by Teakisi | Jul 6, 2020 | Empowerment, Family, Health, Lifestyle, Thoughts & Reflections
By Chido Chirumuta If anyone asks me one more time, I might just explode or say something rude. People just need to mind their own business! My mama raised me right, so I am sitting here trying to find a polite way to tell people to mind their business. A week after I...
by Teakisi | May 27, 2020 | Culture, Empowerment, Family, Hair & Beauty, Love & Sex
By Stella Damasus “I am pregnant.” These three words are life-changing for everyone involved. It could be good or not so good news but will definitely change lives instantly. All of a sudden, there are thoughts of a new being, new furniture, new room,...
by Teakisi | May 11, 2020 | Entertainment, Family, Short Story
By Chido Chirumuta She was never good enough. She was too fat; too clumsy; too average in school for her mother to take pride in her. When chores were not done to her mother’s liking, she was promptly reprimanded and reminded how no man would want a woman who could...
by Gloria Busingye | May 4, 2020 | Family
“Alright! That’s it! I am having this baby”. I have always loved the idea of a baby. I just didn’t know what carrying my own would feel like. And the day I took that pregnancy test, the last voice I wanted to hear was the one saying it was positive. I was surprised it...
by Yunah Bvumbwe | Mar 23, 2020 | Culture, Family, Love & Sex, Thoughts & Reflections
There might be other issues in the future that some of us are going to need exorcism for in order to comprehend and acknowledge, but I suppose this one doesn’t. Someone once said that “you know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because...
by Teakisi | Mar 2, 2020 | Culture, Family, Thoughts & Reflections, Travel
By Amandla Karungi When I was younger, I was the shy one who always got left out and was never the favourite. Not the crowd favourite, nor the sisters’ favourite, not the Aunt’s favourite or the Grandmother’s favourite. As the second born out of...