By Miracle Nwankwo
On what was going to be a fateful day in his life, Shali, a Namibian who became blind after a poisonous snake spat into his eyes, sat on his hospital bed as he anticipated the miracle that was to happen to him having undergone a successful eye surgery performed on him by a miracle doctor.
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist.
Samia Suluhu Hassan is the woman set to become Tanzania’s next president. She will become the first female president of the East African Nation, Africa’s only current female political head of government – the Ethiopian presidency is a largely ceremonial role – and joins the shortlist of women on the continent who have made it to the top.
By Kembet Bolton
Most businesswomen in Africa are stuck at the “micro” level, limited in their expansion quest because they lack credit and new technologies. However, Africa’s women are defying all odds as they contend with cultural issues, harsh investment climate and fears to build successful enterprises.
By Miracle Nwankwo
The month of March is designated women’s month, it is the month set aside to honour the existence of women and their effortless contributions to the human race.
The sum of N1.9 billion ($5million) has been released for the Creative Equity Fund, which will cater for programmes that will nurture, develop and uplift women in entertainment.
New Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe has promised to grow the women’s game in Africa.
