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Prof C. Hope Sadza: Championing the Cause of Women in Africa

Prof C. Hope Sadza is the Founder and Founding Vice-Chancellor of the Women’s University in Africa. She holds a PhD in Public Administration with the University of Zimbabwe where her research was on “Critical Organisational problems of administering and Managing Social Development in a newly-independent Public Service”: the case of Zimbabwe. She also holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration with the University of Missouri, Columbia and BSc Public Administration with the same University. She also holds a Primary Teachers Diploma with Waddilove Teachers’ College, Marondera in Zimbabwe.

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7 Things to Avoid when Constipating

There are days when we all have to go through the inconvenience of constipation; a situation where it becomes difficult for us to empty our bowels. It is a condition of the bowel in which the feces are dry and hardened and evacuation is difficult and infrequent. Incidentally, women are three times more likely to get blocked up than men. Some doctors speculate it’s because our colons are slightly longer, having more twists and turns and potential roadblocks to our digestive tracts. But while the bloating and abdominal pain associated with a gridlocked gut may be common, the symptoms aren’t something you should simply flush down the drain. Very severe constipation is not only very uncomfortable, but it can also lead to blockage of your colon (obstipation) and you may require more than laxatives in dealing with the situation. Here are some of the things we can avoid in order to…

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When Courage Dispels Fear- Latifa Nabizada

Latifa Nabizada is the daughter of an Afghanistan Islamist from Uzbeks who spent six years in jail after being accused of being a member of the Mujahedeen (Mujahedeen is the term for one engaged in Jihad). Uzbeks is Turkic largest ethnic group in Central Asia. Nabizada and her sister were the first female graduates of the Afghan Air Force Academy. They both wanted to become pilots but many times they were denied admission into the Afghan military school based on medical grounds. But eventually a civilian doctor certified them fit. Prior to that time, when they mentioned their desires of becoming professional pilots to their parent, they were amazed at the big dreams the ladies had. The impossibilities were so high but Nabizada and her sister chose to ignore all of it and they convinced their parent to believe in their dreams. Their father, on seeing their determinations gave them…

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Some Flexible Working Opportunities You Can Consider as a Career Mom

BY: Amanda Ditchik

Often times many mothers wonder how life would be when they have babies. It has been discovered that most 21st century moms want to earn extra income even after childbirth but don’t know where to begin. Today’s mothers are just as passionate about their careers as they are about their kids. The reasons why moms need or want to work can vary, here are just a few:

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Liberia: ‘Women Will Vote Those Who Champion Their Cause’ – Solanke

By Ballah M. Kollie The Executive Director of Community Healthcare, Naomi Solanke, has cautioned that women will only support aspirants who will champion their cause and concerns in their political manifestoes. “If our agenda is not inclusive in terms of what we support at the grassroots levels of women, we are not going to carry you,” she stressed. She sounded the caution at the start of a three-day Feminist Agenda Setting meeting funded by Urgent Action Fund Africa held at a local hotel in Monrovia. Solanke said she expects that after the workshop participants will return to their respective communities and sensitize other women on the matter. According to her, women will continue to push local actors and make them knowledgeable of the need to continuously protect women, even after the presidential tenure of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. “She has played her part and is about to leave; so the…

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China Convicts US Businesswoman for Spying

A Chinese court has convicted American businesswoman Sandy Phan-Gillis for spying and ordered her deportation. Phan-Gillis was sentenced to three and a half years in prison by a court in Nanning, but it is unclear if she will have to serve the time. She was arrested in March 2015 while travelling with a business delegation from Texas through mainland China. She has already spent more than two years in detention and her family has consistently maintained her innocence. Phan-Gillis, who has Chinese origins but was born in Vietnam, was accused of espionage and stealing state secrets, according to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. Her lawyer, Shang Baojun, told the AFP news agency that he expected she would be “deported very soon”, which would mean she would not have to serve the sentence. The 57-year-old business consultant, who lives with her family in Houston, Texas, was in “okay” condition,…

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