Dr Olivette Otele Is The First Black Female Professor Of history In The United Kingdom
Cameroon-born academic Dr Olivette Otele became the first black woman professor of history in the UK, at Bath Spa University. She specialises in collective memory and geopolitics, particularly as related to the colonial histories of Britain and France. It is hard to believe that a place as “advanced” as the United Kingdom has never had […]
‘Build Your Own Brand, Men Won’t Do It’ – Caster Semenya
Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya said women athletes should know their worth and build their brands themselves. “We need to transform ourselves. Men won’t do it – they want to lead. We need to prove them wrong,” Semenya told delegates at the Discovery Leadership Summit held in Sandton on Thursday. Dressed in a tailored pink […]
A Law Isn’t Enough To Stop Domestic Violence
Twenty years after the Domestic Violence Act was passed, intimate partner violence remains a serious problem in South Africa. Victims of domestic violence, the police and shelters face numerous challenges in responding to the crisis. The problem is aggravated by poor parliamentary oversight and difficulties in holding the police accountable for their shortcomings. It is […]
Understanding PISTIS
Faith is coined from the Greek word PISTIS which means persuasion, belief, assurance, fidelity, them that believe. Faith is not a condition but a means, and this means is by God. We were freely justified by grace through faith in Christ Jesus (Romans 3:21-25, 5:1-2, Ephesians 2:8). It is the gospel that gives faith. For […]
Humanitarian Groups Seek Ways To Reduce Attacks On Aid Workers
In Nigeria, Boko Haram militants recently abducted and killed two aid workers. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, civilians threw stones at Ebola health workers, a day after rebels shot and killed two medics with the Congolese army. London-based research group Humanitarian Outcomes says 139 humanitarian aid workers were killed worldwide in 2017, with another […]
South Sudan Film Raises Funds For Isolated Hospital In War Zone
With the unrelenting violence in places such as South Sudan and Somalia, the world seems to have overlooked the people of Sudan’s Nuba Mountains, where for several years President Omar al-Bashir waged war against his own people. A few years ago on a near-daily basis, Russian-made Antonov planes bombed unarmed civilians, injuring and killing them, […]
Heineken Lagos Fashion Week 2018: With Love From The Runway
Every fashion aficionado looked forward to this! All the awesomeness started on Thursday, 25th October 2018. All the fashion brands that made an appearance, hit the runway with top notch art. We had Ladunni Lambo, Kiki Kamanu, Anyango Mpinga, Fruche, Nack, Hephzibah, KikoRomeo, DNA by Iconic Invanity, Maxivive, Ejiro Amos Tafiri, and Kelechi Odu. The Dew […]
U.S Beats Russia To Become Top Oil Producer
The U.S. surpassed Russia in August to claim the title of world’s top oil producer, with the largest year-on-year output increase in its history. Output rose to a record 11.346 million barrels a day, according to a monthly report issued Wednesday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Russia pumped 11.21 million in August, according to […]
He Was Strangled Upon Entering Consulate, Turkey Says
Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled to death as soon as he entered Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul in a premeditated murder, the city’s chief prosecutor said in a statement likely to keep tensions between Ankara and Riyadh elevated. Khashoggi’s body was then dismembered and destroyed in yet another sign his killing was planned in […]
‘Liberia’s Commitment To Gender Parity Remains Unwavering’- Ambassador Kemaya
Liberia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to the United Nations says the country remains unwavering in its practical commitment to achieving gender parity and upholding women’s rights, a dispatch from the mission in New York has said. The debate held on the theme, “Promoting the Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda […]
South Africa Prepares For The National Gender Summit
National government in partnership with various Non-Governmental Organisations will on 1 and 2 November 2018 hold a National Gender Summit, at Saint George’s Hotel and Conference Centre to address challenges faced by women, especially gender-based violence. Gender-based violence encompasses any kind of violence against women and it can be physical, sexual, emotional and psychological. The […]
Women Leadership Key to Addressing To Addressing Work Place Segregation – Jeannette Kagame
First Lady Jeannette Kagame has said that addressing leadership inequalities, mainly through having more women in leadership positions could be critical in addressing corruption. Corruption has hostile effects on women and children, which form the biggest percentage of the Africa’s population, Mrs Kagame said as she made the case for making women defenders of socio-economic […]
The Story Corner : Better Have The Child Now Or Forget It
Who’s home with me today? Have you heard? Or wait, how did you hear it? See, if you hear people saying one president is going to stop them from giving birth in his country, you heard well o. My people, it was in the news, I saw it when he said it o. You know […]
She’s Somewhere In The Middle
Unscientifically speaking, breakups suck. All sorts of complex emotions are involved, often with one or both partners considering their options for quite some time. Now a new study lends some evidence as to why some of those people make the decision to stay, even if they’re unhappy in their relationship. Apparently, they don’t want to upset their […]
The Myths About Womenfidence {Women’s Confidence}
The idea of cultivating confidence sometimes gets a bad rap, because it often implies that we need to “fake it ’til we make it” (and for most of us that doesn’t ring true) or that being confident equals never being nervous again (which is also not true or remotely human). Those are two of the myths we […]