Guided by the World Health Organisation’s regulations, South Africa will gradually re-open some its international borders from 1 October 2020 after a six-month closure to manage COVID-19 infection rates. Business and some leisure travel will take precedence as the country welcomes international travellers in a staggered approach. “Travellers intending to …
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Lockdown travel: Government releases updated list of high-risk countries
With hours to go before the reopening of some borders following the easing of lockdown restrictions, South Africa has released a list of countries from which leisure travellers will not be allowed into the country. Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, revealed the list of countries at a briefing on …
Read More »UN peacekeepers warn of fresh rebel violence ahead of vote
Major Ashif is tense as he watches from the turret of his armoured vehicle as the muddy road in front of him slowly unwinds. His is the lead vehicle in a UN escort shepherding a convoy through northwest Central African Republic (CAR), one of the world’s poorest and most violent …
Read More »6 killed, 4 injured in a shooting
Six people were shot dead and four injured when gunmen opened fire on 10 people at a house in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on Wednesday. Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said details are sketchy, but after being called out at 16:00, police found the horrific scene. The shooting took place in …
Read More »NIA registers more than 15 million Ghanaians
Professor Kenneth Agyeman Attafuah, the Executive Secretary, National Identification Authority (NIA), says the Authority has registered more than 15 million Ghanaians at the end of the nationwide Ghana Card registration and mop-up exercises. He said out of the total, more than eight million were females and while above seven million were …
Read More »Bawumia describes ‘Western Togolanders’ as criminals
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has described the activities of the Homeland Study Group Foundation (Western Togoland) in their struggle for independence as criminal. “There is no legal basis for having a so-called Western Togoland. The activity of the secessionists in the Volta region is criminal because the history doesn’t support their …
Read More »Secessionist attacks: If I panic, the country panics – Akufo-Addo
President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has responded to the recent attacks by some secessionist group in the Volta Region. In what can best pass for brazen assurance, the president stated emphatically that the country will definitely “deal with them”, since the security agencies are on top of …
Read More »The friend of your enemy should be your enemy – Prophet
Renowned man of God Kwabena Asiamah widely known as Ajugrajah has said The friend of your enemy should be your enemy. According to him, loyalty has become a thing of the past and If someone is a friend of your enemy, then you should never trust them. He was responding …
Read More »Ghana to play Qatar in friendly on October 12
After Equatorial Guinea’s decision to opt out of the friendly against Ghana due to travel restrictions caused by Covid 19, Ghana has agreed to play Qatar on October 12 in Turkey. The city of Antalya will host the Black Stars and the 2022 World Cup hosts as part of preparations …
Read More »Trump now tells far right to ‘stand down’ amid white supremacy row
President Donald Trump has said a far-right group should “stand down” and let law enforcement do its work, after his refusal to explicitly condemn the group in a TV debate sparked a backlash. Mr Trump said “I don’t know who the Proud Boys are”, a day after urging them in …
Read More »Mortuary workers call off intended strike after successful negotiations
Mortuary workers in the country have agreed to call off their intended strike after successful negotiations with the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations as well as the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday, 30 September 2020. The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) threatened to strike over poor working conditions …
Read More »Akufo-Addo cuts sod for Kumasi-Obuasi railway line
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for work to commence on the 83.5-kilometre standard gauge railway line from Kumasi to Obuasi, as part of the new Western Line being constructed. Performing the sod-cutting ceremony, on Wednesday, 30th September 2020, President Akufo-Addo noted that, by January 2017, out …
Read More »Look at the benefits Gyan will bring to the club, not the money – Anim Addo tells Kotoko
Asamoah Gyan’ business manager, Samuel Anim Addo has told Asante Kotoko SC to first consider the numerous benefits they will get by securing his client’s signature instead of the money they will pay. Accra-based Angel 102.9 FM has reported that Gyan, who is Ghana’s all-time top scorer has asked the Porcupines to …
Read More »Getting Premium Passports Reduced To 2hours – Gov’t
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has hinted that time for delivery of passport to Ghanaians who subscribe to the premium service will be reduced to two hours. Currently, it takes a minimum of 15 days when it is expedited and submitted at the premium passport application centre. …
Read More »NDC’s Guinea fowls flew to Burkina Faso and never returned – Bawumia says SADA has no legacy
The Vice President says the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) project has no legacy. Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said SADA has failed because there’s no existing project under it. “They should point out just one project in any of the 57 constituencies in the …
Read More »PLAYBACK: Akufo-Addo speaks on Hello FM
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is speaking in an exclusive interview on Kumasi based Hello FM. The President is in Kumasi as part of his campaign to seek for votes for another term in office. Akufo-Addo is expected to address the recent clashes in the Volta Region by a group demanding independence …
Read More »Okada riders swarm Bawumia as he embarks on Accra tour
With the government taking a different position on the legalization of the Okada business, the general belief is that the ruling New Patriotic Party may have lost the love of Okada riders in the lead up to the December 2020, polls. However, scenes on the streets of Kawukudi when the …
Read More »Galamsey pit crashes 5 to death in the Western Region
Five miners met their untimely death last Sunday after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit collapsed on them at Adumbanso Lower Electoral Area, a farming community in the Wassa East District of the Western Region. The five consist of four females and one male whose name has been given as Samuel Abekah …
Read More »Cleaner confesses involvement in Prof Benneh’s murder – State prosecutors tell court
A cleaner at the residence of the late Prof. Yaw Benneh has confessed of having a hand in the professor’s murder, the State prosecutors have said. The state has however dropped charges against three others as two other people have been fingered as the cleaner’s accomplices. One of the said …
Read More »Beautiful Ghanaian makeup artist reported dead
A beautiful Ghanaian make-up artiste, Francisca Akosua Birikorang aka Cesca_tb has been reported dead. The Ghanaian social media landscape is full of tributes for her. Francisca is said to have gave up the ghost after a short illness. Reports have it that she was a sickle cell patient who intermittently …
Read More »SHS students returning from NSMQ involved in accident
Four students returning from the National Science and Maths Quiz Competition have been involved in an accident. The accident occurred at Osubetor Community on Koforidua to Mamfe road Wednesday afternoon. The students made up of three males and a female were onboard a Nissan Versa with registration number GE 6248-19 …
Read More »WATCH: Bawumia Storms Multimedia
It was a sight to behold when Vice President, Dr Bawumia arrived at the premises of the Multimedia Group Limited. Party supporters and residents living close to the media house massed up at the premises to give him a rousing welcome as he took his turn on Ekosii Sen, a late …
Read More »Nigeria at 60: Timi Frank knocks Buhari over divisive role
A foremost political analyst and commentator, Comrade Timi Frank, has described the leadership contributions of the Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), as the worst and most divisive in the history of the country. Frank who made this assertion in a statement in Abuja, to mark Nigeria’s 60th Independence …
Read More »Hospitality Professionals Network Inaugurated
The CEO of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Mr. Akwasi Agyeman, has noted that in spite of difficulties being faced by the hospitality sector, the emergence of a voice that helps to push its agenda through advocacy is always welcome as it only sets to improve on standards which rubs off …
Read More »Lady runs mad after getting down from a Benz car
Ladies of recent find comfort in already attained riches rather than working to gain their own money which at times end badly for them as they are taken for granted and sometimes used for rituals by some of the guys whose money are not legit and are earned through blood …
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