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Africa

The Moroccan referee who has overcome cultural barriers and gender stereotypes to make history at AFCON 2023

  By Joel Omotto, bird story agency   Bouchra Karboubi is blazing a trail through the beautiful game. While there has been a laudable increase in the number of female referees at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) following the appointment of six women, only one has been given the mandate to officiate as a centre referee, with the rest working as either assistant referees or Video Assistant Referees […]

today9 February, 2024

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Opinion Pieces

Even with a 30% quota in place, Indonesian women face an uphill battle running for office

    By Sally White, Australian National University   In the 2019 general election, Indonesians voted more women into the national parliament than ever before. After the first election of the post-authoritarian period in 1999, women’s representation was a paltry 8.8%, so the rise to 20.9% in 2019 seemed worth celebrating. Indeed, women activists had worked long and hard to reach this point. Disappointed with the results of the first […]

today9 February, 2024

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Local

Katuka participants begin self-empowerment journey

    Bank Windhoek is a genuine relationship bank, a conduit for young women and their dreams to deliver real value for Namibians and their future. This statement was shared by Bank Windhoek’s Head of Strategic Communication, Hayley Allen, on Wednesday, 7 February 2024, at the first training sessions of the 2024 Katuka Mentorship Programme hosted at the Capricorn Corner Building in Windhoek. “The essence of what you are about […]

today9 February, 2024

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Africa

Trucking innovation highlights Africa’s cold storage problem and opportunities

  By Bonface Orucho, via bird story agency   A new, sustainable method of generating electricity to refrigerate trucks has been introduced into the African cold storage market. As reported by Creamer Media’s Engineering News, Global logistics company DP World partnered with food and clothing retailer Woolworths to unveil a mobile refrigeration trailer in South Africa powered by AxlePower technology. According to Engineering News, the project's AxlePower technology “transforms ordinary […]

today9 February, 2024

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Opinion Pieces

The zero draft to create a pact for the future has landed. The hard part begins.

By Florence Syevuo  and  Dan Perell The zero draft of the Pact for the Future — the agreement to seal September’s much-anticipated Summit of the Future — was introduced recently by the co-facilitators, Namibia and Germany, to fellow members at the United Nations. The draft is the fruition of careful consideration, balancing an array of diverse aspirations from all 193 member states. It is built on the proposals made in Secretary-General António Guterres’s Our Common Agenda and related […]

today9 February, 2024

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Business / Economics

Investment in African women-founded and led startups remains a bright spot in a global ecosystem drained of funding.

      By Conrad Onyango, via bird story agency   Africa’s women-led startups retained their sparkle through 2023, against the backdrop of one of the darkest periods for global startup funding, raising US$200 million, 7% growth over the previous year, according to a report from Africa: The Big Deal. In 2022, these female-founded ventures had grown by 4%. The amount remains significantly lower than the US$ 2.7 billion raised […]

today9 February, 2024

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Lifestyle

Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety – emotions that feel bad can be useful

A bad feeling can trigger behavior that leads to something better. Rawpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus Heather Lench, Texas A&M University Remember the sadness that came with the last time you failed miserably at something? Or the last time you were so anxious about an upcoming event that you couldn’t concentrate for days? These types of emotions are unpleasant to experience and can even feel overwhelming. People often try to […]

today9 February, 2024

Africa

Tanzania’s elections are vulnerable to state abuse – urgent law reforms are needed

  By Aikande Clement Kwayu, Tumaini University Makumira   Tanzania’s electoral law reform is overdue for an overhaul. This was made most apparent by the 2019 local elections and the 2020 general elections. The results were big wins for the ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM): 99% of local authorities, 98.9% of parliamentary seats and 84% of the presidential vote. These margins of victory were contested. The United Nations, research […]

today9 February, 2024

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Entertainment

Books: folklore and fantasy combine in Langabi, a supernatural historical epic from Zimbabwe

      By Gibson Ncube, Stellenbosch University   In 2023, award-winning Zimbabwean author Christopher Mlalazi published a new book, Langabi: Season of the Beast. He’s the author of novels like Running with Mother (2012), Dancing with Life: Tales from the Township (2012) and They are Coming (2014). His books grapple with diverse social and political issues in Zimbabwe. As a scholar of African literature, including speculative fiction, I have […]

today9 February, 2024