by Faith Mangwanya | Apr 28, 2021 | Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
Do you pay attention to how you interact with people? Or the different mannerisms that you display when you are around different people? Most people do not give it much thought. However, recently an article surfaced where the current female Tanzanian president Samia...
by Faith Mangwanya | Mar 17, 2021 | Culture, Thoughts & Reflections
It was just after 7 pm when I reached for my phone to check on my WhatsApp messages. I had spoken to Tafie earlier that day, we had promised we would meet for dinner. Three missed calls, my screen flagged. I sighed in frustration as Tafie had attempted to reach me,...
by Faith Mangwanya | Mar 3, 2021 | Development, Education, Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections
When I was about sixteen years of old, I was asked if I would embark on a plane with each and every part of it made and designed by African women – including the pilot and co-pilot. I burst out laughing, “No!”, I exclaimed. “Why would I do such a...
by Faith Mangwanya | Jan 22, 2021 | Current Affairs, Development, Empowerment, Thoughts & Reflections, Uncategorised
As 2020 drew to an end, a cautious hope lingered in the air. Unlike previous years, social media statuses were not awash with new year’s resolutions. Instead, the dreaded #RIP was awash social media statuses as Covid-19 statistics became names of acquaintances...
by Faith Mangwanya | Nov 2, 2020 | Business, Development, Empowerment, Entreprise, Thoughts & Reflections
I remember when I first started my postgraduate studies in nanomaterials, many people asked me how that would be applicable in Africa let alone Zimbabwe. My academic interests were too niche and futuristic that they seemed to be not applicable anywhere on the African...