Samantha Sibanda

Can't keep calm: A book I contributed to (The Routledge Handbook of Disability Activism) won the 2019 Routledge Outstanding Handbook Award in Social Sciences. 💃💃💃 #firstpublication #grateful routledge.com/The-Routledge-… @GlenDhliwayo @nigelchanakira @ChadMhako @WashFellowship

@memorynguwi When do you think is the best time to strategize? I agree with you that finishing by October is too early, I guess the thought behind is that implementation would be from January.

Over the years I have observed that most organisations schedule their strategy sessions between October and December. I am not entirely sure why this window has become the default. My best guess is that it is driven by the psychological pull of year end rather than sound strategic logic. People feel they must be seen to be “doing strategy” before the year closes, regardless of whether the timing actually makes sense. The problem is obvious when you look at how quickly things change. Imagine finalising a 2026 strategy in October 2025. Since October alone, entire economic assumptions can shift. Inflation outlooks change, exchange rate regimes adjust, regulations move, political risks emerge, input costs swing, and consumer behaviour shifts. By the time the new financial year starts, large parts of the strategy are already outdated. Strategy is supposed to deal with uncertainty and direction, but poor timing locks organisations into assumptions that no longer hold. Timing matters more than most executives admit. In my view, there is far more value in holding a strategy session either within a month after the financial year end, when you have full performance data and hard lessons from the year just completed, or within a month before the new financial year starts, when assumptions can be stress-tested against the most current realities. That is when strategy has a fighting chance of being grounded in facts rather than guesswork. I also continue to struggle with organisations that go for a so called strategy session and come back with nothing more than action plans. Action planning is not strategy. Strategy is about making hard choices, deciding what you will not do, and committing to a clear way of winning. Action plans belong after strategy, not in place of it. When organisations confuse the two, they waste time, money, and executive energy, and then wonder why their “strategy” delivers no real shift in performance. @ipcconsultants

Are you a young person with disabilities? Would you like to tell us about your experience of participating in public life? How can Europe improve things? Help us by filling our survey: forms.office.com/pages/response…

Our Director @sam_signsofhope joined @StarFM to discuss access to IDs for persons with disabilities. A 2013 @NASCOHZW1 study shows 20% have no IDs, excluding many from school, work & healthcare, and exposing them to economic violence. #AfricaHumanRightsDay @table_girls

#HappeningNow Public Hearings on the Climate Change Management Bill being conducted by The Joint Portfolio Committee on Environment, Climate and Wildlife and Thematic Committee on Climate Change @ParliamentZim

@NewsreelZim @PostonSunday1 @NkosiDibiti @communitypodium @MatHumanRights @chitrest2020 @nangozimbabwe @Zim_Media_Com Dear @Zim_Media_Com @InfoMinZW Excessive fees for accessing personal information, like nearly US$100 for a certificate, defeat the purpose of access to information laws. We ask that: - Fees be reviewed and capped, - Public bodies adopt clear policies on access to information.

1/ We really need to talk about the cost of accessing information in Zimbabwe. A whole US$85 to replace a lost/damaged O-Level certificate 😳 — plus $10 if you don’t remember your candidate number? facebook.com/share/p/1CaQ3z… #FOIA #AccessToInformation @Zim_Media_Com

Access to Information can be defined as the right to seek, receive and impart information held by public bodies. This, self-paced, online Course on Access to Information Laws and Policies by @UNESCO explores this. share.google/ivUwo3uz6IgFVD… Enroll Now, Thank us later. #IDUAI2025

Breaking: @WHO has approved the inclusion of broad-spectrum sunscreen in the 24th Edition of the Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) and the 10th Edition of the Model List of Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc). Congratulations to all those who were at the forefront. 👏👏

In our article 3/2025, we reflect on what the decision by WHO to include sunscreen on the Essential Medicine List means for persons with Albinism and why it is timely. linkedin.com/posts/signsofh… #SunscreenSavesLives @liberaldiplomat @mpslswzim @ncdpz @QUAPAZ1 @ParliamentZim

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@RaisedonB @nitefreakdj ulabantwana abangaki? @VusaMkhaya ulabantwana abangaki Ngizomthola kuphela lowo muntu

This is someone I know so I won't make funny comments about him. My advice to him is you do not leave a woman who has given you 7 children. You just don't!!!

@samkebusiness @ParadigmHQ @signsofhopezim @rustmediazw Thanks @samkebusiness ....

@sam_signsofhope @ParadigmHQ @signsofhopezim @rustmediazw Well done Sammy👏

At #DRIF25, both our session & community talk were flagged as highly attended & buzzing. This shows how urgent and critical the digital & info rights of persons with disabilities are in the digital era we now live in. Thank you @ParadigmHQ #DigitalInclusion #DisabilityRights

The only way of addressing disability digital divides 8s through inclusive designs, affordable access solutions and targeted programs and initiatives. Otherwise we continue to curtail their rights and independence. Special thanks to @KICTANet @cipesa @sam_signsofhope at #DRIF25

This month, the spotlight is on women as we celebrate #WomensMonth! @sam_signsofhope is a dedicated civic leader, human rights advocate, and Ubuntu thought leader. Join us in celebrating her passion, leadership, and commitment to equality! #AccelerateAction #Equality #Rights

Thursday Motivation:- #IWD2025 @glanyline @AllianceofCBOs @AfriWomenLead @weleadteam @PhiriVaraidzo @sandyzenda @samkebusiness @sam_signsofhope @DorcasNorupiri @lilomatic @Mimmychacks @PatsakaTrust @WagZimbabwe

#MakeADifference with an Australia Awards Scholarship 🇦🇺! 👉Apply for Masters studies now while applications are still open! oasis.dfat.gov.au Deadline: 30 April 2025, 23:59 AEST. More info on support: australiaawardsafrica.org

#Grateful for this recognition. Thank you @rustmediazw

@rustmediazw Thank you @rustmediazw

Dr Rob Cunliffe from Birdlife Zimbabwe sharing policy proposals on the Draft Environment and Climate Policy at Jameson Hotel. @CanEmbZimbabwe @highlight

Call for Partnerships: Strengthening Climate Resilience in Buhera, Zimbabwe! UNESCO, in partnership with the Government of Zimbabwe and with financial support from the Adaptation Fund, is implementing a US$5 million project to enhance climate resilience through sustainable