W4A Blog

What Is Your Perception Of A Sexy Woman?

All women love a good compliment but what is your perception of a beautiful sexy African woman? Does anyone loathe to be branded as sexy? I wonder if there are any women out there who would actually find such a compliment offensive, so now you can have your say. I’m very sure your definition of [...]

SAEON

Singer-songwriter with the stage name “Saeon” began singing at the age of four and went professional in 2009. Saeon is versatile in her style of music and gets her inspiration from every and anything around her, mostly, alternative R’n’B, Rock, Pop and a little bit of rap. Saeon read History and International Relations in Babcock [...]

The Must Have Book – ‘EYO’

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to one of the ‘Women4Africa’ nominees who had been nominated for the ‘Social and Humanitarian of the year’ category and she happened to mention that she was in actual fact also an author. When I now saw an interview that she did talking about a book she had [...]

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH

So March is here and everyone is talking about International Women’s month or women’s day and there are a number of events going on this month of March. It is definitely great to see that women are being celebrated all over. For many of us, women’s day is every day! We never ceased to be [...]

Who Runs the World? Girls?

Thanks to Mrs Beyonce Giselle Carter, the new catch phrase on every young woman’s lips at the moment is Who Runs The World (Girls)(WRTW(G)). Her first single from her new album 4 has instantaneously become the new anthem for female empowerment. With other singles like ‘Single Ladies’ from her previous album, Survivor and Independent Woman [...]

SINGLE MOTHERS MISUNDERSTOOD

I wrote this poem as I feel that single mothers need to be celebrated rather than stigmatised, praised rather than frowned upon. The words ‘Single Mother’ radiate strength to me that a person can do such a complex job on their own. You don’t have to be a single mother to relate to this poem, [...]

SALUTING THE SISTERS – C.LOVE

Her ancestors inspire her And nothing gets her stressed Her husband still admires her Her children call her blessed She rises way before the sun To face the day ahead She knows just what she’s toiling for. It’s all planned in her head. She’s dedicated and hard working But it’s not just for herself She’s [...]

WOMAN, WOMAN, WOMAN…

Women are beautiful, creative, special, influential, encouraging, amazing and exciting. When we look all around we see women everywhere. How would the world be without women? How many hats does a woman have to wear? Mother, sister, aunty, friend, protector, guide, helper, and the list goes on and on yet the woman continues in all [...]