Empowerment
Mind Your Own Business!
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 […]
Health
Current Affairs
The Turmoil That Is Killing Silently
It’s been talked about over and over again but the solution is never found. The reason being, I believe the whole situation is controlled by the mind. Our minds are very powerful and have a […]
Health
Mental Health and The Workplace
Mental Health is a difficult topic to bring up in the workplace. I have found that in my country of Zimbabwe, in the African context, many people associate having a mental health disorder with witchcraft […]
Culture
We Are Turning One!
By Amandla Karungi It has been almost one year since I gave birth, and I remember many firsts I have experienced since then. I can say for certain that the biggest change has been clarity […]
Culture
SARAFINA (The Weaker Sex)
By Amandla Karungi “Sarafinaaaa! Don’t break our bed! Sarafinaaa! Leave our bed alone. Sarafina, you are going to pay for our bed!” squealed the mid-wife. I was gnashing my teeth in the opposite room as […]
Empowerment
We Are Home, Now What?
By Amandla Karungi In some African cultures, if not most, a first time mother is always flanked on both sides by an army of women during labour, delivery and after birth… Well, most of them […]
Empowerment
Hit by Motherhood
At the tender age of 35, and after more than 10 years of career building, relative financial independence and my life revolving around myself, I was blessed with twin boys. I am unable to clearly […]
Health
Do You Love You?
The bible teaches us to die to self and to lay down our lives for others, so every time someone mentioned the word self-care or self-love, I would cringe because I thought they are promoting […]
Food
Yummy Apple, Strawberry and Mixed Cheese Salad
By Pholosho Matondolo A new year, a fresh start and lots of New Year’s resolutions. Aren’t we all in the same boat around this time of the year? And I think that one of the […]
Education
It Is a Man’s World
Last month, our newsfeed was flooded with stories of rape allegations against Harvey Weinstein. The actress Alyssa Milano took to twitter using the hashtag ‘MeToo’, encouraging women to share their stories of sexual abuse and […]