Maua Bio Magazine

09/01/2026

Many African women didn’t grow up learning how to lead; we learned how to survive. So we became strong, quiet, agreeable, responsible, whatever kept us safe. Those habits once protected us, but in adulthood they can quietly become barriers. The people-pleaser struggles to self-advocate, the overachiever battles imposter syndrome and the strong one finds it hard to ask for support.

So here’s the question:
What did you learn to silence as a girl that now asks you to shrink as a leader?
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Drop your response in the

08/01/2026

What began as a quiet conviction grew into a true labour of love. Today, it stands as a global movement empowering women through the power of storytelling.

We are incredibly proud and honoured to win the 🏆Prestige Africa 2025/26 award for Women’s Empowerment Media Company of the Year🏆.

This win belongs to all of us. To every woman who trusted us with her story, every reader, partner, collaborator and supporter who believes in the vision and walks this journey with us, thank you. Your love, encouragement and support made this possible.

From our co-founders and the entire Maua Bio Magazine team: thank you for believing, for standing with us and for helping us amplify African women’s voices across the world.


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07/01/2026

2026, a new season begins, but more than that, a new era unfolds. The canvas is open; this is your moment to dream big, to be seen and heard.

Here’s a word from our Chief Storyteller Hazel Namponya (MBA Candidate). If this message resonates with you, drop hashtag in the comments.

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17/12/2025

09/12/2025

This epic Tuesday, 09 December!

We’re closing the year with so much spark on The Dialogue with on 011 Radio – The Pulse of Jozi!


This week’s guest is none other than Chingonzo, aka Queen Val, Zimbabwean media personality, model, entrepreneur and fierce advocate for women and girls.



She’s the CEO and founder of Valbeaut Image Consultancy, a 2025 Mandela Washington Fellow, an award-winning model, a communications specialist, author of Kingdom Beauty and a gender advocate who uses her voice to uplift and empower.



From media to modelling, business to activism, Queen Val is the definition of young African excellence. You definitely want to hear this conversation!



🎧 Tune in live on 09 December:
👉 https://www.famcast.co.za/home/stations/011-radio/

09/12/2025

This Tuesday, 09 December!
We’re closing the year with so much spark on The Dialogue with on 011 Radio – The Pulse of Jozi!

This week’s guest is none other than Valerie Chingozo, aka , Zimbabwean media personality, model, entrepreneur and fierce advocate for women and girls.

She’s the CEO and founder of Valbeaut Image Consultancy, a 2025 Mandela Washington Fellow, an award-winning model, a communications specialist, author of Kingdom Beauty and a gender advocate who uses her voice to uplift and empower.

From media to modelling, business to activism, Queen Val is the definition young African excellence. You definitely want to hear this conversation!

🎧 Tune in live on 09 December
👉 https://www.famcast.co.za/home/stations/011-…

02/12/2025

It’s Here! Fresh Off the Press!!

The newest edition of Maua Bio Magazine has officially landed, and it’s all about Trish Mandewo. A woman whose life reminds us that where you start never determines how far you can go.



“From Highfields to Coquitlam, my journey proves that no beginning defines your destiny.” — Trish Mandewo



Trish serves as the City Councillor for Coquitlam and President of UBCM, making history as the first Zimbabwean-born woman to break ground in Canadian local and provincial association politics. She is also a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, mentor, governance professional, author and speaker.



Her journey, from growing up in Zimbabwe during the liberation years to rebuilding her life in North America and rising to leadership in Canada, is filled with courage and possibility. This edition celebrates her story, her strength and the doors she continues to open for women everywhere.



📘 Read the full edition:
https://mauabiomagazine.com/trish-mandewo-first-zimbabwean-born-woman-making-history-in-canadian-politics/



We can’t wait for you to be inspired by her journey.

02/12/2025

Join us tonight

25/11/2025

21/11/2025

Up Next on The Dialogue on 011 Radio – The Pulse of Jozi, join as we sit down with the phenomenal .smith , a.k.a Dr Tinu, the award-winning Nigerian fashion icon, CEO of Datina Designs Fashion House and Fashion School and a powerhouse who has shaped the fashion industry for over 30 years.

From running top retail outlets in Ibadan and Lagos, to training and mentoring over 10,000 women, to championing women’s financial and digital inclusion across Africa, Dr. Tinu’s impact is undeniable.
She’s a global scholar, a mentor to rising entrepreneurs, a thought leader and the visionary behind She Grows Africa, Women Achievers Africa, She Tech Alliance Africa and more.

Tune in live on Tuesday 25 November @19:30 (SAST)
Stream link: https://www.famcast.co.za/home/stations/011-radio/
For more: https://mauabiomagazine.com/
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20/11/2025

A message from from Pikita Ntuli

From A Quantum-Neuro-Spiritual Lens : The Pulse of Jozi

At the synaptic border between memory and music,
The Dialogue with Cory Rae opens its gates of sound,
where the brain’s pulse meets the village drum.

Our guest: Suzan Skhosana (née Kgasi),
heritage weaver, poet, and keeper of ancestral frequencies.
From the red dust of Kgabalatsane Village,
She founded the Poko ’a Sekwena History Art Gallery,
a neural shrine where clay, song, and lineage
collide into archives of light.

Tonight she speaks not just of history,
but of how memory thinks,
how spirit hums through pigment and pottery,
how the Kgasi legacy dances in the brain’s delta waves.

Tune in.
Not to listen, but to remember differently.
011 Radio - "The Pulse of Jozi".
Suzan Skhosana

14/11/2025

Coming up this Tuesday, 18 November on 011 Radio – The Pulse of Jozi!

Catch on The Dialogue as we sit down with the powerhouse herself, Councillor . A politician, global leader, multi-award-winning entrepreneur, author and a serious game-changer when it comes to governance, inclusion and empowering women.

From building businesses to shaping communities, Trish’s story is bold, inspiring and full of gems you’ll want to hear.



Don’t miss it! Tune in live:
👉 https://www.famcast.co.za/home/stations/011-radio/

Set your reminder, you don’t want to miss this one!