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KZN man killed in head-on collision with taxi

A motorist died in his Mercedes-Benz after colliding head-on with a minibus-taxi in Hammersdale, KwaZulu-Natal, on Friday night. Life Response spokesperson Leon Fourie said the collision took place at about 10.20pm. “On arrival paramedics found that a taxi had collided head-on with a Mercedes and then hit into another vehicle.” …

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Seven detained after knife attack near ex-Charlie Hebdo offices

Seven people have been detained in connection with an attack outside the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, officials say. A man armed with a meat cleaver wounded two people in the attack on Friday. The main suspect, identified as an 18-year-old man of Pakistani origin, was …

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Mali coup: Bah Ndaw sworn in as civilian leader

Mali’s new president has been sworn into office, five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Former Defence Minister Bah Ndaw, 70, was picked by the coup leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, to head a transitional government until elections, which are expected in 18 months. Col Goita is vice-president. The …

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EC official dies in okada accident

An Electoral Commission officer in the voters register exhibition exercise died from a motor/okada accident on Friday, September 25, 2020. The women identified as Sylvia was a teacher at Manso Adubia DA JHS but was temporarily working as an EC official following the coronavirus pandemic which has hit the country …

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Black Stars: No local player in Akonnor’s latest squad

Black Stars coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor, has snubbed local players in his latest call-up as the national team regroup for Ghana’s upcoming assignments. Akonnor’s side are preparing for a friendly game against Mali next month before playing their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against the Sudan in November Ghana …

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Floods kill 7-year-old boy at Asokwa

A 7-year-old boy, Atta Prosper, has been washed away by floods at Asokwa in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi. This follows a heavy downpour on Thursday, 24 September 2020 around 5.30 pm. The rains and accompanying storm ripped off the roofs of buildings in the area. It also displaced some …

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Foulmouthed Presidential Staffer apologises to Peace FM boss

Presidential staffer Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe has rendered an unreserved apology to the managing director of Peace FM, Fadda Dickson, saying that he acknowledges that he should have made his point without using insulting language. Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe called Fadda Dickson names after Fadda Dickson wrote a letter to …

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Ten migrants drown trying to reach Mayotte

Ten migrants from the Comoros, including a seven-year-old child, have drowned while trying to make their way to the island of Mayotte – a French territory in the Indian Ocean. Police said their bodies were found washed up on the beach, with their boat appearing to have capsized in a …

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US mulls two-year limit for many African student visas

Proposed new US immigration measures could leave many African students in the country having to reapply for visas in the middle of their degree courses. A plan issued by the Department for Homeland Security (DHS), that is now up for discussion, outlines changes to student visas that have previously been …

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VIDEO: Parents warned over SHS school placement

Officials of the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) have advised parents not to leave their wards’ school placements in the hands of teachers. Rodney Nkrumah Boateng, an official of CSSPS from the Education Ministry, speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem on Thursday, revealed …

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Ghana’s Kamal Sowah signs new deal with Leicester City

Versatile Ghanaian teenager, Kamal Sowah, has signed a new long-term deal with Leicester City after a fruitful negotiation, the club has announced. Last season, the 20-year-old attacking midfielder was loaned to Belgian side, OH Leuven, where he helped them secure promotion to the Belgian topflight. “Talented young midfielder Kamal Sowah …

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SHSs in Volta region disinfection ongoing

Secondary schools in the Volta region totaling 129 are currently undergoing the third phase of disinfection.   Some of the schools disinfected on the first day in the Volta Region were Ola Girls SHS, Wallahs Academy SHS, Prosper College, Mawuko Girls’ High school, Mawuli SHS, Adaklu SHS among others.   …

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South Africa about to reopen, but not to everyone

South Africa plans to begin a gradual and cautious resumption to opening its borders to international travel on October 1. President Cyril Ramaphosa warned, however, that travel may be limited to countries that do not have high infection and transmission rates. The list of permitted and prohibited countries has yet …

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