Reignite The Light Inside

Reignite The Light Inside

The last couple of years; months and weeks have been challenging for most people. People are going through a lot and some are even giving up hope or even considering migrating to other countries or changing jobs. It is a real time of hardship and difficulty and...
Grit and Grace For Women

Grit and Grace For Women

This week’s blog is directly influenced by my current read which is Grit and Grace by Sandra Haseley. This book is about the stories of 12 women who wrote about how they dealt with serious life blows and yet managed to rise up and also handle the situation with grace...
Investing In Women

Investing In Women

Archbishop Tutu once said, “If we are going to see real development in the world; then our best investment is in Women.” This is an affirmation that we often take for granted. Here is the thing…we live in a patriarchal world and this narrative is not the dominant one...
Women Rising

Women Rising

Last week I was listening to music and Billy Ocean’s song “Suddenly” came on. On the one hand, this brought back sweet memories which reminded me of the days of listening to Billy’s music with no appreciation and understanding of the meaning. Fast forward to today...
Inspiring Sisters

Inspiring Sisters

Last Friday I felt so proud and so inspired as I attended the Local Government Women Leadership Development Graduation ceremony. This is a SALGA programme that was implemented by UCT’s Nelson Mandela school and Zenande Leadership Consulting (the 100% women-owned and...
Queen-ness

Queen-ness

I am not even sure this word queen-ness exists in the English dictionary and if it doesn’t, I apologize to the linguists. I however would like to spend some time and discuss what does this mean and maybe those that are responsible for putting words in the dictionary...
New Year Blues

New Year Blues

I always find this time of the year incredibly interesting as everyone is on high alert to be better than the previous year. People make New Year resolutions and strive to make the new year a better year than previously. I am a firm believer that as people set their...
Procrastination – Where do I start?

Procrastination – Where do I start?

At the end of 2021, I ran a poll on my Pamthecoach group on Facebook on what the main nemesis facing the women in the group was. The outcome of the poll was that the biggest challenge was Procrastination. As a way of being of service to the women in the group and...
Finish Line

Finish Line

Everywhere I go and everyone I meet have expressed a common desire…”can 2020 come to an end please”. I buy into this and I get it because this year has been difficult and taxing on many levels. People have had so many misfortunes this year; they have lost their...
The Future is Female

The Future is Female

The ascendency of women to the highest office is not a regular occurrence. What we saw in the last few days is a rare occurrence and we need pause for a moment and allow it to sink in.  The struggle for women’s emancipation is a long one and has many...