Online shopping is changing our shopping experience. If you are a busy person who does not have time to go shopping or you are an introvert who hates crowds online shopping makes so much sense. Or for those people who just want convenience then online shopping just makes things easy. Today on the small business […]
Barclays Bank of Kenya has been running a three-year scholarship programme from September 2017 for bright and needy university students in partnership with the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). Currently, the programme has 470 student beneficiaries across the country, catering for their school fees and upkeep money. The bank set aside Kshs.65 million to support […]
Miriam Wanjiku Mwangi is a first-year student at Kenyatta University. She is one of the beneficiaries of the Barclays Scholarship Fund program. Miriam’s dad passed away before she was born and then when she was eight years old, tragedy struck and she lost her mom. Left to fend for themselves, Miriam’s older sisters went through […]
“The first defence against rape is letting your child know that they can come to you and you will believe them.” Trevor Mimano Nowadays many cases of children being sexually assaulted are being reported. But even more worrying is that for every case reported there are many others that have not been reported. It is also important […]
Most parents dread the idea of giving a sex talk. The idea of speaking to your children about intercourse is hard especially if you are an African parent. Until recently discussing sexuality has been taboo to talk about in the open but with the rising exposure to the internet at an early age for that […]
The everyday lives of Kenyans have changed a great deal due to the presence of mobile money and specifically M-PESA. I don’t know about you but I gradually stopped carrying my debit card and a lot of cash and now I use Lipa Na M-Pesa to pay for everything. If you are like me then you […]
Are you a good writer who is passionate about writing and research? A writer who is interested in growing your writing and networking skills. We want people who are curious, who like to try out products, experiences and ideas, and who are open to learning new things. If that is you and you are great […]
TECNO mobile released the second device in the TECNO Spark series, the TECNO Spark 2 on Jumia on the 14th of June and is set to release it into stores countrywide on the 18th of June. This is a next-generation device that is designed for productivity and a style pop-up. Every smartphone enthusiast should have […]
Having had relaxed hair for a decade, you can be sure I have gone through a bunch of hair products. Sadly when it comes to hair, I landed at the lower end of the ‘good hair’ gene pool in my family. I have extremely coarse and dry hair. It is like the combination of steel […]
Winter is here! Well, at least Kenya’s version of winter. The drop in temperature is enough to make you want to lock yourself up in the house all day. Where you get cosied up in your warmest clothes, a blanket, some hot chocolate and you can binge watch a great series. Sadly, that is not […]
There are days that the world fusses about, days that are meant to be happy, days that are meant to be celebrated; those days are also days that make some people feel alone. Father’s day is right around the corner and most of you have prepared gifts to give to awesome dads. Some awesome dads […]
If you are a naturalista you know the struggles of keeping your hair looking good and tangle free. There are however some great ways that you can style your natural hair so that it lasts for a while. The most automatic thing we do with natural hair is blow dry but with this cold weather […]
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Many times we are busy and our go in the morning is bread and tea. But when you have time like over a weekend why not experiment and make pancakes. Pancakes don’t take a lot of time once you get the hang of it. Here is […]
One of the greatest favours you can do for yourself every once in a while is go on a road trip. It is thought to be therapeutic. Depending on your budget and time constraints you can take a road trip for a couple of hours, days or even months. Any amount of time is great […]
Sunday is often the day most people use to go to church, spend time with their family and friends. You just want to relax and gather your strength before you start your work week on Monday. One great activity you can get into one day or even make a Sunday tradition is going for brunch. […]