A study of how power operates, how incentives shape behaviour, and why systems produce the outcomes they do. <br/><br/><a href="https://tsepotebogomatsimane.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">tsepotebogomatsimane.substack.com</a>
Notes on Power by Tsepo Tebogo Matsimane
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A study of how power operates, how incentives shape behaviour, and why systems produce the outcomes they do. <br/><br/><a href="https://tsepotebogomatsimane.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">tsepotebogomatsimane.substack.com</a>
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April 10, 2026
They Called It Aid. We Call It What It Is.
<p>Before Zambia had a functioning public health system, it had an IMF loan. Before Ghana’s oil wealth reached its people, it had a structural adjustment programme. Before Burkina Faso’s Thomas Sankara could finish building schools and planting trees, he had refused the conditions, and was assassinated.</p><p>This is not a coincidence. It is a pattern. And once you see it, you cannot unsee it.</p><p>In this episode of Notes On Power, we go deep into the machinery of how international financial institutions the IMF and the World Bank became instruments of geopolitical control over African nations. We study structural adjustment programmes: what they actually demanded, who they actually served, and what they actually did to the people living inside the numbers.</p><p><strong>This episode answers four questions:</strong></p><p>What are structural adjustment programmes and what did they do to African nations? How is debt used to extract political compliance from African governments? What does the repeating pattern in Zambia and Ghana reveal about the system’s design? And what would genuine economic sovereignty for African nations actually look like?</p><p>This is not an episode about blame. It is an episode about architecture. Systems do not produce outcomes by accident. Understanding how they were designed is the first act of power.</p><p>The Power Bible, the free Power Glossary, and our full digital library are available at https://selar.com/m/NotesOnPowerByTTM , including free resources you can access and share today.</p><p>Unchained. Unafraid. Unmistakable. <strong>notesonpower.netlify.app</strong></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://tsepotebogomatsimane.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">tsepotebogomatsimane.substack.com</a>
March 1, 2026
Middle East War 2026: US Israel Strike on Iran, Khamenei Killed, What Happens Next?
<p>In this episode of Notes on Power, we unpack the reported US and Israel military strikes on Iran, the alleged killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Iran’s retaliation across the Gulf. Drawing from multiple international news sources and starting from a place of uncertainty, this episode breaks down what is confirmed, what is unclear, and what could happen next. From the Strait of Hormuz to global oil markets and great power positioning, we explore whether this is a regional escalation or the early stages of something much bigger. Stay informed. Stay skeptical. Stay awake.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://tsepotebogomatsimane.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">tsepotebogomatsimane.substack.com</a>
February 26, 2026
The Ceiling Has Architects
<p>You did everything right. The degree. The job. The early mornings and late nights. And somehow, you’re still watching someone else make the decisions.</p><p>This episode is not about what you’re doing wrong. It’s about what the structure is doing, deliberately, consistently, and at real cost to a specific group of people.</p><p>Tsepo T Matsimane breaks down four mechanisms that keep power concentrated in corporate Africa: seniority culture masquerading as wisdom, mentorship substituting for sponsorship, readiness criteria that shifts every time you get close, and the habit of diagnosing structural problems as personal failures.</p><p>The ceiling above you is real. The frustration is valid. And neither of those things is an accident.</p><p>The ceiling has architects.</p><p>Power is not a mystery. It is a subject — and most people were never taught it.</p><p>Notes On Power is a movement for those who want to understand how the world actually works: the architecture of power, the politics of economics, the philosophy beneath policy, and the human nature that drives all of it.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://tsepotebogomatsimane.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">tsepotebogomatsimane.substack.com</a>
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