Deputy Minister for Education in charge of Pre-Tertiary Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum says the efforts of President Akufo-Addo and beneficiaries of the free Senior High School policy must not be downplayed because of WAEC’s mistake. His comment follows the West African Examinations Council’s (WAEC) publication of a list of …

The knife used to murder a Manenberg gran was from her own kitchen, while the suspect in custody is reportedly her grandson, the Daily Voice reports. The grandmother, 75, was found dead in her home by her son, 48, who lives in a Wendy house in his mother’s backyard. Her son had …

The parliament in the United Kingdom has voted for its government to begin consideration of sanctions to be brought against Nigerian officials involved in the use of deadly force against protesters decrying police brutality in October. A petition signed by more than 220,000 people brought a motion before the house …

The Trump administration has imposed a new temporary travel rule that will see citizens of some African countries post bonds of up to $15,000 to visit the U.S. The pilot program, which will come into effect on December 24, seeks to prevent visitors from 15 African countries listed in the …

The Home Affairs Inspectorate officials, supported by SAPS, the City of Cape Town, the Departments of Social Development and Health are currently performing an operation at the temporary shelter called Wingfield in Maitland, Cape Town. This temporary facility was set up on 7 April 2020 for protesting asylum seekers and …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat to grant full scholarship to one Thomas Amoaning of Adeiso Senior High School. Master Amoaning is reported to have scored 8As in the 2020 West Africa Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). His plight made rounds on social media given …

A woman is accused of brutally whipping a two-year-old boy after he broke a credit card and phone case. Pictures of the shocking injuries inflicted on the boy were shared widely on social media, prompting the country’s interior minister Eduardo del Castillo to call for a full investigation. The incident …

A 50-year-old man has been arrested for defiling his neighbour’s six-year-old daughter at Hanyi Danmasani, Rigasa in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The village head of Hanyi Danmasani, Umar Ibrahim, who confirmed the incident to Daily Trust on Monday, November 23, said that the child has been …

The South African Broadcasting Authority (SABC) has extended the suspension of the retrenchment process to end of December, the company said on Tuesday as it attempts to find a solution to the impasse. The public broadcaster insisted that delay does not mean retrenchments are off the table altogether. Last week, …

Calvin Anele Ngcongca was a South African professional footballer. He played for AmaZulu before his death. On 29 August 2015, he joined Troyes AC on a season-long loan from Racing Genk after being relegated to the bench by his head coach. The 33-year-old footballer reportedly died in a ghastly accident …

A teenager who got 7A1s in the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has died.   Chisom Chukwuneke, made straights A’s in the entrance exam and emerged the best student from her school, Graceland college in Enugu last year. She went on to win numerous academic awards in …

A truck assistant sustained critical injuries, a driver was hospitalised for minor injuries and an additional two drivers escaped uninjured when three trucks collided on the N3 northbound, between the Van Buuren on-ramp and Gillooly’s interchange in Bedfordview on Monday. According to Ekurhuleni Emergency Services spokesperson William Ntladi, a call …

Citizens of 15 African countries will have to post bonds of up to $15,000 (£11,000) to visit the US, according to a new temporary travel rule which comes into effect on 24 December. The six-month pilot programme – which targets those on both visitor and business visas – will act as a …

The tutor who blew the whistle on the leak of physical sciences paper 2 erased the tweet on Monday after receiving calls from angry pupils fearing they would have to rewrite it. The tutor, whose identity is known to Sunday Times Daily, received a screenshot of the question paper at …

Activist Harrison Gwamnishu who shared the video of the assault, said the head of Civil Military Affairs, Maj. Gen. Bature confirmed the ‘arrest’ of the soldiers. He also revealed that he is pushing for the arrest of the Civil Defense officers involved in the incident.   He wrote;   JOINT …

A former militia leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity, including mass rape. A military court convicted Ntabo Ntaberi of murder, rape, sexual slavery and enlisting children under the age of 15. The ruling came at the end of …

Five of the victims of Saturday’s road accident involving National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) supporters at Ejura in the Ashanti region have been transferred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Authorities at the Ejura Government Hospital say the five, with head injuries, were part of 54 people who sustained various degrees …

Ghana’s active Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have seen a slight decline in the last week. As of Friday, November 13, the number of active cases stood at 1,541, and 1,146 on Tuesday, November 18. Recent figures from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicate that as of November 19, the number of …

A former guerrilla fighter who used to jam the communication network of Ethiopian troops, Debretsion Gebremichael is now leading the fight against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government for control of the northern Tigray region, described as the “womb” of the nation. Mr Debretsion leads the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), …

Professor Marian Asantewah Nkansah of the Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has been named among the top 10 scientists in Africa. She was also named among the top 60 scientists around the world in the 2020 Analytical Scientists Power List. The Analytical Scientists Power List …

A young boy, believed to be around 10 years old, drowned in a large excavated hole filled with rainwater on Sunday afternoon near Power Road in Welkom, Free State. In a statement, ER24 spokesperson Ross Campbell said it was alleged the boy and his three friends were playing around the …

Two vehicles overturned in separate incidents south of Johannesburg on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, with occupants in both accidents suffering minor injuries. In the first incident, a vehicle rolled over in Barrage Road, Vereeniging, on Saturday night. “A patient with minor injuries was treated and transported to Mediclinic Emfuleni …

Ethiopia’s army plans to surround the capital of Tigray with tanks and may attack the city with artillery to end a nearly three-week war, a military spokesman said, urging civilians to “save themselves”. Ethiopian forces seized the town of Idaga Hamus, 97km (60 miles) from the rebel-held Tigray capital of …

Al Qaeda’s North Africa branch (AQIM) has appointed a new leader and confirmed the death of its former leader Abdelmalek Droukdel who was killed by the French army in June, SITE Intelligence Group said on Saturday. U.S.-based SITE, which monitors jihadist websites, said AQIM displayed the dead body of its …

At a sprawling refugee reception centre in Sudan, Ethiopians who fled the Tigray conflict queued haphazardly outside a school-turned-relief facility to receive handouts of food, water and clothing. “I escaped in these clothes and have been in them since I arrived,” Babosh Alamshed told AFP on Friday, pointing to his …

Three boys – two 10-year-olds and one 9-year-old – were found dead in an under-construction stormwater trench in Hammanskraal on Saturday afternoon. City of Tshwane spokesperson Thabo Mabaso said it was not yet clear what had happened, but added there had been heavy rain in the Tshwane area on Friday …

Former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Stephen Asamoah Boateng has said that the free SHS policy implemented by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made him the greatest leader in the history of Ghana. He said “What Nana Addo is doing in the education sector is unprecedented in the …

Vice President Dr Bawumia commissioned Government’s flagship Free Wi-fi Project to tertiary institutions in Accra on Friday, November 20, 2020. The project, which was executed by ECG, leverages ECG’s fibre-optic network to provide free internet connectivity to tertiary institutions. The pilot covered 13 tertiary institutions within the ECG coverage area. …

Uganda’s Security Minister Elly Tumwine has backed police action after 37 people were killed on Wednesday and Thursday following clashes with supporters of opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine. In a media briefing Mr Tumwine said: Quote Message: Police have a right to shoot you and kill you if you reach …

Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has called for CNN to be sanctioned for what he describes as reinforcement of “the disinformation that is going around” following CNN’s investigations which claimed that Nigerian protesters were shot at by security forces in Lagos in October. Speaking to reporters on …