Eczema Is An Emotional Burden
Eczema Is Not “Just A Rash” “I’ve been going through a particularly rough flare-up of my eczema for the past several months. I think the biggest misconception about the condition is that it’s ‘just a rash.’ I feel like people don’t take it seriously; even when I look up research on it, most is just targeted […]
Ways To Be A Better Husband
They say love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage, but there’s room for more love in every relationship. If you’re looking to make your wife swoon again, there are a few effortless ways to make her love you more every day .1. Make Every Day A First Date. Chivalry may be all but dead, […]
VP Calls For Economic Ties Among Women In Tanzania
WOMEN in the country and Africa in general have been called on to advance women economic empowerment in unity. The call was made yesterday by Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan when inaugurating the Women Advancing Africa Forum (WAA) in Dar es Salaam, stressing that for decades women and girls had been ‘visibly invisible’ in the society. […]
Energy Minister To Host Women In Energy Dialogue
Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi will today host the Women in Energy Dialogue and the launch of the Women in Energy Awards in KwaZulu-Natal, as part of efforts to encourage women to participate in the energy sector, as well as to recognise their contribution. “The dialogue will focus on the energy gender strategy, sharing of information […]
Allow Women Own Lands – Pan African Parliament
Women legislators of the African continent have decried what they have called the persistent marginalization of women in the control of productive resources. They said that despite being the majority population on the continent who account for 80 of food production in Africa, they continue to be sidelined over ownership of land in the legal, […]
Pre-emptive War With North Korea Would Be ‘Catastrophic’- Susan Rice
Former national security adviser Susan Rice said Thursday the United States should rule out a pre-emptive strike on North Korea, casting President Donald Trump’s “fire and fury” comments as dangerous. “A pre-emptive war, if one were actually thinking of executing that, would be catastrophic,” Rice said on CNN’s “Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.” She said […]
Travis Kalanick Sued By Major Uber Investor
Kalanick is being sued by Benchmark, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that was an early investor in Uber. Benchmark filed a complaint on Thursday; the news was first reported by Axios. Kalanick, who denies the suit’s allegations, stepped aside from his CEO duties in June. Investors including Benchmark urged him to resign following a series of crises […]
Rant Of The Day – All For The Money
Welcome to the rant column I am tired of listening to these young men talk about women and money. Saying all they want is get your money. Please, how much is this money we are talking about? How many women have the time to get into your money and what’s the worth sef? Men that […]
ICW Empowers Women Living With HIV In Malawi
With an aim of empowering women living with HIV and Aids in Malawi, International Community of Women living with HIV (ICW) organized a two day advocacy training on human rights as one way of equipping them with knowledge on their rights. National Coordinator for ICW, Clara Banya told the Malawi News Agency that the training […]
Ethiopian Federation Encouraging Women Entrepreneurs
Ethiopian Women Federation is backing women entrepreneurs to expand job opportunities and play due role in nation’s economic growth. Federation Planning, Monitoring and Report Preparation Expert Genet Seyoum tells The Ethiopian Herald that the federation has been working to support women through facilitating training, finance and creating job opportunity. Various training programs have been given […]
No Amount Of Love Can Heal An Abusive Man
Women in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday marked Women’s Day by appealing to senior government officials, including President Jacob Zuma, to lead by example. The women, all dressed in black, complained that women abuse and rape had escalated under the Zuma administration. They said he should not be allowed to address women’s gatherings because he was […]
Facebook Makes New Bid For TV Viewers
Facebook has made its biggest move to compete in the television market by expanding its video offerings with programming ranging from professional women’s basketball to a safari show and a parenting programme. Media reports hinted Thursday that the redesigned product, called “Watch”, will be available initially to a limited group in the United States on […]
Water And Sanitation Are Special Needs For Women And Girls
Women and girls are frequently subjected to unacceptable risks of violence, including sexual, while accessing water and sanitation facilities. Understanding the special needs of women and girls is essential in the selection and design of providing water and sanitation facilities and programmes to minimise the risks from violence and allow women and girls to access […]
Harnessing The Potential Of Women In Northern Nigeria
In what later turned out as a strategic plan to score cheap political points, Mr. Ahmed Yerima, early in the life of the current political dispensation, imposed Islamic law, known as Shari’a, in little known and impoverished Zamfara State. His action was to have reverberating effects during and long after he left office and became […]
Nuclear Threat: UK, US Team Up Against N’ Korea
The United Kingdom says it support the warning by President Donald Trump to return “fire and fury” against North Korea if it continued to threaten the U.S. with nuclear attacks. Amb. Matthew Rycroft, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, told UN Correspondents on Wednesday after a meeting of the Security Council that both countries were […]