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Spotlight on Emmanuel Yeboah of Ghana
According to a WHO estimate, nearly 10% of the population of Africa has a disability of some kind. Yet, their stories remain untold due to stigmas surrounding disability that leave them cast out from society and at the mercy of the charity of others. Ghanaian Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah was born into this environment.…
Karabo Mathang: South Africa’s First Female Soccer Agent
Karabo Mathang has accomplished much in her short 28 year life. She has the distinction of being the first woman in South Africa to be FIFA accredited soccer agent. No doubt that she will continue far into the future to positively affect the people of South Africa, not to mention around the globe. Childhood memories…
Under the Dark Shadow of FGM
Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM, is an umbrella term that encompasses all procedures that involve the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other purposeful injury to the female genital organs. Such procedures are shown to have no health benefits for girls whatsoever, and yet the practice continues in many…
Super Tuesday, Democratic Edition: Hillary sweeps South
The 2016 Presidential Election swung into high-gear on March 1st with the Super Tuesday multi-state primary contest between Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton and upstart challenger Bernie Sanders. The contests offered a mixed bag of surprises and expected outcomes as the night wore on. By the eve of the big primary battle, political…
