Commonwealth Correspondent Katerina Panagi represented YourCommonwealth in Cyprus on March 11 as the British High Commission Nicosia & British Council Cyprus celebrated #CommonwealthDay 2024. Katerina, who is the first Cypriot Correspondent said it was an amazing experience to organise a workshop on culture and creativity for aspiring students. “As this year marks the 65th anniversary of the Commonwealth Scholarships …

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by Victor Okechukwu Chimezie Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share, and/or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks. Various social media platforms include Facebook, X(Twitter), LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, Tiktok, Snapchat etc. Social media has recently become a very powerful tool to sell a …

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by Hannah Wakawa Feminism is a concept that has been misunderstood or misinterpreted often times by some women and in most cases the opposite gender. Feminism is not a battle ground that seeks to prove that women are better than men or that men should be subdued for women. Feminism is simply a movement, an …

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by Ainesh Dey The Indian labour market reflects persistent disparities inclusive of occupational segregation, unequal leadership, limited access to leadership roles and the impact of traditional gender norms as byproducts of complex challenges and opportunities shaped by multifarious historical, societal and cultural factors. Over the years, Indian state and central governments have made multiple labour …

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by Ewura Larbi Imagine that midnight. The night Dr Kwame Nkrumah declared our freedom, with a very famous speech, marking the major win of that year. Just imagine the scene for a moment. Increasing heart palpitations, blood rushing to heads, goosebumps dancing on skins, the cool night winds of March blowing; most probably the freshest …

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by Tshwanelo Fokazi Facebook was founded in 2004, but it became popular in 2008 when it started to overtake Myspace as the most visited social media website. As Facebook gained fame on the Internet, Myspace faded into insignificance. The reason Myspace failed, while Facebook succeeded is that Myspace and other forms of social network (chat …

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by Amelia Mitchell What is the source of the tragic degradation of the English language which is apparent all around us today? Why, when new scientific discoveries, staggering architectural achievements, and the amazing rise in living standards for many are taking place throughout the world, is our once rich English language on its way to …

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by Sylvester Stephen Mtenga Diaspora: the movement, migration or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland. Merriam-Webster dictionary Pan-Africanism: a movement for the political union of all African nations Merriam-Webster dictionary The two terms hold synonymous weight in tandem with each other. On one hand you have the diaspora, centered around …

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