Shaun Matsheza Writer

Our people — Staff member

Shaun Matsheza is a writer and content creator at TNI. He is a communication specialist from Zimbabwe, with extensive experience as a content strategist, editor, producer and trainer in multimedia journalism and creative storytelling. Shaun's passion lies in the link between storytelling and people's perceived ability to effect change in their societies. A lifelong learner and ardent believer in freedom of expression, he strongly subscribes to the creed that: "When people tell their own stories, they become protagonists, people who make things happen."

Shaun has a B.A. in Liberal Arts and an M.A. in Media Culture from Maastricht University in the Netherlands.

Latest work

The Seed Guardians of Southern Africa

Agroecology

Any discussion on policy frameworks that protect the rights to seed, land and food must necessarily acknowledge the role of small-scale  women seed guardians.  Governments must prioritise these and similar initiatives to ensure continued biodiversity and alternatives to corporate-controlled seeds from agribusiness conglomerates.

Blog by

Shaun Matsheza

Publication date: 1 August 2024
Coca Chronicles Issue #3 A Conversation on Coca with Wade Davis
Coca Leaf

Drug Law Reform
Prompted by Bolivia and supported by Colombia, the World Health Organization (WHO) will conduct a critical review of the coca leaf over the next year. This review comes decades after the coca leaf was banned under the UN drug treaties. The WHO’s findings may lead to changes in coca’s classification under UN drug treaties, with a vote likely in 2026. The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Transnational Institute (TNI) closely monitor this review and explore key aspects through the “Coca Chronicles” series.
Podcast by

Wade Davis

Shaun Matsheza
Publication date: 15 July 2024
Breaking Big Pharma and Big Tech, Global Debt and Race Politics, and the End of Borders In Conversation with Arun Kundnani
COVID-19

Debt

Border Wars

Digital Futures
Even a global crisis can provide opportunities for fairer, freer and better ways of organising our world. But too often they can simply become moments to further entrench power, hegemony and undue influence. Unfortunately, as history has demonstrated, global policy making has often shifted in undesirable directions because those in power use crises to push their own interests. 
Podcast by

Arun Kundnani

Shaun Matsheza
Publication date: 26 July 2023