Is He A Gas Lighter? – Know The Signs And Break Free
Few things are as unsettling as realizing that you’re romantically involved with a gaslighter. These master manipulators lie, deceive, and obfuscate, all in an effort to gain power over you by making you doubt reality. Trying to defend yourself against a gaslighter only makes their strategies more effective. If you express hurt or frustration, gaslighters pivot to phrases like “it’s […]
Sahle-Work Zewde Takes Over Ethiopia
The ascension of Sahle-Work Zewde, a former ambassador and United Nations special representative, to the largely ceremonial role makes her Africa’s only current woman president. It’s the latest change since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in April, promising greater political freedoms and urging exiled opposition groups to take part in multi-party elections. “If […]
Without Safe Houses, Girls Will Be Cut
“Without safe houses, girls will be cut,” said human rights activist Rhobi Samwelly, who runs two safe houses for girls in the Butiama and Serengeti districts of Tanzania’s largely rural Mara region. “During the cutting season, you can’t get protection in the community,” she explained. In parts of Tanzania where female genital mutilation (FGM) is […]
Government Reiterates Support For Gender Based Violence Initiatives
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Bathabile Dlamini, has refuted allegations that government is politicising issues of gender-based violence. The allegation, the Ministry said in a statement, emanates from remarks made by the #TheTotalShutDown movement following a media briefing by the Minister in Port Elizabeth on Monday. Dlamini held a briefing on the sidelines […]
UN Urges Nigeria To Guard Women Participation In Politics
Special rapporteurs and independent human rights experts at the United Nations are urging Nigeria to take immediate steps to remedy deliberate attempts to exclude women candidates from recent party primary elections for seats in state and national legislatures. It comes amidst reports of irregularities in primaries around the country, including reports of party and election […]
Kenya Gets Accolades For Effective Fight Against HIV
Kenya’s HIV prevention strategies are among the best and most workable in Africa, a global forum says. Speaking yesterday at the third International HIV Research for Prevention Conference in Madrid, Spain, various experts gave presentations on the performance of selected countries. Dr Linda Gail Bekker of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation in Cape Town, and […]
The Story Corner : The Queen and Her King
The story has landed and I must say thank you to everyone sending me pleasant messages from here. God bless you. Today’s story has landed again and this time, I saw it online, heard it in the news and some people gave me the gist. So, one very mighty king in one African country, a […]
Madam K : This Counselling Session…
Hello, it’s been a while and I know. I have been busy with my women and I have gone to refuel my tank. Our segment is going to take a new shape and this shape is what you will love. You will learn, you will cry but ultimately you will moved to work, you will […]
Aid And Few Others Killed By Boko Haram
Few aid agencies operate in Nigeria’s volatile Borno State, where a faction of extremist group Boko Haram executed Hauwa Liman, 24, this week. A midwife with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), her killing underscores the dangers faced by humanitarian groups serving civilians in the region. Liman was one of three local aid […]
World Food Programme To Provide D18.5 Million For Daily Meals For Nearly 60,000 Students
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced that it will transfer to participating elementary schools and early childhood development centres an initial amount of more than US$ 370,000 (D 18.5 million) to provide daily meals for up to 60,000 young students. The cash transfers will allow more than 122 selected schools to buy […]
Women Aren’t Given Management Positions At Equal Rates – Sheryl Sandberg
Sheryl Sandberg’s LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company this week released its fourth annual Women in the Workplace study. The report’s aim is to explore how companies are promoting and improving gender diversity. This year the study surveyed 279 companies that employ more than 13 million people about their leadership pipelines and HR practices. Sixty-four-thousand employees were also […]
No More Discriminatory Divorce Laws For Women In Transkei
In what is likely to be seen as a victory for vulnerable women married under the former Transkei regime, the Constitutional Court on Tuesday declared unconstitutional a section of the Divorce Act which prevented women married under the former Transkei Act, out of community of property, from claiming redistribution of assets upon divorce. In a […]
Misconceptions About The Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit is not an object (with pronoun He not it). John 14:26. Holy Spirit is not fire, wind, or water.He only move in these forms. He speaks (Acts13:3) fire,wind or water do not speak, but the Holy Spirit speaks. Holy Spirit is not an author of confusion 1cor 14:33. Holy Spirit can not operate […]
How To Care For Your Natural Nails
Naturally beautiful nails are totally achievable. You don’t have to journey to the salon all the time for beautiful nails. You can get this by simply doing the following; Moisturise Do this by drinking lots of water and also applying lotion or oil onto your cuticles and nails. Moisturize after using a hand wash or […]
The Tale Of Senegal And Adolescent Girls
In October 2017, I traveled to a small village in southern Senegal. I was there to investigate persistent allegations of sexual abuse in secondary schools. There I met 16-year-old Aïssatou, who told me that her teacher had approached her at the beginning of the school year. “He told me, ‘What’s your name? Where are you […]