Small Business Don’t Have To Be Hard
Workflow and Productivity Tip #1: Define What You Can Control With small businesses, it is important to determine what you can control. This creates a baseline of where production should be. Once this is established, it’s important to determine your biggest ‘XFactor.’ Shiva Rajagopalan is an expert in workflow and productivity as the software platform […]
Kenya: Nominated Women MPs Make It To Parliament
Most women nominated by political parties to the Senate, National Assembly and Ward Representative in 2013, successfully used their positions as a stepping stone to elective politics, in the just concluded General Election. Thirteen of the nominated women have now been elected into positions in the three Houses after a grueling race. Three of them, […]
Suicide Bombers Kill 27, Wound 83 In Borno
A Boko Haram suicide bomber on Tuesday killed at least 27 people and wounded 83 in Borno State, local sources told AFP. A female bomber blew herself up and killed 27 others at a market in the village of Konduga near Maiduguri, the epicentre of the conflict between government forces and the Islamist Boko Haram insurgents, […]
South Africa: ‘No Free Pass for Women Abusers’ – Dlamini
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini says she is unequivocally against any form of abuse of women “Don’t be misled when I say there are those who are worse. I am in no way suggesting that anyone should be given free pass just because they have not killed their victim yet,” she said on Tuesday, at […]
Rant Of The Day – Sharing Your Life’s History
Welcome to the rant column I have noticed that making a call and sharing your life’s history on the bus is more than social menace. There is this one that trends now which is talking to your partner/friend on the bus. Some people get on the bus with a friend and immediately they get on […]
MECs Albert Fritz and Alan Winde Launch Women Empowerment Collaboration
As part of our ongoing commemoration of Women’s Month, the Western Cape Ministers of Social Development (DSD) and Economic Opportunities have launched a joint skills, training and economic opportunity programme called the Women Empowerment Initiative. The Women’s Empowerment Initiative was launched by Minister Albert Fritz and Minster Alan Winde during a joint visit to the […]
Beware : Chicken Imported From Belgium May Be Contaminated By Insecticide
There is strong suspicion that some chicken meat imported into some African countries from Belgium may have been contaminated with the hazardous insecticide fipronil, the general-secretary of the National Association of Egg Traders (NVE), Johan Bosch, said on Monday. News of the egg contamination scandal has been gaining momentum in the European Union following the […]
Political Parties Urged To Fix Laws To Embrace Women In Malawi
Political parties in the country have been urged to revise some of their party constitutions to allow women actively participate in party politics at all levels. Governance, Gender, Justice and Development Centre (GGJDC), District Coordinator for Mchinji, Gerevasio Zulu said this Sunday during the awareness meeting held at the boma. He said it was sad […]
How You Can Use Your Platform To Make A Difference
1. Providing valuable education and knowledge. There are so many benefits of building a personal brand, and the recent surge of social media stars is a prime example of how powerful your own brand can become. There are some social media influencers who have larger followings than some of the most popular actors and entertainers in […]
Talking To yourself Can Ease Your Stress And Help You Manage Your Emotions.
In the first experiment, participants were presented neutral and disturbing images, and asked to share their feelings in first and third person. By measuring a participant’s neural activity while they shared their reactions, researchers found that people who used their name rather than “I” were less reactive to disturbing images and showed more control over […]
Best Ways To Motivate Your Sales Team
How to Motivate a Sales Team To keep your sales team operating at their best, you need to motivate them. There are several different methods you can turn to — here are 20 of the top ones. Build Team Trust First and foremost, you need to have your team’s trust if you want any request […]
First Northern Female Aeronautic Engineer Bags First Class in UK
A Nigerian student of northern extraction, Ms. Hauwa Umar Usman has bagged a First Class (Honours) degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Brighton in United Kingdom (UK). Hauwa Usman is the first Northern lady to have studied Aeronautical Engineering, making her among the very few females in Nigeria to study such a discipline. […]
OFFICIAL: Asuu Commences Indefinite Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commenced an indefinite strike across the nation, beginning Sunday August 13th, 2017. According to ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi, the lecturers took the decision to declare the strike after deliberations at its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the University of Abuja during the weekend In a […]
Sudan: VP Lauds Cooperation Between Savings Bank, Working Women Association
The Vice President of the Republic, Hassabo Mohamed Abdul-Rahman, has lauded the Working Women Association for its fulfillment to all its obligations to develop its members, and payment of the bank financing provided by Saving and Social Development Bank. During his address, yesterday, the opening sitting of the 4 th conference of the Working Women […]
Kenya: Jubilee Female Politicians Bag More Top Seats
Jubilee Party has the highest number of women who have been elected to top key political seats in Tuesday’s General Election. Of the three women who have made history as the first elected governors, two seats went to Jubilee in outgoing deputy national Assembly Speaker Joyce Laboso who won the Bomet governorship and her Kirinyaga […]