South Africa: Woman the Sole Survivor of Horror Crash That Kills 10 Near Middelburg
A woman in the front seat of a minibus-taxi was the sole survivor of a head-on collision with a truck outside of Middelburg, ER24 paramedics said on Sunday. The crash around 21:00 on Saturday killed 10 people in the taxi, said spokesperson Werner Vermaak. When medics arrived on Old Middelburg Road in Mpumalanga, they found […]
Malawi: First Lady Engages Girls On Prevention of Teen Pregnancies
First Lady Gertrude Mutharika on Saturday urged girls to focus on education and avoid teenage pregnancies. Mutharika made the call at an interface meeting with girls and other stakeholders at Ntcheu Secondary School. This meeting comes as one of her assignments in Malawi since she assumed the Presidency of the Organization of African First Ladies […]
Thirteen Escape In Latest Philippine Jailbreak
Thirteen detainees facing drug charges escaped from jail on Sunday, the latest in a series of prison breaks in the Philippines, authorities said. The 13 slipped out of the jail in a police camp in San Fernando city north of Manila before dawn, said Derrick Arnold Carreon, spokesman for the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. […]
Tanzania: Deputy Speaker Calls for Joint War Against Violence On Women
DEPUTY Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr Tulia Ackson has urged the public to join efforts in the battle against violence on women. The Deputy Speaker particularly condemned Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) widely practised against girls because it is contrary to human rights. She said the government had taken various measures to combat such practices. […]
Rant Of The Day – Stop Sticking It Out
I know men are peculiarly different and simple compared to women. They say, they havea less complicated life than the women, well, I think that’s true though. But, there is something that some men do that is far from simplicity but can be termed ‘stupidity’. Their make is different quite alright but that doesn’t give […]
Liberia: NEC Claims Low Women Turnout
The Executive Director of the National Elections Commission or NEC, Mr. Lamin Lighe says “initial reports from a lot of quarters” have suggested a low turnout of women in the ongoing voter registration exercise, while reporting a higher turnout for men. “…And especially we like to call on women; there has been some … what […]
Nigerians Resort To Self-Defence Against Xenophobic Attacks In S/Afric
NIGERIANS resident in South Africa resorted to self-defence yesterday in the face of xenophobic attacks by South Africans, who specifically targeted them in the latest wave of attacks against black immigrants, Saturday Vanguard learnt. It was gathered that plans by South Africans to further attack Nigerians especially those resident in Pretoria and Johannesburg last Thursday, […]
Police To Recruit 10,000 Personnel Annually – Official
The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, says the force will henceforth recruit no fewer than 10,000 personnel annually to enhance its operations. Mr. Idris disclosed this in Sokoto on Friday when he addressed officers of Zone 10 of the force in Sokoto, comprising Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara state commands. He said, “The yearly recruitment will […]
Fake News Meets German Racism
The story, about a mob of Arab men rampaging through the well-heeled streets of Frankfurt and sexually assaulting German women as they went, must have been irresistible — so irresistible that Bild, a popular newspaper, published it early this month with little scrutiny. The problem, as the local police soon found, was that it was […]
Signs That You Are Safe During Your Period
Signs That You are Safe During Your Period. Seeing Blood Clots Clots usually appear during the heaviest part of your flow, and you don’t need to worry about these clots unless they are larger than a quarter, according to WebMD. Getting Your Period Every 21-35days You’ve probably heard 28 days is ‘normal’ for a period, […]
Young Women’s Life Experiences Improve With Full-Time Jobs
Finding decent work can be a life-changing experience. Gallup research shows worldwide, men and women tend to rate their lives and many of their experiences better when they have full-time work. This has important implications for the world’s young people — more than 73 million of whom are looking for jobs — and particularly for […]
How To Measure Your Startup’s Valuation
This post originally appeared on Medium and is part of the Hyde Park Angels Entrepreneurial Education Series, which brings together successful, influential entrepreneurs and investors to teach entrepreneurs everything they need to know about early-stage investment through events, articles, videos and more. As an early-stage entrepreneur, one of the first things you learn is that the […]
Abovewhispers Panache : The Natural Hair World
Natural hair has been the trend for almost two years now. Though, getting inspiration to style the hair, and make some beautiful hair styles have been the issue with those keeping and rocking natural hair. So, to all those worried about their hair styles for the weekend, we have got you covered! Enjoy our catalogue […]
Rising Defilement Cases In Malawi Raise More Questions Than Answers
Rising cases of defilement in the African nation of Malawi begs the question the effectiveness of projects being implemented to address the problem. “My 17 year old daughter was defiled by an unknown assailant some 10 years ago when she was just a little girl and this led to her destruction,” narrates Wezie Shaba mother […]
Women’s Empowerment Meets Male Resistance, Sexual Exploitation In Camps
The camps for displaced people scattered across northeast Nigeria are supposed to provide safety from Boko Haram violence. But for many women the threat is no longer the jihadists: The danger is inside the camps, and stems from the attitudes of men in general. Fatima Mohammed* is the “acting women’s leader” in sprawling Bakassi Camp […]