Category: Profiles
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Say Chairperson, Not Chairman!
Ndung’u wasn’t one to be limited by her gender or social class. If you came for her, she brought the fight to you.
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If Institutional Memory Was A Person
Can one claim to be a fully formed judge if they lack the ability to throw a rib-cracking salvo or two during judicial proceedings? Maybe not…
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The Supreme’s Supremo
A chess player of note, Koome has perfected the art of moving in silence, not wanting to be seen as she approaches, so that when the opponent thinks they’ve got her in the bag, they realize late in the game that it’s Koome who’s got them bagged.
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GL Vidyarthi and Priya Ramrakha: Pioneers of the Kenyan Press
A few years later, the handwritten newspaper grew into something more concrete. Vidyarthi founded the Colonial Printing Works, a print media house focused on publishing pro-Indian and pro-African independent newspapers. The Colonial Times newspapers openly supported the rights of Africans and continuously highlighted to its readers, who were mostly Indians, that Africans were being treated…
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Cecilia Makiwane: In Memory of Africa’s First Nurse
Cecilia’s title as a nurse paved the way for many other African women who followed suit.
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Dr Nathaniel King: Nigeria’s First Medical Doctor
However, as soon as Nathaniel completed his time at Fourah Bay, he enrolled into King’s College, London, to study medicine. This was no mean feat considering it was rare for Africans to travel overseas for further studies, and for the few who managed to beat the odds, prejudices premised on the colour of their skin…
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Dr Matshidiso Moeti: Africa’s Top Medic
The first woman elected as the Regional Director for Africa for the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Matshidiso was born in the late ‘50s in Johannesburg,
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Johannes Albertus Myburgh: South Africa’s Towering Surgeon
And so the day to perform the first renal transplant in South Africa came. Ready with his team which included American transplant expert Prof Thomas Strazl, the procedure began. It was a demanding process; failure was not an option.
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Championing For Mental Health Care In Somalia
The Habeeb Mental Hospital in Mogadishu opened its doors to those with mental illness and personality disorders, admitting approximately a total of 30 patients soon after.