Find your Magic!
The Student Village Women’s Leadership Conference is back – and this time we’re helping you find your magic!
If you’re in your 3rd, 4th or Honours year of study, here’s your chance to prepare to build your leadership network. If you were at last year’s conference, you may have already started your journey towards realising your dreams – now it’s time to start making your mark. If you’re in Johannesburg, Durban or Cape Town – click here to apply seats are limited!
This year, leading SA businesswomen will share their …

The truth is out! When it comes to having an affair men are apparently strictly amateurs compared with women. Research has revealed that men are twice as likely to get caught because they’re so hopeless at covering their tracks.
Women, however, are far more skilled in the arts of hiding their affairs, particularly when it comes to handling technology such as emails, texts and social networking sites. According to the researchers, the difference is so great that one in ten male cheats have been exposed as love rats, compared with just …

Most women agree that they would be perfectly happy when they can see, and feel (yes, we know that we’re an emotional species) that they are appreciated.  The good news is that these ‘appreciation’ can take on very simple forms.
Here are a few tips guys should take note of this Women’s Month:

Spoil the woman in your life (whether it be your mom, sister, girlfriend) with breakfast (even coffee) in bed on Woman’s Day and on random other days throughout the year.

This is the biggest cliché but I’ve never heard …

A little something for the guys… Land yourself the Leading Lady with the Following “Good Guy” Rules.
Be a man of Your Word – The one thing a woman appreciates in a man is integrity. A man who does what he says he’s going to do. Thais is especially true for the little things, like making that all-important phone call. Women have to feel that stability. “When a man calls me when he says he will, it just makes me feel safe. That’s very important, but a lot of men really …

Pretoria University’s new vice-chancellor has vowed to empower women on campus.
Cheryl de le Rey told The Sunday Independent that her commitment to transformation comes in the wake of a recent report which revealed that women found it difficult to find jobs and grow in academic positions at the university.
Since her appointment – de le Rey has prioritised the university’s provision of opportunities for women and black academics.  Pretoria University’s SRC chairperson Marias Alice says he feels proud that the university is in good hands.

Dark and Lovely is visiting 6 campuses around the country encouraging YOU to share your inspirational story!
Dark and Lovely has resonated well with African women, providing them with quality products they can trust!
Dark and Lovely has encouraged these women to take pride in their beauty no matter what shape, size or form it comes in…because Dark and Lovely understands that beauty restores confidence in women, which inspires them to go out and reach for their dreams and aspirations.
Our brand ambassador, Nonhle Thema is a true testament of this. She …

Why do we do it to ourselves? We look into a mirror,check ourselves up and down, and start looking for things we see as wrong or flawed. We don’t look pretty enough, thin enough, tall enough, or toned enough.
All the negative thoughts we feel about our body are harmful to our health and general well-being.  It hurts us emotionally, spiritually and physically. One woman in America has made it her goal to end the toxic fat talk once and for all with the movement Operation Beautiful.
The mission of Operation Beautiful …

What did you just call me?
By: Mbali Mabizela
There’s so much meaning behind a name, but because yours is “woman”, you command power. And with that great power comes even greater responsibility. Being a woman is no walk in the park (even though we make it look so easy). Women go by many names because they play so many different roles in society, and Women’s Month is all about celebrating them.
Our friends and peers call us “gal”. In the past, this name was considered demeaning. Today, your “gal” is your sister …