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Teacher, 57, faints and dies in classroom

Mahlonyana Mkhwanazi was teaching a class when she suddenly fainted and died on the spot. Pupils and teachers had sought help after Mkhwanazi collapsed. The Department of Basic Education in the Free State is in mourning after a teacher fainted and died in a classroom. Mahlonyana Francina Mkhwanazi, 57, died …

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Ghana’s economic growth set to rebound

Following the announcement earlier this week that Ghana’s economy contracted by 3.2 percent during the second quarter of 2020, senior officials of both the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Ghana have been quick to assure that this is just a temporary blip and that economic growth is expected …

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Central African Republic: Ex-officer arrested for war crimes

Police in France have arrested a former presidential guard from the Central African Republic (CAR) for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. Eric Danboy Bagale was taken to Paris after his arrest in eastern France on Tuesday, the AFP news agency reports. He is accused of leading a group …

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Kofi Kinaata educates on coronavirus with new song

Highlife musician Kofi Kinaata has released a song with visuals to sensitise people on the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic as well as the symptoms and safety precautions. Mainly centred on the fisherfolk in Ghana, the project was shot at the seashore, with support from the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, …

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First female Adontenghene enstooled at Kwahu- Mpraeso

Madam Diana Afua Asantewaa, a 60-year-old businesswoman had been enstooled as the Adontenhene of Kwahu- Mpraeso in the Kwahu Traditional area under the stool name, Nana Krobea Asante. The new Female Chief swore the oath of allegiance to Nana Ampadu Daduam II, Chief of Kwahu- Mpraeso, elders and the community …

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Eight young Ghanaian footballers killed in ghastly bus accident

Eight young Ghanaian footballers died while four others are fighting for their lives hospital after the driver of the bus carrying the juvenile team lost control and the vehicle plunged into a the Offinso river on Saturday. Six players died instantly following the accident in the Ashanti Region and two …

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Adrienne Nicole addresses sex tape involving D-Black

Adrienne Nicole, the woman in a leaked sex tape with Ghanaian Rapper D-Black has spoken out after the video went viral. Adrienne Nicole is a philanthropist and American politician who lives a private quite personal life. Since the video went viral she has been devastated. About a week ago Adrienne …

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CSO calls for suspension of voters’ exhibition exercise

Care Ghana, a Civil Society Organiastion (CSO), is calling for the suspension of the voters’ exhibition exercise by the Electoral Commission (EC). Their call follows observation of the duplication of ID numbers of voters, deletion of names from registers in some electoral areas as well as the swapping of the faces of …

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Zanu-PF accuses ANC envoys of meddling in Zimbabwe’s affairs

Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF says the ANC special envoy to Harare is acting in bad faith and “forcing” it to meet opposition and civil society groups. Zanu-PF director of publicity and information Tafadzwa Mugwadi said it was unheard of in the history of diplomatic relations between the two parties for one …

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WATCH | Mbalula shares videos of Cyril Ramaphosa pulling some dance moves

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has reacted to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call to South Africans to dance, by sharing two videos of the president pulling some serious dance moves. In his address to the nation on Wednesday about the state of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ramaphosa endorsed Master KG’s global anthem, Jerusalema, and urged …

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Court stops ASEPA from Agyapa demonstration

A court in Accra has placed an injunction on the planned demonstration by Alliance for Social Equity and Accountability (ASEPA) over the controversial Agyapa mineral royalties deal. It comes after the Inspector General of Police went to court following the insistence of the group to demonstrate despite a police directive. …

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A/R: 107 BECE candidates failed to sit for the exam

Director of Education for the Ghana Education Service in the Ahafo Region, Yaw Frimpong, has revealed that this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has seen the highest rate of examination absenteeism in the region. He noted that, out of 11,054 candidates who registered for the 2020 BECE, 107 pupils …

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We’re Determined To Meet Our GHC42.7 Billion 2020 Target — GRA Boss

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) remains determined to meet its revenue target of GHC42.7 billion, the acting Commissioner-General, Rev. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah has said. Rev. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah has the Authority is even fired up to meet the ‘challenged’ target of GHC55million at the end of the year 2020. “As an Authority, …

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S.African rights groups join Semenya’s battle against ban

South African rights groups have vowed to petition the United Nations and African Union over the latest ruling that the country’s Olympic 800-metre champion Caster Semenya cannot compete unless she takes hormone-suppressing drugs. Switzerland’s Supreme Court last week dismissed Semenya’s appeal against a decision by the Court of Arbitration for …

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