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South Africa is marketed to the world as Mandela's rainbow nation, where everyone is proud of their race and heritage. But for some black South Africans there is such a thing as being too black. A recent study by the University of Cape Town suggests that one woman in three in South Africa bleaches her skin. The reasons for this are as varied as the cultures in this country but most people say they use skin-lighteners because they want "white skin". Local musician Nomasonto "Mshoza" Mnisi, now several shades lighter, says her new skin makes her feel more beautiful and confident. She has been widely criticised in the local media and social networking sites for her appearance but the 30-year-old says skin-bleaching is a personal choice, no different from breast implants or a having nose job. Nomasonto Mnisi: Before & After Image caption: Nomasonto Mnisi before and after Part of it is a self-esteem issue and I have addressed that and I...

The health Ministry of Ivory Coast has banned the use of skin lightening products in the country amid health hazard concerns. A woman who uses skin whitening creams. Source: celebritieslodge According to the Ivorian Ministry the ban is mostly targeted at the skin whitening products containing mercury and its derivatives, cortisone, vitamin A and more than two percent hydroquinone, a lightening agent that is mostly used to develop photographs. The statement declared that the widely used cosmetic lightening and hygiene creams are now forbidden in the country as they are likely to cause serious health threats to the people using them. A startling claim that was corroborated by a member of Ivory Coast’s pharmaceutical authority, Christian Doudouko. “The number of people with side effects caused by these medicines is really high,” he said, adding that they could cause serious skin conditions such as skin cancer. Billboard advertising skin lightening product...

Kamanda wa Polisi Kanda Maalum ya Dar es Salaam, Suleiman Kova akionesha baadhi ya vipande vya bunduki zilizokamatwa aina ya ‘RIFLE’ katika oparesheniiliyofanyika jana Temeke Sudan, Dar. Kamanda Kova akionesha baadhi ya vipande vya meno ya Tembo kwa wanahabari. … Kova akivishikilia vipinde hivyo. … Kova akivitoa kwenye magunia yaliyokuwa yamehifadhi vipande hivyo vya meno ya Tembo.(P.T) Wanahabari wakichukua tukio hilo. Kamishna wa polisi, Suleiman Kova (kushoto) akiongea na wanahabari. Baadhi ya vipande hivyo vikiwa mezani mbele ya wanahabari. Na Denis Mtima/GPL

WANANCHI wa kijiji cha Lyamko kilichopo katika Kata ya Bomalang’ombe Wilayani Kilolo wamepatiwa hati miliki za kimila 350 baada ya kupimiwa mashamba yao na shirika linalojishughulisha na masuala ya ardhi nchini (HakiArdhi) kwa kushirikiana na halmashauri hiyo. Akizungumza kijijini hapo juzi mara baada ya wananchi hao kupatiwa hati miliki zao, Ofisa Ardhi Mteule Elinaza Kiswaga alisema kuwa kijiji hicho kimekuwa kijiji cha nane ndani ya wilaya hiyo kupatiwa hati miliki za kimila tangu zoezi la upamaji mashamba kuanza mwaka 2013.  Kiswaga alisema kuwa taasis ya haki ardhi ilianza kufanya kazi za utafiti wa awali mwaka 2012, na mwanzoni mwa mwaka 2013 taasisi hiyo kwa kushirikiana na halmashauri ya wilaya hiyo ilianza rasmi kutoa mafunzo ya sheria ya ardhi, utawala vijijini na mabadiliko ya tabianchi. Kiswaga alisema kuwa lengo la mradi ulikuwa ni kutoa uelewa mpana kwa jamii juu ya sheria ya ardhi, utawala vijijini na mabadiliko ya tabianchi hususa...