South African Firefighters in Canada to assist in Battling Raging Wildfires
It was with excitement and tears of joy as the 301 fire fighters and management members made their way to board flight AirCanada Boeing 777. The crew is expected to fly for over 20 hours before landing at their final destination, Canada where they will be assisting to supress wildfires. We wish them well. “As […]
How Are Women Portrayed in Ethiopian Films?
Film is a category or genre of art that has high impact on society. It is an artistic tool used to entertain, enlighten and inform. And what makes it different from other media is that it highly shapes the society. Films or movies have power to influence, to motivate, to guide, to teach, to change […]
Male Involvement Enhances Female Condom Use
Although female condoms have been in the global market for almost 15 years, the product is still unknown to many women. At the Women Deliver conference in Copenhagen, Demark (16-19 May), Denise Van Dijk, director of global market development at The Female Health Company, called for men to be ambassadors of the female condom as […]
10 Things You Should Know About Women & the World’s Humanitarian Crises
United Nations — The world is currently facing its worst refugee crisis since the Second World War, due to conflicts, persecutions and natural disasters intensified by climate change. And tens of millions still living in their homes or displaced within their own countries are also in critical need of humanitarian services. From 23-24 May, leaders […]
#WD2016:Mission to ensure sexist data replect women’s realities (No woman or girl left behind
Copenhagen — Campaigners are finding more and more holes in official data to track where and which women need help Data, once the domain of geeks, is being put at the centre of women’s rights by campaigners arguing current statistics are sexist and need to have “soul” that reflects women’s real lives. While the 193 […]
World Family Day: Being a Successful Single Parent
Today, it’s common to talk about single-parent family problems and their disadvantages to children. This can lead some single parents to think there is little they can do to have a successful family. That’s not so. Not all children growing up in single-parent families experience negative consequences, just as not all overweight people have heart attacks. […]
World Family Day: 10 Tips to Strengthen Your Family’s Bonds
Happy families have strong family bonds. As the leaders of the family unit, parents have to be responsible for strengthening and protecting these bonds. It doesn’t happen naturally in our hectic day-to-day lives. 10 Ways to Strengthen the Family Bond You can create this firm foundation by committing to these ten essential practices that will […]
FIFA appoints Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura as its first woman secretary general
The FIFA Council has appointed Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura of Senegal as FIFA Secretary General (SG). Ms Samoura is a 21-year veteran of United Nations programmes who is currently the UN’s Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Nigeria. The announcement was made by FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the 66th FIFA Congress in Mexico […]
How the Fashion Industry Could be Africa’s Defining Story
The story behind Africa’s fashion goes beyond the continent’s culture, traditions and intricate patterns of its garments. The next big thing is the potential of fashion to drive Africa’s future and provide solutions to the rising youth unemployment and slow economic growth as a result of falling prices of commodities. The global fashion industry is […]
Advance of Birth Control May Boost Female Smoking
The number of female smokers in developing countries may rise as contraception becomes more widespread, according to a study of smoking habits among a tribe in the Congo. The paper shows that Aka women, although equal to men in the tribe’s social model, smoke less than men. The women said they refrain from smoking because […]
South African Govt Aims to Protect Young Women from Sugar Daddies
Pretoria — The Department of Health is launching a campaign that focuses on protecting girls and young women from the many social ills that affect their health and overall wellbeing. The three-year campaign will address HIV infection and pregnancy, including the phenomenon of sugar daddies, who are commonly referred to as “blessers” in pop lingo. […]
Buhari Demands Unconditional Repatriation of Looted Funds
President Muhammadu Buhari has demanded that identified funds stolen from Nigeria and stashed away in foreign countries be repatriated without delay or preconditions. Buhari was speaking in London Wednesday at the Commonwealth event tagged “Tackling Corruption Together: A Conference for Civil Society, Business and Government Leaders”. He called for the establishment of an international anti-corruption […]
Nigerian Govt Raises Petrol Price to N145
After weeks of speculations, the Federal government on Wednesday removed subsidy from petrol as a way of ending the incessant fuel scarcity. Just as it announced that the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency will release the new price effective from Wednesday as fuel price will be increased from N86 to N145. Briefing State House Correspondents […]
‘Eating Banana With Its Cover’ – Misconceptions About Condoms
Ethiopia is a conservative society, where open discussion about sex is rare, so it comes as no surprise that the younger generation find it hard to talk about condoms. Misrak (28) from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, remembers the first time she heard about condoms was while she was at junior secondary school. Her first reaction was […]
The World Celebrate Bob Marley’s Legacy Today
Thirty five years after the legendary reggae singer Bob Marley passed on, his legacy still lives on, thanks largely to the messages of love and unity that his music espoused. In memory of this outstanding legacy, birthday anniversary celebrations in honour of the reggae legend have been held across the globe every May 11, the […]