by Teakisi | Feb 26, 2014 | Current Affairs
By Vivienne Amijee Being an African girl is a challenge from the onset of life’s journey. We are born into a society that requires us to prove our worth from time to time. Education, if it comes your way, has to be combined with hard work just to beat the boy...
by Teakisi | Feb 24, 2014 | Culture, Development, Love & Sex
I’m a strong, intelligent and driven young black woman. My career is healthy, the world is my oyster. I’m also a part of the first ever breed of black middle-class South Africans. Our parents worked their way into the middle-class tier. We are an evolution...
by Teakisi | Feb 22, 2014 | Culture, Education, Empowerment
By Maria Dombaxi The greatest thing about having an older sister is the fact that you can talk about everything and anything. In fact, the other day we had a rather interesting conversation. I was telling her how my best friend who is a guy kept on calling me a dude....
by Teakisi | Feb 20, 2014 | Lifestyle
Recently, a very close male friend of mine passed away. Indeed he could have been described as part of my ‘inner circle’ if I did have one. We had a special bond, and a unique relationship. Truth is each of us has a unique type of relationship with everyone in our...
by Teakisi | Feb 19, 2014 | Current Affairs, Development, Education
By Nellie Umutesi-Vigneron I recently attended an event hosted by ThoughtWorks Pan Africa in Atlanta, GA. This was completely random as I am not in the technology field, but my good friend Enyo Kumahor, Regional Director of ThoughtWorks Africa, was the featured...