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If this is your land, where are your stories?

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March 24, 2025

THE book of Proverbs 22:29 talks about how if you are skilled and disciplined in your work, the results will be known by those in influential and impactful platforms. This is encouraging, but for me, it is not the full story.

- ZAMAYIRHA PETER

If this is your land, where are your stories?

I like to refer to this scripture whenever I reflect on the past 10 years of my career which began at the early age of 16.

How I have managed to find employment, discover my purpose and mobilise communities across the continent is both a human rights story and, ultimately, a God story.

In the past 10 years, I have had the privilege of access to kings and ordinary men and women of this continent and its global allies, who have informed my continued why. In this blog post,

I reflect on my milestones, my purpose, and my next as I look to enter my thirties, together with those born post-1994.

I love the African continent, especially my country, South Africa.

As we navigate through opportunities provided by nature, we must also address the pressing challenges within our public and private sectors. Collective wellness and effective leadership are essential in shaping a thriving society. Let's work towards a future where every stakeholder contributes to our shared success

Continental Footprint and Global Affairs

In the past decade of my career, as I bid farewell to my twenties and look forward to my thirties, it has been a challenge, privilege, and great honour to have served this continent and country as a journalist, media practitioner, and now, an advocacy communications specialist.

I have worked in nine countries on the continent and provided communications support and advice to many nations, general elections, and governments.

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