023
Reporting on Zambia’s technology ambitions, the policy work behind them and Nkwashi’s place in the wider effort.

Charter Cities Offer Alternative to Ailing African SEZs

fDi Intelligence / Financial Times · 26 June 2023
A critical look at charter cities and special economic zones, featuring Nkwashi and the work to modernise Zambia’s policy environment.

Ethereum Founder Is Backing Zambia’s Bid to Be Africa’s Tech Hub

Bloomberg News · 28 March 2022
Bloomberg reporting on the founders, investors and policy work behind Zambia’s effort to become a home for African technology companies.

Tech Leaders Are Pushing to Transform Zambia into Africa’s Low-Tax Startup Hub

Rest of World · 13 January 2022
Reporting on the Zambia Technology Sector Working Group and its attempt to build a more competitive home for African startups.

This is a living catalogue and will be updated as new conversations and publications appear.