Rumbidzai Gwinji, manager of Zimbaqua Mining Company, talks about the strategy of hiring only women at her organization. “At most mining companies in Zimbabwe, women rarely have a chance to fill vacancies,” she says. “This is especially true in rural areas where women are expected to stay home and look after their children. “We’re different,” Ms. Gwinji explains. “We have created an environment that accommodates women’s needs and entices them to work by introducing different categories of benefits and awards. Our experience has demonstrated that women can work equally as hard and perform as well as their male counterparts.” She…
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More than three decades have passed since the apartheid government in South Africa unbanned the African National Congress (ANC), the country’s leading liberation movement, and released its leader, Nelson Mandela, from prison. This launched four fraught years of negotiations and violence that led to South Africa’s first-ever democratic elections.The book Dear Comrade President: Oliver Tambo and the Foundations of South Africa’s Constitution, by South African historian Andre Odendaal, focuses on a dimension ignored in previous histories and memoirs of this period: the ANC’s constitution-framing process, which would help to shape the future democratic South Africa.In the mid-1980s conditions for negotiations…
Once every 4 years, the World Cup reminds us, in a way unlike any other, of the uniting power of football as tens of thousands of people travel across the globe to support their own live at the host country and millions more gather round in their homes or viewing centres to watch the sport. While Africa has been typically underrepresented in the tournament – with only 4 countries representing the continent this year – our players’ contribution to the sport is inarguably immense. Over the years, African players have gone on to play remarkably, even smashing records, for some…
In an effort to address the rising demand for cosmetics made in an ethical and sustainable manner, the international beauty brand The Body Shop has announced its arrival into the Kenyan market.Through their exclusive franchisee, The Mask Retailers, the British-founded, trend-setting cosmetics business, which sells over 800 products, opens its first location in Nairobi at the Village Market. The Body Shop also announced intentions to introduce an e-commerce platform in 2023 to make its products more accessible to customers in the East Africa region.“Kenya is a fast-developing economy that is well-positioned to attract major brands looking to strategically have a…
Despite growing up in the Catholic faith, Gogo Nobelungu was always drawn to African spirituality. With a family background of healers who practised in different lineages, Gogo – who also goes by Sis Gugu – eventually accepted her calling to use her gift of healing people across the world. As studies suggest Gen Z are doubling down on spirituality, with many young people turning to platforms like YouTube to find camaraderie and community. We spoke to Sis Gugu about leveraging the power of digital fraternities to connect with other spiritual followers, how she responds to naysayers and why her first…
Through the growing global warming, the snow of Kilimanjaro is decreasing. So far, climate change has affected mount Kilimanjaro’s scenery nature through the wildfires. Here is an article about Mount Kilimanjaro’s climate and wildfire, read about measures to take in the future. Kilimanjaro Tanzanite Safaris DMC provides private guided Kilimanjaro climbing trips, to see the natural scenery of the Mountain. The private Kilimanjaro offers are provided for the Machame route and Lemosho trail. Source link
Qualeasha Wood 22/12/22 at 07:28 am by admin Qualeasha Wood Trouble Sleeping, 2021 About: Qualeasha Wood’s work spans sculptural, textile, and digital media and suggests realities around living in the black female body that do and might exist. Wood utilizes a range of traditional craft and contemporary digital materials to create intricate dialogues across time, and present novel perspectives on the relationship between the avatar and the self. Float Sink Drown,2020/The Black Madonna Whore Complex, 2021 She has exhibited at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, (London, UK); CANADA gallery (New York City); the Trout Museum of Art (Appleton,…
From the COP27 climate summit in Egypt to coups d’état in Burkina Faso and the French military withdrawal from Mali, FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the news highlights from Africa this year. The Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon Senegal’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2021 final football match between Senegal and Egypt at the Stade d’Olembe in Yaounde on February 6, 2022. © Charly Triballeau, AFP The year began with a bang on the continent with the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN), organised in Cameroon from January 9…
“I wanted to rise above the pettiness of my white self. I wanted the freedom of mind to embrace other people’s superiority over me. I wanted the grace to lend my support to those who outperformed me.” This is one of many cloying and faux self-flagellating moments that readers are privy to with Chinelo Okparanta’s white American protagonist, Harry. Similar hand-wringing takes place in Mohsin Hamid’s universe when another white American, Anders, wakes up changed into a man of a darker skin color: “he was not sure he was the same person, he had begun by feeling that under the…
Youssef En-Nesyri has now scored three World Cup goals, more than any other MoroccanAfter a slow start to Qatar 2022, Africa’s five representatives delivered the continent’s finest World Cup in history. A record seven wins in the group stage – with all five sides winning at least one game – was enough to propel two teams, Morocco and African champions Senegal, to the knockout phase for only the second time, and first since 2014. The Atlas Lions added icing to the cake by becoming the first African side to reach the semi-finals, ultimately undone by 2018 champions France. After suffering…