A Living Legacy · MMXXVI
Strive Masiyiwa
Architect of a digital continent. Defender of constitutional truth. Steward of a faith worked out at the bench, not declared from a stage.
Dedication
For the engineer who refused a small no in 1993, and built, in its place, a continent's right to speak. Set in type, in his honour.
From a Zimbabwean who grew up dialling on a network you fought for. A small thank you, made carefully, in code and in type.
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Kilometres of African fibre
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Children supported by Higherlife
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Years in the constitutional court
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Chapters in this volume
The Chapters
A life in eight chapters
Foundations and exile
From a copperbelt childhood to an electrical engineering degree in Wales, the forming of a global mind.
Read chapter 1The constitutional battle
A landmark case that broke the state telecoms monopoly and rewrote what private enterprise could mean in Africa.
Explore case historyBuilding Econet
The patient construction of a telecommunications group across the African frontier, and the launch of EcoCash.
Read chapter 3Cassava and Liquid
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Africa Data Centres and Cassava AI now form the digital nervous system of a continent.
Read chapter 4Higherlife Foundation
Co-founded with Tsitsi Masiyiwa, Higherlife has supported hundreds of thousands of children across Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Burundi.
Read chapter 5Faith and stewardship
Faith is not an addendum to the Masiyiwa story. It is the spine.
Read chapter 6Global leadership
From the Rockefeller Foundation to the African Union, from Netflix to National Geographic, a steady record of service at the global table.
Read chapter 7Legacy
The Masiyiwa legacy is not a building or a fortune. It is a set of decisions other people now feel free to make.
Read chapter 8A principle
The most powerful force against corruption begins with one person saying no.Strive Masiyiwa
The moral compass
Three principles that did not change with the weather
Faith
A Christianity carried into the boardroom and the courtroom. The cornerstone of his resilience during the long fight for Econet.
Integrity
A standing refusal to pay bribes, even at the cost of contracts and time. Good business and good conscience as the same business.
Stewardship
A belief that wealth is a tool. The point is what gets built with it. Schools, scholarships, fibre, vaccines, dignified work.
In closing
Thank you, Dr Masiyiwa. For the work, the example, and the long patience.
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