AFRICA

18 year-old man and 59-year-old woman publicly caned for having sex

A 59-year-old woman was publicly caned for having sex with an 18-year-old man at Bwera Parish headquarters in Kyeizooba Sub-county, Igara East Constituency in Bushenyi District, Uganda. The woman identified as Ms Kedesi Katsigaire, a resident of Nyambirizi Village, had previously been accused of being a sexual predator. Ms Katsigaire …

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South Africa offers opportunities for foreign investors

South Africa is in frantic search of foreign investors to boost its economy – exposed to turbulences caused by two years of struggle to contain the global pandemic that triggered almost complete shutdown of businesses, and production under lockdowns. The shutdown of businesses and production threaten the economic efforts made …

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Don’t ever abolish nurse trainee allowances – GRNMA President

The National President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Perpetual Ofori Ampofo, says the government should not heed to any calls demanding the cancellation of nurse trainee allowances. “I will not subscribe to any government abolishing the trainee allowance,” she insisted in an interview with TV3‘s Daniel …

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Sudan junta seeks support amid calls for elections

Sudan’s military junta is seeking regional support months after deposing Prime Minister Abdula Hamdok’s administration with pressure mounting from international partners to hold elections. Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan made whistle-stop tours to South Sudan and Uganda this week as the Sovereign Council he chairs struggles to bring peace and calm …

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Man who was called to Bar at 76 buried

Julius Odupitan, a lawyer who was called to the Nigerian Bar at 76, was buried in Atan Cemetery in Lagos on Thursday. He passed away in 2021 at the age of 89. Popularly called ‘Baba Ayu’ (Baba and you) by his classmates, he started his journey to the legal field …

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Gunmen bomb Imo police division, kill officers

Yet-to-be identified gunmen during the early hours of Saturday bombed the Umuguma Divisional Police Headquarters situated at the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo state. The attackers also killed two police constabularies who were on duty.Our correspondent learnt that on arrival, the gunmen who came with guns and Explosive …

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Two children die as school toilet collapses

Two children have been confirmed dead following the collapse of a toilet at UK Bello Memorial Primary School, Paiko, in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State. Daily Trust reported that it is unclear what the children were doing around the building that was said to be weak. While some …

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Violent rainstorm rips classrooms at Kwabeng Anglican SHS

Three classrooms of Anglican Senior High Technical School in Akyem Kwabeng in the Atiwa West District of the  Eastern region have been ripped off by a violent rainstorm recorded in the community Friday March 18,2022. The incident occurred at about 6:10pm. According to Agnes Minta, the Assistant Headmaster in Charge …

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Only 4 MRI machines active – Health Minister

The Minister of Health has confirmed that Ghana has only four active Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines stationed in selected Government Hospitals. According to the Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu four (4) out of the seven (7) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Machines in major hospitals across the country are functional. The Minister in his …

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Man burns ex-lover’s home and kills her sibling, 5,

A Gauteng man who set his former lover’s home alight and killed her five-year-old sibling in the process, has been sentenced to life in prison. Tebogo Daniel Maphopho was sentenced in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Thursday after he was convicted for arson, murder, and attempted murder. The …

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Squatters on Tema General Hospital premises endanger staff, patients

Squatters have invaded the premises of the Tema General Hospital, posing danger to residing medical staff and patients at the facility. There have been several reports of robbery attacks on the hospital premises, which the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) believed were linked to the squatters; Mr Yohane Amarh Ashitey, the …

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Sex workers go digital, form WhatsApp groups

Commercial sex workers in Tana River County, Kenya, have elected to digitise their business by forming WhatsApp groups led by various veterans in the trade. According to Nairobi News, the sex workers said they were yet to recover from the effects of Covid-19 despite the lifting of regulations by the government, …

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Torrential rain rips off roof of Bekwai SHS

Torrential rains in Bekwai in the Ashanti Region have ripped off the roof of some schools in the area. The rains, which lasted for hours on Thursday, 17 March 2022, caused an interruption in power supply, leaving the town in darkness. The roof of some classrooms at the Bekwai Senior …

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Five vehicles set alight during protest action

Five vehicles – two Golden Arrow buses, a council truck and light duty vehicle, as well as an Eskom vehicle – were set alight during protest action in Nyanga on Friday morning.   It is understood that the protest action could be linked to a law enforcement operations held on …

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Mbali Ntuli resigns from DA and KwaZulu-Natal legislature

Mbali Ntuli, a prominent political figure in the DA, has resigned as a member of the party and as a member of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature. In a resignation letter on Thursday, she said her departure was a necessary move and that it did not come easily. “Change is good. It …

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Review free SHS – Prof. Adei tells government

Prof Stephen Adei has urged the government to review its flagship Free Senior High School policy. Speaking on Joy News, the economist and Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission stated that the flagship programme has stretched the already impacted economy seeing that government allocates about GH¢7.5 billion every year to the …

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Armed robbers attack KsTU student’s hostel at Asafo

Fear has gripped students of Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) in the Ashanti region following attacks on male student’s hostel by armed robbers at Asafo. The students fear that if adequate measures are not put in place, they might be forced to quit school to protect their lives. Their concerns follow a …

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DR Congo hospital overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts

Challenges and deep concerns are growing in the General Reference Hospital in Beni, northeastern the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts carried out by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Injured civilians, mostly women who have barely survived gunshots and machete wounds, have …

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Teachers paying rent for gov’t bungalows valid – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has justified the decision for teachers to pay 10 per cent of their salaries to occupy government bungalows. According to the GES, the letter from Western Regional Education Director was purely based on the Ministry of Finance’s circular which the GES fully endorse. “Management of …

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