Are Calories the Enemy?
By Kembet Bolton
I have been watching my weight for as long as I can remember. I can not think of a time when I wasn’t trying to lose weight. My quest for losing weight and being tiny has seen me battling with different eating disorders, which has never yielded the result I longed for. I have tried different fad diets, will lose a few kilograms and will gain them back as faster than it took me to lose.
Dyson Corrale: Straightener Reducing Hair Damage by Half
By Walcott Aganu It is often said that most time we get the hair damage we deserve. We all know that flattening hair with…
The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them
“The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not…
New Zealand Legalize Paid Leave after a Miscarriage or Stillborn Experience
Working mothers and their partners will be allowed to take paid bereavement leave after suffering a miscarriage or stillbirth in New Zealand.
Ethiopia: President Sahle-Worke Launches 50 Million African Women Speak Platform
Ethiopian President Her Excellency Sahle-Worke Zewde has launched the 50 Million African Women Speak (50MAWSP) platform in Addis Ababa with a call on the…
Namibia Lifts Tax on Sanitary Products
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President Samia Suluhu: The Journey of an Amazon to Tanzanian Presidency
By Alkali Amana Miriam Defensor Santiago, the renowned Former Judge of the International Criminal Court, once said that ‘research shows that when women are…
Canada, AFDB Provides Gender Lensed Climate Financing
The Canada-African Development Bank Climate Fund (CACF) is aimed at providing concessional loans to climate change-related projects with a strong gender-responsive component. The funds…
World ORT, UNESCO Launches STEM Project for Girls in Ghana
World ORT is leading an innovative training project in Ghana to promote computer courses led by women for young girls.
Liberia: PAYOWI Provides Zero-Interest Loan for Women
The Paramount Young Women Initiative, with support from the Feminist Humanitarian Network, has provided a zero-interest loan for sixty-two (62) women to improve their…
Namibian Vision Specialist: Restoring Eyesight for the Poor
By Miracle Nwankwo On what was going to be a fateful day in his life, Shali, a Namibian who became blind after a poisonous…
Zulu Nation Appoints Queen Mantfombi as Interim Ruler
Following the death of the late Zulu King – Goodwill Zwelithini KabhekuZulu, Queen Mantfombi MaDlamini Zulu will be the interim ruler of the Zulu…
