By Beatrice Materu Journalist Mwananchi Communication Limited What you need to know: The industry loves to pretend it’s fair, but if it were a football match, men would have the whole field while women play barefoot on gravel. Being a female artiste in Africa is like playing chess, except your opponent moves freely while you have to submit a written request before making a move. Work twice as hard, prove yourself five times over, and still someone, somewhere, will whisper, “She must have a sponsor!” Meanwhile, a male artiste buys a yacht, and the world erupts in applause: “The grind never stops!” The industry loves to pretend it’s fair, but if it were a football match, men would have the whole field while women play barefoot on gravel. Record labels
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In true girls’ girl fashion, Monaleo and Doechii are using Twitter to spread some major “girls supporting girls” energy this Women’s History Month. Related: Monaleo Fondly Reflects On Pregnancy Before Suggesting She’s Open To Having More Kids: ‘BRB Finna Work On Bby #2’ Monaleo Shares Her Love And Support For Doechii Monaleo took to her timeline to show some love to Doechii, calling out her latest success and accomplishments. In a post to X, she wrote, “oh doechii the superstar that you are. nobody fits this role better than her! she is baskinggg in all her glory and it feels good to see a black girl win like this. how can you hate????” Doechii Responds With Gratitude Of course, Doechii wasn’t about to let Monaleo’s love go unnoticed. She responded with
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The First Lady Rachel Ruto has called upon women inmates to take advantage of training opportunities provided in prisons and acquire skills that would help them to have a source of livelihood after their sentences. Speaking in Murang’a GK Prison on Wednesday during an occasion to mark this year’s International Women Week, Mrs. Ruto said currently, there were many courses being offered at correctional centres that were meant to empower the inmates and help them make livelihoods out of prison. She singled out the Karakana programme which is spearheaded by her office, saying it has helped inmates to be trained and acquire skills in art cross-crocheting. “We came up with the Karakana programme which is being implemented in five women’s prisons, to help the inmates acquire skills that will shape
By Minh Nga  March 1, 2025 | 08:00 pm PT Screenshot photos of Kim Gap-nyeo when she appears on the TV Show “You Quiz on the Block” by tvN TV channel in October 2024. An 87-year-old woman in South Korea is set to enroll in university after graduating from high school this week, seven years after returning to school. Kim Gap-nyeo graduated from Ilsung Women’s High School, an institution for adults in Seoul, on Feb. 25 and will begin studying Social Welfare at Sookmyung Women’s University this month. “A goal? I don’t have one. I just enjoy learning and being with people,” she said in an interview with Korea Times. Kim’s story gained national attention after she appeared on the popular TV show “You Quiz on the Block” on the