by Teakisi | May 8, 2013 | Empowerment
More often than we would care to admit, we women are bullied into feeling shame when our spouses cheat on us or abuse us. We are forced to carry the burden and guilt of being a victim of a failed relationship, or even worse, being a victim of sexual abuse, on our...
by Salha Kaitesi | May 6, 2013 | Feature
Seeking a career in the music industry is not easy. Everyone wants to become a singer but not everyone can sing. Music is ‘music’ but it is not the only thing that one needs to make it big. Personal image, stage performance, business success and hard work...
by Teakisi | May 3, 2013 | Feature
Madame Figaro recently published a list of the most powerful women in Africa. Le Figaro is a French daily newspaper and the second-largest national newspaper of France. Madame Figaro is a supplement to the Saturday edition of the daily newspaper Le Figaro,...
by Teakisi | May 3, 2013 | Lifestyle, Love & Sex
A little while ago, I ran into an old friend who I introduced to a new friend and to my surprise my old friend jokingly asked him if he had been ‘friend zoned’ as well. My new friend, replied that yes indeed, he had been friend zoned! They turned to me in unison and...
by Teakisi | May 3, 2013 | Development, Education, Empowerment
On November 25th last year, I first came across the International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women and on Feb 6th I became aware of another event, the International Day of Zero Tolerance against Female Genital Mutilation. That whole week I was inundated...