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Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Walmart Is Selling a 'Super Fast' $160 Portable Charger for Just $25, and Shoppers Say It's a 'Powerhouse'
Parade aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Walmart Is Selling a 'Super Fast' $160 Portable Charger for Just $25, and Shoppers Say It's a 'Powerhouse' originally appeared on Parade. Parade aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Constantly on the go? Then you're probably always worried about the battery life of your devices. But luckily, there's an easy fix for that with an awesome deal we found at Walmart. Right now, the Mugo Portable Charger is on sale for just $25, which is a whopping 84% off its original price. This sleek and compact device is easy to throw in your purse or pocket, and will help you keep your electronics fully charged and ready for action. With a 20,000mAh ultra-large capacity, this charger can power up anything from your wireless headphones and smartwatch to a tablet or smartphone. With updated technologies and up to 22.5 watts of charging speed, it can charge your devices two times faster than other options on the market. The power bank can charge your phone from 0 to 61% in just 30 minutes, making it an essential for when you're traveling, driving, or in need of a quick power boost. "A powerhouse," wrote one reviewer. "I've been using this portable charger when I am traveling, and it's been a total game changer for me. It charges my iPhone, AirPods and my kid's iPad super fast at the same time. The digital display is really handy for knowing exactly how much power I have left. It fits right in my bag and gives me peace of mind when I'm out all day."A second shopper said, "One of the best chargers out there. Lightweight and compact so it fits in my purse. The capacity is large enough to charge my iPhone for days. It's fast charging and recharges fast, too. Can't go anywhere without this power charger. You can also charge multiple devices." The device includes three outputs and two inputs, including one USB-C interface, two USB-A interfaces, a type-C output, and a micro USB interface. Its triple-port design allows you to charge multiple devices at once with a multi-protection safety system that ensures protection against overload, overcharging, overheating, and over short-circuit. You'll always know when your devices are ready to go due to the LED display that shows the current battery level and input and output status. "Super fast charger," wrote another customer. "This portable charger is awesome! The 20,000mAh capacity keeps my devices charged all day, and the 22.5W fast charging gets my iPhone 14 to 50% in just 30 minutes. I love that it has multiple outputs, so I can charge more than one device at once." With a 84% off markdown, the deal on this $25 portable charger is one you don't want to miss. Add one to your cart today to save big. Walmart Is Selling a 'Super Fast' $160 Portable Charger for Just $25, and Shoppers Say It's a 'Powerhouse' first appeared on Parade on Jul 15, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 15, 2025, where it first appeared.
TimesLIVE
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- TimesLIVE
African queer erotica unleashed
June is international LGBTQ+ Pride Month, a time to celebrate and recognise the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals in the world. To honour these celebrations, we asked Tiffany Kagure Mugo who, along with Siphumeze Khundayi, masterminded Kivuli & Nuru: The Afrodisiacs Collection. These albums, available on digital platforms, feature African erotic stories that delve into the world of desire. They're celebration of LGBTQ+ intimacies in the readers' own words and voices brought to you by HOLAAfrica, a pan-Africanist digital platform that focuses on sex and sexuality on the continent. Mugo and Khundayi are sex-positive practitioners who've taken their work around the world and onto global Ted Talk stages. Says Mugo, 'The albums are explorations into the different ways we love and lust in both covert and open ways. The Afrodisiacs Collection takes you on an audio journey through tales of immortality, coming home, gyrating in night clubs, or tempting daytime trysts in the middle of an afternoon.' They feature the words of artists like Mercy Thokozane Minah, writers such as Mia Arderne, prize-winning author Jarred Thompson, international authors like Nigerian Kobby Ben Ben, and a cameo from Mpho Tutu van Furth, daughter of the late Desmond Tutu. In Shadow, we find stories of longing, hidden desires and sometimes sensual despair. As the shadow half of the project, Kivuli deals with the 'dark' side of desire. Nuru is the light. This album is on the 'bright' side, exploring the sweet side of life — a crush , a fantasy fulfilled, a dream or something deliciously nasty. We asked Mugo about the albums. You've described Kivuli & Nuru as an exploration of the shadow and light of African desire. What do these metaphors mean to you? How have they shaped the curation of the stories? To paraphrase philosophers, we all have a little 'nasty' in us. Most people expose parts of their desire, keeping other parts hidden. There are reasons we hide things; shame, fear of societal judgment or the fact that they aren't anyone's business. Though desire seeps into everything humans do, it's shunned, vilified and relegated to the shadows. It takes a scandal or a special type of person to bring desire into the light. African desire has, historically, been policed and in the shadows, something suppressed and shameful. Despite this, the theme of 'shadow' and 'light' came about organically. For Kivuli & Nuru, the exploration of the tension in the work shaped itself. The themes, stories and experiences people shared fell into the two categories. When requesting stories, I simply said 'give me stories and make them sexy'. The contributors did the rest. The theme came about after the stories were chosen and we realised we had enough for two albums. How did the process of sourcing the stories from cities like Lagos, Nairobi and Cairo help reflect the diversity of queer African intimacy? What were the common threads or surprising differences that emerged? I'm a sucker for pan-Africanism and the diversity of the continent. The networks for finding the stories were already in place as HOLAAfrica! We've spent years asking people to think about their intimacies, fantasies, triumphs and misadventures, so sourcing stories was relatively simple. We wanted people to speak their realities in (literally) their own voices. The stories, though focused on the voices of queer people, are narratives experienced everywhere — between lovers and friends, a tryst in a club or when trying to decide whether to make a move on a neighbour. The human exploration of desire cuts across sexualities, contexts and countries. But you also realise how unique each person's experience is: each has their own flavour. The Afrodisiacs Collection invites listeners into a space that's both sensual and political. How does storytelling — especially audio erotica — become a form of resistance or reclamation for queer Africans? Stories about African bodies have been twisted into seeming animalistic and devious. From ideas of black women as baby-making machines during slavery to the modern-day 'Mandingo' (a word is used as a pejorative to describe a hypersexual black man), the idea of black love and intimacy is shrouded in myth, misconceptions and malice. With queer bodies that goes double. The constant questioning of what queer people do in the bedroom is funny at best, deeply disturbing at worst. A lot of the work that HOLAAfrica! does is to educate people about how to have healthy, holistic experiences and to create spaces in which queer people can actively speak about their experiences. After your work on Touch: Sex, Sexuality & Sensuality, how does T he Afrodisiacs Collection expand the conversation around African sensuality? I used the audiobook format to reach people who aren't keen to pick up a book, but who'd delve into voiced stories. This offering was a lot more about getting people out of their heads and into their bodies. Touch was a collection of essays: when you say the word 'essay' things get serious, fast. The idea of read stories adds a magical sprinkle to the pot of ideas and understanding. You've worked in sex positivity across many African countries. What has this journey taught you about the nuances of LGBTQ+ expression in private vs public spaces on the continent? Doing this work across contexts and countries (and sexualities) showed that queer and straight people are in the same streets, looking for the same things. Some are looking for long-term love, some are looking for a hook-up on Saturday night; we're all trying to figure it out. The work has shown me that desire is a tricky thing, no matter what country you're in or who you choose to sleep with. The human experience of desire is universal. The public spaces, where there's the politicisation of intimacies, are more acute. Different entities weaponise ideas around queer love and intimacy for various agendas.
The Star
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Platform introduces a new dimension to African sexuality through storytelling
HOLAAfrica, a digital platform fiercely dedicated to exploring contemporary narratives of African sexuality , has launched a new collection of albums titled Kivuli & Nuru: The Afrodisiacs Collection . This digital platform, renowned for its commitment to engaging with African narratives surrounding sex and pleasure, aims to foster community and create safe spaces through the power of storytelling. It is explained that the albums, available on various digital platforms, feature a rich tapestry of erotic stories that explore the intricate world of desire, intimacy, and identity. Founders Tiffany Kagure Mugo and Siphumeze Khundayi have taken their voices far beyond South Africa, sharing their vision on global TED Talk stages and garnering international attention. Mugo and Khundayi describe the essence of the albums as a celebration of LGBTQ+ intimacies, presented in the storytellers' own words, allowing for authentic connections and engagement with listeners. The pair highlight that each narrative uniquely reflects the diverse contexts and living conditions across the continent, making the collection a holistic representation of African eroticism. ' The stories were sourced from around the continent to make sure we caught a bunch of different contexts and ways of living and loving. The stories are as diverse as the countries they are from. From Cape to Cairo and Lagos to Nairobi, the stories show a spectrum of sexual experiences. People should listen to the stories because they are sensual, hot, intimate and gorgeous. Another reason people should listen is because we adore knowing about the fantasies, desires and sex lives of others. We are fascinated by it, ' Khundayi explained. Khundayi explains the titles of the albums, Kivuli and Nuru , translate to ' shadow ' and ' light ' in Kiswahili, aptly illustrating the duality of human sexuality. Many stories explore both the hidden aspects, the ' shadows ' of sexuality where many feel unable to express themselves, and the ' light ' that signifies empowerment and the acceptance of desire. Mugo elaborated on the inspiration driving this collection, citing a ' need for more sexiness, more sensuality, more deliciousness when it comes to African sexuality ' . ' The idea for this collection of stories came from a need for more sexiness, more sensuality, more deliciousness when it comes to African sexuality. There is something so sexy about having erotica read to you, and we wanted to harness that – the feeling of a lover whispering in your ear. The collection also wanted to collate and bring together African sexual stories, literally in their own words (most people voiced their work), and add African voices to the erotic landscape. We wanted to expand the way people saw and understood African sexuality in a way that was tempting and engaging. ' Emphasising the importance of audio storytelling, she likened the experience to that of a lover whispering intimate secrets in one's ear. ' We aimed to expand the understanding of African sexuality in a way that is tempting and engaging, ' she added. The pair further explains how these stories educate, stating, ' Stories have always been the biggest way to teach people about things, and in terms of sex and sexuality, these will do that. The stories will bring you into a world of sexuality that informs you through storytelling. ' [email protected] Saturday Star
The Citizen
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
‘Kivuli & Nuru: The Afrodisiacs Collection' —African erotic stories delving deep into the queer world of desire
'Kivuli & Nuru: The Afrodisiacs Collection' was launched on Africa Day by Pan-Africanist digital platform HOLAAfrica. The respect of elders and those around you is so deeply entrenched in African culture that it's often hard for Africans to openly speak about sex or anything about sexuality without being chastised for being crass. The situation is far worse if you're an African that identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ). 'The situation of queer people around the continent is multifaceted; it is incredibly painful in some spaces and in others incredibly powerful,' said Tiffany Mugo. Together with Siphumeze Khundayi, Mugo is the co-founder of HOLAAfrica, a Pan-Africanist digital platform that focuses on sex and sexuality in Africa. This past Sunday, on Africa Day, HOLAAfrica launched Kivuli & Nuru: The Afrodisiacs Collection. It is a collection of African erotic stories that delve deep into the world of desire. The albums are described as a celebration of LGBTQ+ intimacies in their own words and voices. In a truly African way, the first episode opened with a prayer from Mpho Andrea Tutu van Furth, aptly titled A Prayer for Good Sex. 'Good sex inspires me because good sex is the wish that I have as a mother for my children. It is the hope that I have as a priest for my congregation. It is the desire that I have as a woman for myself, it is the prayer that I have as an African, for every person on our continent,' Tutu van Furth is heard in her prayer. Tutu van Furth is the daughter of revered political activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu. ALSO READ: Sleep divorce may improve your sex life Complexities of LGBTQ+ in Africa Mugo speaks about the complexities faced by the LGBTQ+ community on the continent, saying it's full of 'hard times and full of joy'. 'The thing about the situation of queer people on the continent is it is not any one thing because even in the darkest moments you will find such fun and chaos and delicious goodness. This is part of what the work we do focuses on, a more holistic idea of what it means to be LGBTQ+ on the continent,' Mugo shares. She adds: 'What is happening in those private moments, those mundane moments, those moments where the whole world doesn't seem to be against you. What does it mean to exist in your full glory?' HOLAAfrica has taken its work around the world, including to global TED Talk stages. Mugo admits that it's not all rainbows and sunshine as a queer on the continent and says Africa still has a long way to go before reaching the proverbial promise land. 'In a lot of cases, queer people's intimate lives have been used against them, making them seem dark and degenerate. Because so little is known about queer sex (outside of porn) it can be shaped into whatever those who weaponise it want it to be.' She says queer sex is as intimate, messy, beautiful, confusing and magical as heterosexual sex. 'It's no different.' 'It is not always easy to be queer and African, but it is always magical. Yes, there is a long way to go, but what must be celebrated is how far rights have come,' she said. Kivuli and Nuru mean 'shadow' and 'light' in Kiswahili, and Mugo says they chose these names to represent the light and dark aspects of sex, intimacy, and sexuality on the continent. 'If one wants to see how far we have to go, we can look to Kivuli, what is still lurking in the shadows; the things people can't express or explore,' she said. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel, and Mugo says that is what Nuru brings. 'These are stories of being able to bring their desires to the light and be who they want to be. No matter how you engage with your sexuality, there is always more to learn and unpack and engage with, but we have also come so far in a number of ways.' ALSO READ: 1 in 5 LGBTQ youth have attempted suicide in the past year – study The episodes There are 30 episodes of Kivuli & Nuru in the collection, which vary in length and titles. 'The albums are explorations into the different ways we love and lust, in both covert and open ways. Featuring stories from Lagos to Nairobi, from Cape Town to Cairo, The Afrodisiacs Collection takes you on an audio journey through tales of immortality, coming home, gyrating in nightclubs, or tempting daytime trysts in the middle of an afternoon,' shared Mugo. In one episode, titled Why is There Never Foreplay in the Public Bathrooms written by Ghanaian author Kobby Ben Ben, the listener gets to be a fly on the wall in a public lavatory in Ghana during an intimate encounter between two lovers. 'During public sex, foreplay isn't a forgotten formality. Rather, it's elusive, measured by infinitesimal fractions of a second,' says the narrator in the episode, Anthony Oluoch. '…or just plainly edited out just to make for a racier porn clip.' The moans and grunts of pleasure give the episodes a strong sense of reality. So real that a minor listening to this collection of stories would be grounded for at least a year. 'Everything is delightful and pleasurable, even the darker stories, because it is erotica,' said Mugo. 'However, if you want to really zero in on the stories about threesomes, always delight, namely Ghosts of Threesomes Past, and It takes 3. But all of the stories will bring a hint of deliciousness.' In the heat of all the pleasure in the stories, Mugo says that at the core of it is education. 'Stories have always been the biggest way to teach people about things, and in terms of sex and sexuality, these will do that. The stories will bring you into a world of sexuality that informs you through storytelling.' NOW READ: Ghana parliament passes anti-LGBTQ bill
Zawya
18-03-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Kenya eyes $69.5mln of dairy product exports in 2025
Nairobi: Kenya announced on Monday that it aims to increase its dairy exports to nine billion Kenyan shillings (about 69.5 million US dollars) in 2025, up from 7.3 billion Kenyan shillings in 2023, as the country strengthens its position in the global dairy market. Genesio Mugo, chairman of state-owned Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) told journalists in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya that key international markets include the Middle East, South Sudan and Somalia. "We are planning to get certification at the international level so that our milk can access the European Union," Mugo said. According to KDB, Kenya produced 5.76 billion litres of milk in 2024, out of which 4.8 billion litres was sold without being processed. Mugo said that one of the main strategies to increase exports is to process more milk into butter, cheese, ghee and yogurt. He added that Kenya also plans to leverage on the African Continental Free Trade Area to access countries which are net importers of dairy products such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. © Dar Al Sharq Press, Printing and Distribution. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
