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Sisterhood Of The Travelling Kabudula: Malawian Women’s Pant Revolt
It seems like there have been lingering gusts of wind from the “Arab Spring” in sub Saharan Africa. When Malawian women recently took the streets to defend their right to wear pants, miniskirts and short dresses, they were exercising their rights to be liberated from the shackles of Malawian patriarchy. It seemed inconceivable that almost [...]
The African vs critical thinking
What is critical thinking? From Wikipedia its the process of thinking that questions assumptions. Growing up in a tradition African setting most of the time you were never allowed to question from beliefs to traditions to culture.However when i joined university ,i was given the opportunity to question and share my opinion that i was afraid to do in my [...]
Space has been conquered, what about child hunger?
A picture of a starving child being stalked by a vulture made headline news all over the world in the early 90s. I couldn’t have been old enough to know how to cross a busy street let alone solve simple maths problems like 5 minus 8, probably responding “it can’t,” along with a puzzled [...]
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Space has been conquered, what about child hunger?
A picture of a starving child being stalked by a vulture made headline news all over the world in the early 90s. I couldn’t have been old enough to know how to cross a busy street let alone solve simple maths problems like 5 minus 8, probably responding “it can’t,” along with a puzzled [...]
moWoza-Mobile running for migrants
“moWoza”, a startup founded by South African Suzana Moreira, draws inspiration from Ceuta, North Africa, where one can witness the hardships of the ladies who carry goods from Ceuta to Morocco. They are referred to as the ‘Ceuta Mules’ because they carry up to 80kg of goods on their back. They can’t stand upright from the weight; some manage [...]
A Look Back at Africa in 2011
2011 was an eventful year for the continent of Africa, not least because of the wave of protest movements that was launched in Tunisia and then spread all over the world in various forms. Below is a roundup of some wonderful happenings on the African continent that you may have missed. NORTHERN AFRICA Algeria [...]
Villages in Action – an unusual conversation on development
Are you interested in the development of Africa? Do you ever wonder what the recipients of Development programmes think about development? Are you curious about what Africans are doing to develop the continent? Then sit back as we take on on a journey in Masindi NW Uganda If you have come this far and want [...]
Ghana gets tougher on Climate Change
Ghana as a nation has taken various steps towards mitigating the effects of Climate Change. In the past couple of weeks, various activities and achievements have drawn the West African nation closer to the awareness of Climate Change. On the 17th and 18th of November this year, SpotOne Global Solutions Group in collaboration with various [...]
Fitting tribute to Wangari Maathai at COP17: Now to take her vision forward
Just had an inspiring day. The kind that makes you want to go out there and do something significant. Sign your name to a large portion of the earth, to remain there for eternity. I sat through a session that did just that for me today. The Forest Day 5 at COP17 in Durban [...]
A plea this Christmas: Woman2Woman making a difference
It’s full steam ahead – developing relationships woman to woman, and not just a one-night stand: this is a lasting relationship. It was a year or so ago when Susan Popoola challenged Patricia (TACT – The Akabusi Charitable Trust – Trustee with portfolio for Nigeria) and I to find her a widow that [...]
Africa Investigates- A New TV Series Exposing Corruption
I heard about Africa Investigatesa few weeks ago and I really needed to share. It’s a new TV series (broadcasted on the Al Jazeera channel), in which journalists risk their lives to expose corruption taking place in their countries. Their goal is to have everyone become accountable for their actions. No matter who the person [...]
Africa Rising in the Tech World
I recently watched a couple of videos that show how African innovations in technology are influencing the rest of the world. In the first video presented at TEDx Vienna, Alexander Oswald uses numerous examples to show “why Kenyans do it better” when it comes to mobile solutions. The video is worth watching to see how [...]
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