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First Black Female Chancellor to be Appointed at University of Witwatersrand

The South African University has confirmed that for the first time in its history, the next chancellor will be a black female. This information was made on Monday 25th of June, 2018 after the university made a call for nominations to fill the chancellor vacancy in April 2018. Sequel to the call, Dr. Judy Dlamini, and Dr Anele Mngadi emerged as contestants to replace the former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke‚ whose term ends in November 2018. According to Peter Maher, the Director of Alumni Relations, “Between the two candidates‚ it is certain that one of them will be the next chancellor of the University”. Shirona Patel‚ Head of Communications at the university stated that those who are qualified to participate in the election process include the 160‚000 graduates‚ full-time academic staff‚ and retired academics with 10 consecutive years in service with the university. Furthermore, in the statement of Peter…

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Heroine of the Week

The Face of Activism in the Philippines – the Legacy of Corazon Aquino

Maria Corazon Aquino was the first female Philippines’ President. Originally, she was just a housewife, more interested in caring for her family and supporting her husband, Senator Benigno S. Aquino, in his political pursuit. Nevertheless, when Benigno was assassinated at the Manila Airport on his return from exile by Marcos’ men, she could no longer stay adamant. Soon after the death of her husband, she became the anchor point for the democratic movement in the Philippines and the most sacrosanct personality in People’s Power Revolution (PPR), also known as Yellow Revolution. This movement toppled the twenty-year-old regime of President Ferdinand Marcos. Owing to her resilience, she ended up becoming a leader in so many fronts in her country and was later became the President of Philippine.

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Impact Inspire

Tsitsi Masiyiwa – Going Beyond Common Achievements

Contributing our quotas to making impact in the lives of others, and making a positive mark in the society is very important because it guarantees a better life for so many people across the globe. The impact we make in these lives, engraves us in the hearts of men even when you are not there. Just like the story of the matriarch, late Winnie Mandela, who recently left the world and whose impacts will continue to speak because it benefitted millions of people, there are also other women whose selfless stories have been shared all over the world, even here on the impact inspire category of Amazons Watch. They have been tagged selfless because they chose to go the extra mile for others. They left their comfort zones to enable them impact in the lives of others. One of such women is Tsitsi Masiyiwa, the woman behind one of Africa’s…

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Trio of Strong Women Now At Helm of Affairs at the Nelson Mandela University

Nelson Mandela University (NMU) recently celebrated the inauguration of Professor Sibongile Muthwa as vice-chancellor and Dr. Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi as chancellor. They join NMU chair of the council, former ambassador Nozipho January-Bardill. “I am honoured to form part of this trio of women,” said Fraser-Moleketi at the ceremony. She said NMU was the only university to have three women at its helm, according to the NMU Facebook page. Fraser-Moleketi added that she was “deeply humbled” by the confidence the council and university community had in her. Her acceptance speech paid tribute to many prominent leaders, including the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and ANC veteran Zola Skweyiya, who she said were her former colleagues. The university announced Fraser-Moleketi, a former minister for public service and administration, as its new chancellor last month, effective from April 1. She was awarded an honorary doctorate at the institution last year for her contribution to leadership in…

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5 Trusted Ways Women Can Get into Upper Echelons of Leadership – Olutoyin Oyelade

The journey of leadership began from an era when women were either absent or invisible in leadership positions to this time where a change in the demographic, following various calls for gender diversity, is sweeping through governments and conglomerates across the globe. However, women still face the biggest barrier of getting into higher echelons of private and public sectors. In the same vein, those women who strive to get to that upper chamber of leadership are most times whisked out before the expiration of their tenure.

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