As women we all have our crosses to bear — some painful and others quite humiliating. We all have different philosophies in life and we also make different choices depending on weaknesses and strengths.I am going to try and distil what some of the young women said, as…

Growing up in the Christian church as little boys and girls, it was very fashionable to know some Bible verses by heart, in fact it was compulsory. Our Sunday school teachers made it their business that we were taught. After a few days of teaching, most of us…

The event, organised under the “Meeting of Business Minds” banner, was well attended by SME practitioners, academics, students and development finance experts who all sought to converse on how to leverage on small businesses to achieve personal and national prosperity.Simon Bere, a representative of the organisers and a…

 The capture of Gbagbo is again one of the enclaves of the testimony of Africa’s grapple with good governance and yet another replication of the political intricacy surrounding conflict across the continent.As much as there is an explicit depiction of the fresh surge of democracy upon Cote d’Ivoire,…

 Like the rest of the continent the region is endowed with an array of vital natural resources; from gold to platinum, iron ore to chrome — the list is endless. DeBeers, Rio Tinto and Anglo-American are some of the mining companies that not only control these minerals on…

Take from the high school stage. After finishing A-level, quite a few people will find they can pursue degree or diploma programmes of their choice. As for most they will do whatever is available. Whatever presents itself. If the A-level points they attained add up to a Psychology…

Go into an Indian shop, for instance, or even some white establishment and you will see sales attendants, technicians or whatever else of our black folk, but turn to the cashier position, the money position all of a sudden is occupied by either a white person, Indian or…

Married men on the make will always tell you their wives are too fat, bad cooks, unhygienic, bad in bed or unrepentant nags. Unfaithful men will do anything to crack your goodies.Why do you think it is your life’s mission to be with a man who obviously belongs…

Prospective job seekers need to note that a good CV alone is not enough to get you a job. You will need to perform well in other stages of the selection process especially in the interview and in some cases psychometric assessments. Your CV gives a prospective employer…

Promoters see it as some kind of master plan, well placed to help struggling businesses break even or better still returning these businesses to profitability. However, questions have to be asked. Since the whole concept here is to dissuade citizens from purchasing imported merchandise, what do these local…