Elvis Anokye

Dec. polls: NPP Council of Elders endorse Akufo-Addo as flagbearer

The National Council of the governing New Patriotic Party has endorsed the candidature of President Akufo-Addo as the flagbearer of the party for the December polls. The decision was announced by the General Secretary of the party John Boadu at the end of the Council’s meeting which had the President …

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MASLOC has been less partisan since NPP took over – Afia Akoto

A Deputy Director for the Medium and Small Loans Center (MASLOC), Madam Afia Akoto has opined that the management and distribution of loans under the current administration has been less partisan. Speaking to Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, she said unlike, the previous administration where MASLOC loans, was largely based on partisanship, …

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Austrian architects will transform Hitler’s birthplace into a police station

Austria has unveiled plans to transform Adolf Hitler’s birthplace into a police station, following years of debate and legal wrangling over the controversial site. The three-story building in Braunau am Inn, near the German border, is set to undergo a substantial revamp that authorities hope will prevent it becoming a pilgrimage site …

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Government to study lockdown regulations judgment

The South African Government has taken note of the Johannesburg High Court ruling, which declared COVID-19 lockdown regulations in levels 3 and 4 unconstitutional and invalid. The court, however, suspended the declaration of invalidity for a period of 14 days. “This means that the Alert Level 3 regulations remain in operation for …

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Load shedding is still likely in July

Thanks to the maintenance it got in during lockdown, there should be only a couple of days of load shedding this winter, Eskom told Parliament on Wednesday – down from the around a month of electricity interruptions it projected before the coronavirus arrived. Eskom is now anticipating three days of …

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Man killed, 2-year-old shot in Cape Town

A two-year-old boy was shot and a man killed in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, on Wednesday night, Western Cape police have said. The victims are reportedly father and son, the local ward councillor said. The shots rang out at about 19:15, police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said. “Crime scene experts …

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Thomas Partey appoints budding sports journalist as PRO

Ghana star Thomas Partey has appointed 25 year old Samuel Delali Zigah as his Public Relations Officer. This move by the Atletico Madrid star is aimed at improving his brand image and building a solid relationship with the media. Zigah is an alumnus of the Ghana Institute of Journalism and …

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Trump ‘tries to divide us’, says ex-defence chief

Former US Defence Secretary James Mattis has denounced President Donald Trump, accusing him of stoking division and abusing his authority. In rare public comments, Mr Mattis said the president had sought to “divide” the American people and had failed to provide “mature leadership”. He said he was “angry and appalled” …

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‘We’ve overcome the technical glitches’ – EC

Mr Eric Dzakpasu, Deputy Volta Regional Director of the Electoral Commission, said the Commission has fixed the technical glitches that interrupted the pilot of the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits and processes in Ho on Tuesday. He said the BVR machine rejected all inputs after working smoothly from 0700 hours …

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