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Off-Duty Police Constable Shot Dead

An off-duty police officer was shot and killed in Samora Machel on Wednesday night. According to police, the officer and his two friends were sitting in a vehicle when they were attacked. The two men were injured and Constable Khanyisa Sitofile died in hospital in Lentegeur. “Twenty-nine-year-old Constable Sitofile, who …

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Two missing boys found dead inside locked vehicle

Limpopo police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nneke Ledwaba has expressed shock and sadness at “the continuous incidents affecting minor children in the province”. This after the Monday night gruesome discovery of the two boys’ lifeless bodies in Ga-Maupa village. “It is alleged that the deceased went missing while attending a local church …

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Man shot, dumped in bushes after alleged robbery

The suspects led police to the location of the victim’s body. Police followed up on the disappearance of a Scottburgh man. They found his home splattered with blood and three vehicles missing.Three suspects were later arrested and led police to the 34-year-old man’s body.KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested three men who …

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Black Queens, Princesses to host Morocco in international friendlies

The Senior Women’s National team, Black Queens and U-20 side, Black Princesses are scheduled to host Moroccan counterparts in international friendly matches in Accra, Ghana. The Royal Morocco Football Federation will visit Ghana later this month with both women’s teams and will play the two games during the visit and …

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Road contractors cry over discrimination in payments

Some road contractors owed by the government have accused the Roads Ministry of discrimination in debt payments since 2017. According to them, some of their colleagues were paid 20% of their monies, and even with that they, “they knew somebody in government”. Meanwhile, the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry (GhCCI) …

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Biden: Trump refusal to concede ‘an embarrassment’

Joe Biden has said President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede defeat in last week’s White House election is “an embarrassment”. But the US president-elect – who has been making contact with foreign leaders – insisted nothing would stop the transfer of power. Mr Trump meanwhile tweeted he would ultimately win …

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Register of all security officers for elections to be kept

The National Security Ministry has assured the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that all security officers deployed for the December 7 elections will wear identification tag. “Additionally, a proper register of security officers will be kept for ease of reference,” a statement issued by the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, on behalf of …

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Over 6 butchered after confusion breaks out at NDC rally

About six (6) persons are suffering various machete wounds after confusion broke out at a rally of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) rally at Sung in the Karaga District of the Northern Region. Retaliatory attacks were witnessed at Nyong and Karaga which left other victims seriously injured and are …

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Mahama faces 2-year jail term over false passport claim

Former president John Mahama faces a maximum jail term of two years or a fine for allegedly guaranteeing for his brother to procure a Ghanaian passport with false information. According to the special prosecutor, Martin Amidu, Mahama’s younger brother, Samuel Adam Mahama, procured a Ghanaian passport, which was guaranteed by …

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VIDEO: Meet 95-year-old man who has never had a haircut

A 95-year-old man from India’s Karnataka state claims that he has never once cut his hair, which now measures an impressive 24-feet-long. Doddapalliah, who is reportedly 95 years old, has to go through the daily pain of bundling his hair into a huge, entangled mass on top of his head. …

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Accident claims Farmers’ Day awardee’s life

An awardee of the 36th edition of the National Farmers’ Day celebration, Kwasi Kyere Ampofo, has died in a ghastly accident. Reports indicate the accident occurred in a head-on collision with a Benz tipper truck , killing him instantly with the motorbike mangled. Mr Ampofo is reported to have been involved in …

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VIDEO: Akufo-Addo lands another big endorsement

Celebrated highlife artiste, Charles Kwadwo Fosu, known in showbiz as Daddy Lumba, has joined the list of celebrities endorsing political actors in the build-up to the 2020 election. With about 27 days to the big event, Daddy Lumba has released a new music video in support of the Akufo-Addo campaign. The song …

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Two men to die by hanging in Ekiti over armed robbery

The Ekiti State High Court has sentenced two men to death by hanging, for conspiracy and armed robbery. The death row convicts are Oke Olanrewaju(39) and Olanbiwonnu Kazeem (27). Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, in his ruling, found both men guilty of armed robbery and sentenced them to death by hanging. According …

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Majority defends US$100 million traffic management contract to Huawei

The Majority in Parliament has justified the US$100 million traffic management contract awarded to Huawei by government. Last year, President Akufo-Addo cut sod for the US$100million contract awarded by the ministry of Roads and Highways to Beijing Everyday Traffic and Lighting Technology Company. The minority in Parliament has cautioned government against the award of …

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