ZIMBABWE / ENTERPRISE / PUBLIC LIFE
The world knows the name.
There is a life behind it.
THE ENTREPRENEUR / THE PUBLIC FIGURE / THE AUTHOR
Build something.
Then ask what it is for.
Enterprise brought Shacky Timburwa into the conversation. Public life widened the questions. Founder of Energy Plus and a Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 honouree in 2021, he brings the language of building into a broader discussion about leadership.
As Member of Parliament for Chegutu West, his work now sits where private ambition meets public responsibility. The Wisdom State belongs to that continuing conversation.
BEFORE THE TITLES / THE PEOPLE
The ones who
knew him first.
In a reflection on childhood cousins, Shacky writes about the people who knew his name before the titles, and his dreams before the achievements. His photographs make room for that older kind of belonging.
“They knew our names before our titles, our dreams before our achievements.”Shacky Timburwa · authorised Instagram caption, 13 October
OFF THE CLOCK / ON THE GREEN
A different
kind of drive.
A quiet fairway. The evening light. A moment that belongs to the person, rather than the programme.
A LIFE WITH REACH
At home
in wider company.
Public engagements, conversation, family and the outdoors share this portrait. In one of his own reflections, Shacky speaks of an assignment that reaches beyond geography. The private moments give that public ambition a human scale.
SHACKY TIMBURWA / REMEMBRANCE, IN MOTION
A memory.
A tree.
A living legacy.
At Mwalimu Julius Nyerere’s resting place, Shacky takes part in an act of remembrance. In his account of the visit, the gesture connects yesterday’s struggle with the hopes of another generation.
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THE EARLY WORK
Energy.
Industry.
Possibility.
His 2021 Exeleon profile follows the creation of Energy Plus, with its focus on LPG and solar. A portrait of entrepreneurship before the parliamentary chapter.
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THE WISDOM STATE / THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES
In the company
of conviction.
Shacky Timburwa with PLO Lumumba. Two authors at different points in public life, meeting around a shared interest in Africa’s next chapter.
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Captioned photograph presented by Ssali. Shown as a public-life moment.
PUBLIC LIFE / IN CONTEXT
The rooms
around the work.
Enterprise, authorship and public responsibility do not occupy separate worlds. The portrait places Shacky within that wider public life.
IN HIS OWN PUBLIC WORDS
The Zimbabwean dream,
still being written.
In a public reflection, Shacky connects his idea of the Zimbabwean dream with dignity, education, industry and opportunity. Read the original and enter the discussion with the full context.
Read the reflectionSHACKY / IN CONVERSATION
Hear the person
behind the profile.
Shakemore Timburwa, Zimbabwean Entrepreneur In Conversation With Trevor. An original programme from Heart and Soul Broadcasting Services, released in 2023.
Editorial credits & references
Shacky Timburwa · presented by Ssali Media House, in collaboration with the author’s office. Personal photography, film and campaign materials appear by arrangement and with permission.
Parliament of ZimbabweForbes Africa · 2021Production credits & source register