Don’t Let Your Age Bother You
There’s a notion in the professional world — especially in Silicon Valley — that once you’re in your 40s or older, age becomes something to hide. For women, unfortunately, this is business as usual. As a woman, and a business leader in Silicon Valley, I’d like to challenge the concept that growing older means somehow […]
City Constructs Model Village For Vulnerable Families
At least 132 vulnerable families and those from high risk zones in Nyarugenge district in Kigali sector will soon be resettled in aRwf 1 billion model village as part of the social housing project. According to the mayor of Nyarugenge District, KayisimeNzaramba, activities are expected to be completed by the end of this year under […]
IGF Seeks Women Participation In Internet Governance For Development
Mrs. Mary Uduma, the chairperson, Internet Governance Forum (IGF) says active participation of women in the internet process is key to the development of any nation. Uduma made this known in Abuja at the first Women Internet Governance Forum in Nigeria organised by the Centre for Information and Technology Development (CITAD). The programme is supported […]
Kaduna Govt. Declares Free Education For Girls
Kaduna State commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Malam Ja’afaru Sani, has announced the state government’s full implementation of free education for female students in the state’s public secondary schools as directed by Governor Nasir El-Rufai. Sani explained that, about 191,445 female students currently in public schools to benefit from the gesture that would cost […]
Speaker Ndugai Bans Women MPs With False Eyelashes, Finger Nails From Entering Parliament
Dodoma — Speaker of Parliament Job Ndugai said on Monday, September 10, 2018 that women Members of Parliament (MPs) with false eyelashes and false finger nails will not be allowed to enter the legislative house. “With the powers vested in me by the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, I now ban all MPs […]
Mojekwu, Awosika, Seek Adoption Of 30% Female Representation On Board of Nigerian Firms’
The Director, Capacity Building, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Chizoba Mojekwu, has stressed the need for financial institutions to shun gender disparity and implement the minimum 30 per cent female representation on the board of companies operating in the country. Similarly, the Chairperson, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Mrs Ibukun Awosika, said for the nation […]
Tragedy Hits South Africa As Bus Crashes, Kills 9 People Including Zimbabweans
Nine Zimbabweans, among them a toddler, were killed yesterday when the bus they were travelling in was involved in an accident along the N1 Highway outside Polokwane City, Limpopo Province in South Africa. It is reported that the victims were passengers in an Inter cape bus that was travelling from Harare to Johannesburg. Limpopo police […]
Governor Okoth Obado To Be Charged With Murder
Migori Governor Okoth Obado will be charged in court with the murder of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno on Monday. His lawyer Cliff Ombeta confirmed the charges yesterday saying the governor would spend the weekend in police custody. DNA REPORT Governor Obado’s arrest yesterday was the culmination of investigations by detectives, who earlier indicated he […]
12 Lipstick Facts You Do Not Know
The lipstick is a very essential part of any makeup kit. You can decide to apply just a face moisturiser on a clear skin and lip colour and you will be good to go. Lipsticks make your face brighter and improves your look tremendously. Lipsticks can hydrate and protect your lips from the sun. There […]
The Mister You Don’t Need
There is a Mister or let me say a man for every woman and that is true but that doesn’t mean you have to jump at every tom, dick and harry just because you don’t know which of them is the man for you. I am going to go all out to spell it out […]
Cooking Together : Women From Different Backgrounds, Race, Stories Share Joy In The Kitchen
If you have been following the media, you must have heard about the ”cooking together” project brought alive by the Duchess of sussex, Meghan Markle. It is interesting to know that women with different stories, backgrounds, race bring their meeting to the kitchen and they share their moments together. The kitchen is the place bond, […]
VP Howard-Taylor Launches Women On Boards Network Liberia
An initiative meant to drive forward the diversity agenda by encouraging and enabling more women to become actively involved in decision-making spaces, including boards across all sectors in Liberia, has been launched in Monrovia. The Women on Boards Network of Liberia (WOBNL), which took over from the Women on Boards Taskforce, was initiated to gather […]
East African Community Finally Inaugurates Gender Policy
THE East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has launched Gender Policy that seeks to usher in an inclusive community, and guarantees equal rights and opportunities for all people in the public. Launching it here at the EAC Headquarters, the EAC Gender Policy has been developed to provide guidance on how to institutionalise gender strategies in the […]
Anti-Trafficking Agency Sacks Six Staff For Demanding Sex, Bribes From Suspects
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it has sacked six of its officers for corruption and official misconduct. NAPTIP’s head of press and public relations unit, Stella Nezan, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Mrs Nezan explained that the offences committed by the officers included arranging […]
Unsafe Abortions Kill Women Daily
Kenya is in the grip of a national health crisis as millions of shillings are spent reducing complications from unsafe abortions. A study by the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) between 2012 and 2016 found that Kenya used more than Sh500 million tackling unsafe abortion cases. The […]