Police in Mali on Friday fired gunshots and tear gas to try to dislodge protesters demanding the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from occupying the state broadcasting house and parliament, according to a Reuters witness. Two sources said at least one person was killed outside the national assembly building. …

Eskom resumed stage 2 load-shedding from 9am on Saturday. The rotational power cuts are expected to continue until 10pm. The power utility said on Friday night that even though some generation units were expected to return to service overnight, it was necessary to continue with load-shedding  to replenish emergency generation …

SA has recorded 12,348 new cases of Covid-19 and 140 deaths in the past 24 hours. According to the health ministry, there are now 250,687 cases of Covid-19 across the country and 3,860 fatalities. There are also a reported 118,232 recoveries. Gauteng is the country’s epicentre with 87,033 cases, of …

A school principal in KwaMashu, KwaZulu-Natal, was shot dead in a shower of bullets on Friday afternoon as he was leaving his school. According to spokesperson for the South African Police Service (SAPS), Colonel Thembeka Mbhele, the principal was jammed by an unknown vehicle. “An unknown male jumped off the passenger’s …

Five people were killed while one sustained critical injuries after a car collided head on with a bakkie on the R512, near Lanseria airport on Friday. According paramedics, the accident happened around 07:07 in the morning. “Five patients from the car had sustained fatal injuries and were declared deceased on …

Owner and bankroller of Kumasi King Faisal, Alhaji Grunsah has said he depends on Asante Kotoko and Accra Hearts of Oak for gate proceeds to survive. He made these comments during an interview with Kumasi based Kessben FM. According to him, no one should run Asante Kotoko or Accra Hearts of Oak and incur debt. He argued that …

A video of an Officer in Ghana Police Service uniform slapping a woman at a voters registration centre in the heat of an argument has gone viral on social media. In the video sighted by GhanaWeb, the officer who could be seen engaging in a fierce argument with the middle-aged …

The management of transport company, VIP Jeoun, says the bus that plunged into River Oti at Dambai in the Krachi East Municipality does not belong to it. The bus with the registration number GT 5313-19 was travelling with passengers from Accra to Wulensi when it plunged into the river while maneuvering to …

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has interdicted five officers serving at the Aflao Sector Command in the Volta Region. The five were interdicted with immediate effect, a circular sent to all controls within the Service said. They are alleged to have been involved in the facilitation of illegal entries of …

A 26-year-old woman has stabbed her boyfriend to death for allegedly cheating on her. The deceased, Fred Kojo Nyame was stabbed in the chest, neck, arms, and forehead. The incident happened at Esiama, a community near Nkroful in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region. Narrating the incident, the Assemblyman …