Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar. According to Healthline, this happens because the body either does not produce enough insulin or cannot effectively use the insulin it makes. Insulin is a hormone that moves sugar from the blood into your cells to be stored or used for energy. Diabetes has…
View on Zencastr Mwape Kumwenda is an accomplished journalist and co-founder of Crown TV, Zambia with over 1o years of experience. She shares her experience growing up in Kabwe, Zambia where she witnessed firsthand the vulnerabilities faced by women and girls in her community. This early exposure to gender-based violence fueled her passion for justice,…
Click to read in French Nyasha Melissa Chisoko remembers the moment her first sale came through. She was in her small apartment in Johannesburg, nursing her newborn and watching online pre-orders trickle in for the very first time. “I cried,” she says. “Not because it was a huge amount of money, but because someone believed…
Par Elizabeth Angira Translated by Ngo Fidele Juliette « Je ne me contente pas de confectionner des vêtements, je crée des histoires d’Afrique de l’Est. Chaque tissu que j’utilise a traversé une frontière, transportant avec lui une culture, un savoir-faire et des liens », remarque-t-elle alors qu’elle reçoit une livraison de tissu en écorce ougandais…
A new Africa beckons, one that fosters high visibility, maximum impact and borderless bonds. This is evident in the take-off of the Africa Continental Free Trade- a phenomenon that will not only unify Africa but also offers more opportunities for everyone As a leading organization that seeks to connect people in the media space to…
More women vied for different political seats in Kenya during the 2022 general election. Challenges like discrimination, body shaming, name calling, financial constraints and political parties’ bias toward women were also visible during the last general election. The exchange of money for votes made it even worse. Despite numerous challenges, women still pushed onto the…
Photo credit-: Dii Nyau via pexels Water and sanitation, which might be seen as the basic needs that must be available to all, is a luxury in some parts of the world. A foresight that billions of people might lack access to water is one of the reasons why Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 sets…
Lusaka As the ravages of COVID-19 swept across the globe like wildfire, the killer virus did not only claim millions of human lives but also ended people’s jobs. Before the onset of the pandemic, 34-year-old Hamilambo Abriella had a well-paying job in the national park from which she fed her two children. But when the…
Anthony Rotolo, a professor from Syracuse University is offering the Dr. Who Class, an adventure for students who want to go through space and time exploring the cultural impact of the BBC series Dr. Who Rotolo calls the course an “un-class” as it is not officially a course offered by the university, although students can…
In this story, Buna Juliet highlights the plights of pregnant inmates vis-a-vis the provisions of the law for the welfare of pregnant inmates in Nigeria. This story was supported by African Women in Media (AWiM) as part of the Reporting Violence Against Women and Girls initiative.
Addis Ababa Mebrat Bekele, 80, recounts with nostalgia how her former kebele (village), now an abandoned pile of stones and rubble, was neatly nestled between a small seasonal river and the lush, hilly grasslands. Mebrat has lived all her life in the Halega micro watershed in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ (SNNP) region. She…
More journalists in Nigeria are finding themselves with unpaid jobs in the media. Underemployment is becoming a growing issue for media professionals and those aspiring to join the industry. Reporter Omowummy Olaseinde investigates the matter and speaks with Femi Adefila the CEO of Rave 91.7 FM and Western Spring Television who describes what underemployment looks…
