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Quality Life Special Women’s Day Forum
Sam Wilson tweeted a Harvard Business article yesterday that explained the lack of female leaders in business. Factors that include that women are uncomfortable with the idea of power and prefer to be liked, play a role. I couldn’t agree more: who am I to be telling people what to do? This caught my eye [...]
Read MoreWa Africa Arrest: Police Bully – 1, Media Bully 0
Wa Africa’s arrest today has shocked many and justifiably so: where do the police get off arresting him at a conference for journalists where journalistic freedom was the topic of concern and making a show of arresting him? Did he do something fraudulent? That is irrelevant – if a husband is in default of maintenance [...]
Read MoreLisa Raleigh: Absolutely Charmed
If you’ve watched SA’s Biggest Looser, you’ll undoubtedly remember the cute blond trainer, Lisa Raleigh, cheering contestants on with every fibre in her tiny little body. Well she wasn’t faking. On Monday I attended a health workshop with her and by the end of it, every woman in the Vitamin Water house agreed: those few [...]
Read MoreGotta love Naija spirit
South Africans consider complaining about inept government the third national sport after whatever sporting event is currently huge (even right wing Afrikaners are watching soccer!) and cheating on taxes. But we have it good compared to Nigeria where every industry from banking to conservation to mining to telecommunications is a complete mess thanks to inept [...]
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