The SAYWHAT Quiz Challenge’s 6^th edition and the Speak And Solve Initiative (SASI) Debate’s 7^th edition will premiere on TV on August 3rd and 4^th, 2024, respectively. Both events will be broadcast on various TV networks, including Open View, StarSat on Digital Satellite Television (DStv), and the SAYWHAT YouTube platform.

Each of the 2024 editions will consist of 13 episodes, airing on Saturdays and Sundays, respectively.

The SAYWHAT Quiz Challenge, launched in 2019, has evolved into an annual knowledge game focusing on public health and education issues affecting students and youth. The 2024 SAYWHAT Quiz Challenge’s theme is “A Decade of Action: Students Unpacking and Pushing for Global Goals,” aligning with the final decade of the 2030 Agenda as the world aims to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This theme emphasizes the necessity for a comprehensive understanding of regional and international frameworks guiding national commitments contributing to global SDGs.

Similarly, this year’s SASI debate runs under the theme “Opposing views, Same goal: Unleashing innovative solutions for sustainable development”, accentuating the effort to harness young people’s contributions to the commitments made by heads of states to address world challenges bedevilling young people. The competitions serve as platforms for students and youth to contribute to meaningful health and education policy discussions. To promote an understanding of legal proceedings when presenting their arguments, the SASI Debate follows the British Parliamentary debating style.

Both the SAYWHAT quiz challenge and the SASI Debate feature 12 tertiary institutions in Zimbabwe, each represented by 2 members, one male and one female – Bindura University of Science Education, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Great Zimbabwe University, Gwanda State University, Harare Institute of Technology, Lupane State University, Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences, Marondera University of Agricultural Science and Technology, Midlands State University, National University of Science & Technology, University of Zimbabwe and Women’s University in Africa.  

SAYWHAT encourages students, young people, development partners, civil society organizations, policy makers, the private sector and the community at large to view these episodes, as they were carefully designed to share information that addresses current issues such as climate change, quality education, and health and wellbeing implementation all within the context of public health. The competitions also provide valuable knowledge for people of all ages and offer critical information for everyone to participate in advocating for social justice and development.