The Funding Space Event Explores Opportunities For Women
It was a special time for women entrepreneurs, social activists, Non-governmental organizations, social entrepreneurs and creatives as they were all under one roof and were informed, educated and networked with potential financiers. This event was organized by Afrigrant Institution, an organization that deals with the monetary aspect of ideas. They are known as the grantors […]
Keeping Namibian Girls In School
No Namibian girl-child should stay away from school because of the lack of sanitary necessities. This is the spirit in which employees of Standard Bank’s northern branches and agencies recently donated toiletries and a number of sanitary items to over 300 disadvantaged schoolgirls at Oshikunde Combined School in the Okongo Constituency of Ohangwena Region. The […]
Gombe NAWOJ Trains 60 Women In Cancer Detection
The Gombe State chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has organised the training of 60 women from the media and other groups in self examination of the breast with the aim of detecting the early sign of cancer to forestall the adverse effect of the decrease. Dr Yusuf Abdullahi, a Histopathology Consultant […]
Katswe Sistahood Calls For Arrest Of Paedophiles
FIFTY-FOUR girls have now been rescued from sexual exploitation for survival and placed into statutory care following the recent prominent exposé of underage commercial sex work in Epworth, Hopley and Caledonia by Katswe Sistahood. The sexual and reproductive health and rights advocacy group is calling on the government to swoop in and arrest the paedophiles […]
Ways To Kickstart Your Motivation Beginning Today
Raise your hand if you are motivated all the time? Wish it was so. But not realistic, right? The biggest challenge we face as small business owner’s is staying motivated, interested, on track and engaged, especially when we go through dry patches, interruptions and change. These cycles are a normal part of the human experience. We simply are […]
Fresh FGM Concerns Raised
Tanzania is among the nations that outlawed the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) for girls below the age of 18. It was a good idea and has saved thou-sands of young girls from suffering health and psychological effects of the practice. Some tribes, however, still cannot let go of the tradition, which has claimed the lives […]
Police Seek Army Intervention In Wakiso Women Murders
After failing to stop women murders in Wakiso District, police have sought the intervention of the army to hunt killers in Katabi Town Council in Entebbe and Nansana Municipality. A police source told Sunday Monitor that the decision to involve the army was reached during a two-day closed door meeting between the Inspector General of […]
NASS Gets 2018 Budget Early October – Presidency
As National Assembly resumes plenary tomorrow after its seven weeks recess, the presidency has concluded plans to present the 2018 budget to a joint session of Senate and House of Representatives very soon. Making this disclosure to The AUTHORITY yesterday, Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly matters, Sen Solomon Ita Enang, said that President Muhammadu Buhari […]
Court Official Suspended For Wearing ‘A Very Short, Tight Dress’
A Ugandan court official has reportedly been suspended for wearing “a very short and tight dress” to work, breaching the country’s strict dress code for public sector workers. In a letter posted on social media, Namuwanga Rosemary was suspended for two weeks after she allegedly turned up at the Permanent Secretary or Secretary to the […]
Want To Win Your Next Negotiation? Ask A Simple Question
“Like going to the dentist.” That is the metaphor some women used to describe negotiating in a survey conducted by Linda Babcock, co-author of Women Don’t Ask. By contrast, men used metaphors like “winning a ballgame” to describe negotiation. If you fail to negotiate, studies show that over time you can leave as much as half a million […]
Rant Of The Day – This Credit Thing
Welcome to the rant column. I don’t know if I should call this robbery or fraud. There is something I have noticed among some telecommunication companies and sincerely, it’s annoying! You will recharge a good amount of money on your phone, and your network provider will send you a bonus that you didn’t request for […]
IPhone Disappointment Hammers Suppliers, Fuels Taiwan Outflows
Apple Inc.’s latest products are getting a thumbs down, at least by investors in the company’s Asian suppliers. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., which assembles the iPhone and other Apple devices, has fallen 10 percent in Taipei since Apple unveiled its collection of new gadgets for the holidays this month. Other suppliers across the region, […]
Women At Risk Of HIV From Bacterial Infection
Women with a history of vaginal bacterial infections have a higher chance of contracting and transmitting HIV, a study has shown. The findings also indicate that there are more and more Kenyan women with these types of ailments. Medically known as bacterial vaginosis, it is a common sexually transmitted disease that occurs when different types […]
KZN Cop Commits Suicide After Shooting, Wounding Wife
A policeman has shot and killed himself and left his wife injured following a domestic dispute in Chetty’s Hill in Tongaat, Kwazulu-Natal, Reaction Unit SA said on Sunday. The husband apparently went to see his wife who prepares meals at a mission next to a church in the area on Sunday morning, Reaction Unit SA […]
LASEMA Assures Residents Of Quick Response To Emergency In Apapa
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has assured residents that it is exploring various ways at ensuring quick and adequate response to emergency in Apapa. An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or environment. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening of the situation. The […]