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Kegel exercises aren’t solely for people with vaginas

Article Tiffany Kagure Mugo - 21 Feb 2020

Often people think that kegels are targeted solely at women who want to increase the tightness of their vagina, whereas in fact the exercises are for everyone who wants to engage in better sex

Who wants to live forever?

Article Martin Rees 1 - 19 Jul 2019

Longevity enthusiasts believe immortality is a worthwhile goal. But refugees from the past could create problems for future generations

Terms of social engagement

Article Kagure Mugo - 12 Jul 2019

Someone’s watching you. Sometimes they’re invisible, other times not. What does their behaviour mean?

Beware the psychopath boss

Article Linda Christensen - 5 Jul 2019

Their behaviour causes stress, burnout, thoughts of suicide, high absenteeism rates and physical illness

Beware the toxic narcissist

Article Sarah Davies - 21 Jun 2019

Their grandiosity masks insecurity and any perceived threat to their image leads to abuse in relationships

A dark spiral skewers sleep

Article Mashadi Kekana - 31 May 2019

Depression is a mood disorder that has physical effects, including disruption of a good night’s rest

Avoid the silent killer

Article Ellapen Rapiti - 24 May 2019

Check your blood pressure every six months and, if you’re on medication, take it as prescribed

Abortion hypocrisy kills women

Article Patricia Nudi Orawo - 10 May 2019

People who pass judgment on those terminate their pregnancies can have fatal consequences

Find your P-spot, bro

Article Kagure Mugo - 18 Apr 2019

There’s nothing unmasculine about a woman pleasuring a man in his anus

Men keep taking their lives

Article Palesa Lebitse - 5 Apr 2019

They don’t seek help for medical problems in general and when they suffer from depression, it can be fatal

Yes, men can be harassed too

Article Palesa Lebitse - 8 Feb 2019

The issue of abuse of power, contrary to how it is often tackled, is not just about gender

Sadly, vegans can’t save Earth

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Dec 2018

Reducing the carbon footprint of farming will take more than some individual action

Myths shroud queer abuse

Article Kagure Mugo - 30 Nov 2018

The idea that violence is heterosexually defined silences same-sex victims

The fear of the feminine is futile

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Nov 2018

The heterosexual community is not the only group responsible for gender suppression

Ways to be a super queer ally

Article Kagure Mugo - 9 Nov 2018

But in trying to be supportive, allies sometimes get it all wrong

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