Culture
Content I Have Been Enjoying
It is no doubt that Covid-19 changed our lives drastically and the way we operate at work; most people have made their living rooms, dining tables, guest rooms, etc their home office. One thing for […]
Women
Empowerment
No Trophy For The ‘Strong Woman’!
Life has been a mix of good and bad times recently, and almost everyone of us has had their fair share. If hard times don’t bring out the best of us, they will bring out […]
Thoughts & Reflections
Bold and Opinionated!
Took long to come up with an article because I was so wallowed in on ideas and I couldn’t pick one that was so personal to me. Here’s one. At the age of 8, I […]
Feature
Everything You Need To Know About SHINE
In 2021, there has to be an even greater push to make sure that African women can access better and accurate information, so that they can maintain their sexual and reproductive health. Beyond having access to […]
Culture
I Don’t Want To Be a Strong Black Woman
By Cynthia Kinyera Every Mother’s day, every Day of the Girl Child, I hear cheers and jubilation for the strong black women of Africa and the diaspora. The strong black woman has become a cultural […]
Culture
The Rape Epidemic in Africa
By Cynthia Kinyera Sometimes I think, we Africans have a talent of focusing on all the wrong things. We’ve built a society that loves sweeping uncomfortable things under the rug, and actively convincing ourselves that […]
Entertainment
Women Who Kill #5: Ava’s Baby
By Felly Oyuga Mummy, I’m feeling cold” Ava rushed to cover her child. It had been raining all afternoon and the pink blanket was not enough. She then tried to pull the plastic sheet over […]
Entertainment
Women Who Kill #4: Why?
By Felly Oyuga She had a boyfriend! She could not stop thinking about how her luck had just turned. Walking down Kimathi Street, she could not walk fast enough to get to the hotel to […]
Entertainment
Women Who Kill #3: Born to Suffer
By Felly Oyuga Life had become unbearable. It was not always this way though. 16 months ago, Cherie thought she was blissfully married. They lived in a decent three bedroom house with her three children […]
Entertainment
Women Who Kill #2: Pink Is The Colour of Greed
By Felly Oyuga Marianne was a beautiful baby. Everyone agreed. So fat and so round was she, that if babies really did bounce, she would have done so perfectly. She was the first child and […]