During winter, we go into hibernation mode. We stay more indoors, we turn on the heat in our offices and we tuck our hair away in protective styles such as braids etc. During the springtime/summertime, we change our entire regimen and what better way to start than with your hair. Trim your ends I usually advice people to trim their …
Natural hair. I gave mine a name: “The Mane”. It’s wild, ferocious, at times obedient, other times temperamental, and when it gets wet, it shrinks (shrinkage is real and it hurts). My natural hair is beautifully complicated…then again, so am I. In the words of Solange: “Don’t touch my hair, when it’s the feelings I wear.” Natural hair is a …
A Namibian business that is built on social entrepreneurship, is demonstrating that this is both a global, and a local trend towards more inclusivity in business. Social entrepreneurship uses business to solve social problems, such as the ones highlighted by Zodidi Gaseb’s TEDx talk, I am not your Stereotype. I am not my Hair. Zodidi Gaseb is the Founder of …
Zodidi Gaseb is an inspirational Namibian whose TEdx talk was selected by TED as one out of only 15 talks from around the globe that inspired people in celebration of TEDx’s 1 billion views. Zodidi is also the Founder of African Naturals: events and natural hair products and a Positive Image Activist. Zodidi prepared this article for us to explain …
“Freedom is seen as an illusion not many can obtain, but freedom comes in little pieces of self-acceptance, higher self-esteem, being truly yourself and living out your true potential and talent.” Dynamic Namibian woman, Zodidi Gaseb, has been racking up the accolades internationally for her challenging of the status quo when it comes to natural hair. Last year she wowed …
“People will always have opinions so you might as well be yourself. I had to find that trust again, the same trust I had before society told me who I should be, it was beautiful.” Namibia is about to see the arrival of our first ever hair and beauty expo focussing specifically on the natural-haired community. 99FM’s MYD Art …