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At least four persons have reportedly died, with many injured following an accident on the Kintampo road. A local Journalist Nana Yaw Aboagye reports about 24 casualties are involved while four persons including three females and a male died on the spot. The Kumasi to Gushegu bound bus with registration …

  Four-time Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) Songwriter of the Year, Kofi Kinaata, is confident no artiste would be able to break his record in the future. The Songwriter of the Year award is one of the toughest categories at the VGMAs with only Kojo Antwi being the only artiste to have won …

  There is no doubt that the death of the Nigerian founder and presiding pastor of the Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) Temitope Joshua, known as T.B Joshua has affected many both far and near. The story, like many, is the same for two hoteliers and guest house operators …

Tunisia’s defence ministry said Sunday that its navy had rescued 178 migrants who were trying to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to reach Europe. Two bodies were recovered and 178 migrants rescued during three operations off Tunisia’s south coast, a ministry statement said. The migrants, who the ministry said were …

Tunisia’s defence ministry said Sunday that its navy had rescued 178 migrants who were trying to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to reach Europe. Two bodies were recovered and 178 migrants rescued during three operations off Tunisia’s south coast, a ministry statement said. The migrants, who the ministry said were …

CHEEKY After being summonsed to appear before the state capture inquiry, former president Jacob Zuma refused. Then he chose not to address the ConCourt on what an appropriate penalty would be should it find him in contempt for failing to do so. Image: Alon Skuy The Constitutional Court will hand down judgment …

  • Burna Boy has been crowned Best International Act at the 21st BET Awards • The event was held on June 27 • Other winners include Criss Brown and Cardi B The 21st BET Awards that took place on June 27, 2021, saw Burna Boy set a record as …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGESimage captionFrancis Atwoli has led Kenya’s Central Organizations of Trade Unions (Cotu) since 2001 A furious row has erupted in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, over the renaming of a road in honour of the head of the organisation representing labour unions, Francis Atwoli. The backlash has seen the fresh …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTAFPimage captionThe Somali government has been fighting al-Shabab for more than a decade Twenty-one men have been executed in Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland after they were convicted of being members of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. They were sentenced by a military court in Galkayo and shot by …

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that SA will move to level 4 on June 27 2021. Image: ELMOND JIYANE / GCIS All gatherings are prohibited, effectively immediately, except for funerals with a maximum of 50 people, said President Cyril Ramaphosa. The sale of all alcohol is banned and a curfew will be …