Breaking The Myth And Giving Life – By Switly’s Signature
What is your perception about the world most simple things that presents itself sometimes as difficult? Perhaps, you think you know somethings but all you really know are the myths of these things. Some people for instance, think that when you see a man convulsing, don’t help just walk away or else you will get […]
Family Planning Side Effects Still A Challenge
Family planning in Uganda still has a big challenge of causing side effects to women who embrace them, such as headaches, dizziness, over-bleeding, missing periods temporarily, and weight gain or loss. “Family planning must be explained to people since in its methods they mainly use drugs and most drugs cause side effects where people react […]
FGM Victim And Ebola Orphan Re-Surfaces
Months before Ebola hit Liberia, Blessing was the victim of a kidnapping by a Sande Bush and her story … spread across the nation like wildfire until she was finally released from the grips of the hidden and secret society. Blessing spent weeks having to go through what secretly happens behind the enclosure of banana […]
R2K Supports Call To Protect Women’s Boat To Gaza
The Right2Know Campaign has joined the call from civil society for the presidency of South Africa to intervene in the Israeli threat to attack the Women’s Boat to Gaza. The Palestinian Information Centre reported information from the Israeli daily Maariy stating that Israeli naval forces had been instructed to intercept the boat and arrest the […]
How To Keep Your Temper In Check
It’s just a fact of life that sometimes you’re going to get angry. But if your anger is excessive, you may require anger therapy to help keep your emotions in check. How do you know whether your anger is over the top and if anger management might be helpful to you? “I would say that […]
The Baby Blues
Up to 20 percent of new mothers may experience postpartum depression in the months after giving birth. Postpartum depression is a serious mental health condition that can occur in the weeks and months following the birth of a child. The condition usually occurs in mothers, but it’s also been documented in fathers of newborns. The […]
Breaking The Myths And Giving Life – By Switly’s Signature
What is your perception about the world most simple things that presents itself sometimes as difficult? Perhaps, you think you know somethings but all you really know are the myths of these things. Some people for instance, think that when you see a man convulsing, don’t help just walk away or else you will get […]
16-Year-Old Sanghavi Wants to Change Her Country’s Perception About Rwanda
16-year-old Neeysa Sanghavi from Mumbai, India, recently came to Rwanda for a four day trip, but not for a mere visit or tour but to conduct a pilot study about Rwanda’s history and hopefully, change her country’s perception about Rwanda. Women Today’s Sharon Kantengwa spoke to the student from Singapore International School about her project […]
Girls’ Football Match to Boost Campaign Against FGM
Musoma Queens celebrate after beating Tarime Queens in a special anti- FGM match organised by Plan International, in collaboration with Children’s Dignity Forum. Musoma team was awarded 200,000/- while Tarime walked home with 100,000. TRADITIONALLY, the seasonal initiation ceremony is around the corner. This is the time when Kuria parents and guardians prepare their girls […]
Deputy Minister Tokozile Xasa On Measures To Uplift Women In Tourism
Women empowerment and issues pertaining to entrepreneurial development on the African continent featured highly on the agenda at the round table discussion hosted by Deputy Minister, Tokozile Xasa, on the eve of the official opening of the 2016 Women in Tourism Conference in Pretoria. The session afforded African dignitaries and key tourism industry players an […]
Nigeria Drops To 127th Place On WEF’s Global Competitiveness Index
Nigeria has dropped three places to the 127th position on the latest World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) for 2016-2017, out of 138 countries surveyed. The country was previously ranked 124th on the index. At 127th position, Nigeria only performed better than Madagascar, Yemen, Venezuela, Congo DR, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Mozambique, Chad, […]
Namibia: Man Arrested for Beating Suiderhof Woman
A Windhoek man returned home drunk and manhandled his girlfriend by hitting her on the head several times in Suiderhof on Wednesday morning. City Police community and public relations superintendent Hileni Wilhelm said a case of domestic violence has been opened against Marco Bergman, who has since been arrested. In an unrelated matter, two French […]
Gunmen Abduct APC Chieftain In Rivers
Gunmen have abducted a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Mr. Nnamdi Abbah. This came less than 24 hours after another chieftain of the party, Mr. Boris Neenwi, was killed in Tai Local Government Area of the state. Meanwhile, Senator Magnus Abe has condemned the alleged murder of his supporter, Boris […]
Kenya: Aims to Honour Gebrselassie With Lifetime Achievement Award
The Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) will present Haile Gebrselassie with the AIMS lifetime achievement award at the AIMS Best Marathon Runner (BMR) awards dinner reception in Athens on 11 November. Gebrselassie’s career will be recognised on behalf of the AIMS members who represent more than 410 of the world’s leading races […]
Hoodlums Invade LASTMA Office To Free Impounded Vehicle
There was pandemonium, yesterday, in Iponri area of Lagos, when hoodlums tried to forcefully free a commercial bus impounded by some officials of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, for allegedly violating traffic rules. Five of the officials and a bus driver were reportedly injured in the incident, which occurred at 8.30a.m. Problem, it was […]