The role of Wikipedia in amplifying African voices
Welcome to todayÔÇÖs episode of African Discovery, where we explore the innovations, voices, and knowledge systems shaping the continent and the world. Our guest is Bobby Shabangu, the President of Wikimedia South Africa and a leading advocate for decolonising knowledge through Wikipedia. Bobby has been at the forefront of transforming how Africa documents and shares its stories, especially by finding ways to reference and publish oral knowledge that has long been passed down across generations, but too often left out of written archives. Today, weÔÇÖll talk about what it means to decolonise our knowledge systems, the role of Wikipedia in amplifying African voices, and how the future of digital knowledge might finally reflect the richness of African realities.
About This Episode
Welcome to todayÔÇÖs episode of African Discovery, where we explore the innovations, voices, and knowledge systems shaping the continent and the world. Our guest is Bobby Shabangu, the President of Wikimedia South Africa and a leading advocate for decolonising knowledge through Wikipedia.
Bobby has been at the forefront of transforming how Africa documents and shares its stories, especially by finding ways to reference and publish oral knowledge that has long been passed down across generations, but too often left out of written archives. Today, weÔÇÖll talk about what it means to decolonise our knowledge systems, the role of Wikipedia in amplifying African voices, and how the future of digital knowledge might finally reflect the richness of African realities.