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ISHINE MAGAZINE SPRING EDITION 2012

Here is our latest edition of iSHINE Magazine Spring Edition 2012 packed full of the inspiring stories and articles we are known for...

Please, read our interviews with Abiola Falayojo an inspiring man who is raising money to build a Healthcare Centre in Nigeria; Olapeju Agunbiade, a health expert who is making ground breaking difference in the lives of couples with infertility problems, Neeha Goswami's beautiful wedding and Shola Victor-Sajowa, a worship leader and entrepreneur who is changing lives for good through her music. If you seem to have lost your dreams or maybe you think you have lost the spark in your life and need some encouragement, read, 'How to find your true passion. Turn to our food page to find out how to make authentic African dishes such as Efo Riro, Asaro and Edi kang ikong...hmmm. We also have top fashion designer, Bola Yinka-Obebe sharing the secrets of the trade...This is a bumper issues that would surely keep you entertained and inspired for a long time. Check out our latest covers below - click on any cover picture to read iShine or click on the link below...

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Joyce Banda becomes Africa's second female president

Who is Joyce Band?
1950: Born 2009: Elected vice-president 2011: Fell out with President Bingu wa Mutharika but he failed to have her removed from her post 2012: Sworn in as president after Mr Mutharika's death  First ever female leader in southern Africa, Africa's second female head of state Has large charity to help educate and empower women Her father was a well-known musician; her sister worked in pop star Madonna's school   She is married to retired chief justice Richard Banda.  Her family is among the most influential in Malawi.
Joyce Banda, who rose to prominence as a relentless women's rights advocate, has become Malawi's first female head of state after the death of Bingu wa Mutharika, the country's president. Banda, who has had to navigate the country's turbulent political waters in recent years, took office on Saturday after Mutharika died following a cardiac arrest. The late president had tapped Banda as his deputy in the 2009 elections, but then ousted her from his party the following year. Banda steadfastly resisted Mutharika's efforts to force her from office during a succession battle sparked when the late president decided to groom his brother Peter to become his Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) candidate in 2014 polls. Then, as head of her own People's Party, she emerged as one of Mutharika's fiercest critics, lambasting his management of an economy hobbled by fuel shortages. Banda was born on April 12, 1950, in Malawi's colonial capital of Zomba. She began her career as a secretary and soon became a well-known public figure. Banda started a women's empowerment programme, travelling throughout the country to promote the National Business Women Association, a campaign that made her one of Malawi's most visible champions of gender equality. She later established the Joyce Banda Foundation to advance education for girls. Rise to power Banda entered politics in 1999, during Malawi's second democratic elections. She won a parliamentary seat in the party of then-president Bakili Muluzi, who named her minister for gender and community services. Five years later, she retained her seat as a candidate for Muluzi's party, even as Mutharika won the presidency. When the new president split from Muluzi to form his own party, the DPP, Banda followed and became foreign minister in 2006. During her time as Malawi's top diplomat, the country severed its long ties with Taiwan and established relations with Beijing. Banda argued the switch would bring economic benefits to Malawi. China has since built Malawi a new parliament in the capital Lilongwe, where Banda was sworn into office as president on April 7. Mutharika tapped her as his running mate in the 2009 elections, but their political honeymoon was short as party in-fighting intensified over his decision to anoint his brother as his successor, drawing accusations that he was trying to create a dynasty. "The chronic disease of third term, or chieftaincy, remains one of the greatest enemies of our efforts to achieve sustainable development," she said. "The country is constantly caught in a vicious circle of privatisation of the state where one or two people hold the fate of the country." Banda's ousting from the ruling party angered many urban voters, and she remained a popular figure for many Malawians. But, her critics have questioned her ability to steer the country through its economic crisis, with the currency trading on the black market at twice the official exchange rate. After anti-government protests broke out in July last year, when police shot dead 19 people, Banda warned that Malawi could face more unrest ahead of the next polls. "The road to 2014 will be rough, bumpy and tough. Some will even sacrifice their own lives," she said. Banda remains a role model to many women in Malawi for her fight for her gender in a male-dominated society.

SOMALI BOMBING: "The suicide bomber was a young, slim lady with plaited hair"

Six people, including two of Somalia's top Olympics officials, were killed when a female suicide bomber struck a ceremony at Mogadishu's national theatre in an attack Islamist rebels said was aimed at assassinating government ministers.

Al Shabaab insurgents claimed responsibility for the blast on Wednesday that killed the heads of Somalia's soccer federation and Olympic committee in yet another stark reminder of the fragile security in the capital Mogadishu.

The bombing was an apparent attempt to kill the prime minister as he spoke at an event to mark the first anniversary of the country's new satellite television channel.

While the al Qaeda-allied militants pulled their fighters out of the capital last August, they have struck targets regularly in the heart of the coastal city using roadside bombs, mortars and suicide bombers.

A soldier guarding the newly-opened theatre said the bomber had been stopped but the premier's security team had insisted she be allowed in because she was carrying police ID.

"The suicide bomber was a young, slim lady with plaited hair. She wore a veil and carried a police identity card," Mohamed Ali, the soldier told Reuters.

"She sat under the tree in front of the theatre for a while. She stood and went towards the theatre when she heard the voice of the PM. We were suspicious and shouted 'stop'. She wanted to target the PM.

"We stopped her. But the PM's guards inside shouted 'let her come in' because she had a police identity card in her hand. And all of a sudden we heard the explosion."

The African Union, which also identified the bomber as a woman, said six people were killed and 12 wounded.

"The prime minister was speaking inside the theatre when the blast took place, but he is safe, unhurt," Gilbert Nitunga, deputy spokesman for the AU's AMISOM force, said.