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Can Women Have It All?
My friend has a pet peeve called mediocrity, and he has managed to convince me to join in his club. Well, partially. The dictionary defines mediocre as, "moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance." However, my friend simply defines mediocrity, especially...
The Year of the Yes!
By Marie-Helena Mekolo After a weekly catch up call with a friend of mine, one spent exchanging the usual gossip and highlights of our weeks, we decided that 2017 was going to be the year of “Yes” for us. You see, I believe that we live in a world of routine. A world...
Teakisi Woman: Nkechi First
On this edition of Teakisi Woman, we interview Nkechi First. We talk business, her life and overcoming challenges. Teakisi: Give us some background about Nkechi First? Nkechi: I studied linguistics for my first degree. After graduating from the University, I...
The Night They Were Betrayed
By Laura Walusimbi It was a day like any other. The year was 1986. Sixteen-year-old Pat was listening to music on the family’s little cassette radio. Her favorite song was playing - USA for Africa’s 1985 record of the year “We are the world”. She had written all the...
Get Out Of Your Bubble
By Elma Asio Your father respects your mother. He has never raised his voice or hand against her. You studied at the very best schools from the time you were only learning to speak to the day you got your degrees. You got a job where everyone is respectful of each...
It’s Not Your Breath, It’s Your Words!
By Josephine Amoako One of the most embarrassing situations one can find himself in is to be shunned in public because of bad breath or body odor. Sometimes it is so bad that you find yourself wondering, doesn’t he or she have friends or relatives to bring it to their...
Tribal Differences
Jude was nervous. He was going to see Sara’s parents for the first time. He wished this was something he could avoid, but he knew it was a necessity. Of course he understood the concept and importance of meeting the parents, no matter how much he would rather do...
Cynthia Butare: Hard Work Pays Off
Does hard work pay off? Cynthia Butare lived in Geneva until the end of high school and pursued her studies in the UK; first in Digital Communication and then with a master’s in Documentary making. Cynthia moved to Rwanda two years ago, initially to gather further...
Take Ten with Amandla Karungi
1. Who is Amandla Karungi? Amanda Karungi holds a LLB (LAW) degree from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. She is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society. She is a Legal Associate at Birungyi, Barata & Associates and is currently pursuing...