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Africa Is Who We Are
Article written by Likeleli M. Monyamane. In school, they did not teach me to have pride in my continent. They never taught me who I was or what being African meant. Growing up I wanted to speak English with a perfect American twang like the actresses on the Bold and...
Confessions of a Former Hair Abuser
Like almost every other black woman with internet access, I have joined the healthy hair bandwagon. I have always wanted the luscious, long locks that I saw on my classmates' heads in high school and university, but that I could never have. My own hair is very thick,...
Big Brother Africa 2013: Week Two Digest
By Kye Makyeli Another exciting week came to an end that saw the eviction of couple South African Koketso and LK4 from Uganda, which made Uganda the first country to have both its representatives drop out of the race to win $300,000. The second eviction stirred a wave...
Ladies, Don’t ‘Dumb It Down’!
Only last week I had lunch with a very good male friend of mine who’s in a relationship. Almost predictably our conversation switched from Africa, tennis and banking to singleness, marriage and African women. A statement he made ‘I feel for women like you……’ was the...
Zimbabwe’s Finest: Top 40 Hot, Brainy and Influential Women
Zimbabwe is a beautiful country in Southern Africa, which in the past decade has been through a lot of devastating changes, leaving its people broken and uncertain of what tomorrow would bring. But today it is a country that is fighting for change, working hard to...
The S.M.A.R.T Woman
It is hard enough being a woman, let alone being an African woman. But then again, it is being women that makes us a symbol of life and hope that there’s a better tomorrow even when we don’t know where our next meal will come from. A few weeks ago, Africa celebrated...
Pride In African Names
During the weekend I was at a workshop for my new summer job in catering. As we were being groomed on etiquette and hospitality, we were reminded to always introduce ourselves to our table. This is to make it easier for the table members you are serving to remember...
Don’t Hate, Beat The Player
A man will always have a wife, mistress and a girlfriend. Life is tough already without us having to wonder where the new “boo thang” is, every time we don’t spend the night together or chasing away every man who comes our way because the last one was a dog. I am no...
Once Learned Always Known
When I was younger, I lived a cushioned life, and being the only girl I was a little on the spoilt side. I had everyone in the family wrapped around my little finger (except for my mum of course- she saw right through me) and I could have gotten away with murder if I...