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There seem to be some discrepancies in the figures put out by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on July 31 and August 1 as regards the country’s cumulative Coronavirus cases. On Friday, July 31, GHS announced via its website that 359 new infections had been confirmed, sending the total number of cases …

Kenya Airways resumed international flights on Saturday, heading to about 30 destinations for the first time since the routes were suspended in March due to the Coronavirus. The carrier, in which Air France KLM holds a small stake, resumed domestic flights in mid-July after the government cleared local air travel. …

Three armed soldiers Friday forced their way into a family home in Highfields, Harare and heavily assaulted an 18-year-old male before forcefully taking US$12 and $50 from him as a bribe to stop the beatings NewZimbabwe.com has learnt. Tadiwa Gwatidzo said Friday his assailants were part of State security agents …

President Akufo-Addo says his government is considering implementing free tertiary education in the country. According to the president, the greatest investment to make in a country is to invest in it’s people, therefore, he intends to do so by investing in the education of the people. “What I’ve realised is …

The covid-19 pandemic is not only affecting multinational and national businesses worldwide, but also the patronage of dog meat, which is a popular delicacy at Sandema and Wiaga townships in the Builsa North District of the Upper East Region. Apart from being a delicacy, others believe it had inherent health …

Two persons have been confirmed dead while five (5) others seriously injured in a fatal accident on Adeiso to Asamankese highway in the Eastern Region. The deceased persons have been identified as Kofi Oduro and Yaw Aduamoah, 55 and 62-years-old respectively. The accident occurred Saturday August 1, 2020 at about …

The right hand of a 27-year-old man has been chopped off and other persons seriously injured following violent clashes. This occurred at Akateng in the Upper Manya Krobo District in the Eastern region between two factions of herdsmen. Omaro Belo’s hand was cut at the wrist as he attempted to …

Twelve people, including nine of the nurses who recently arrived in Barbados from Ghana, have tested positive for COVID-19 after tests conducted on Friday by the Best Dos-Santos Public health Laboratory. Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George made the announcement during a live media conference on CBC TV yesterday afternoon. …

More than half a million coronavirus have been confirmed in South Africa, according to the country’s health minister. Zwelini Mkhize announced 10,107 new cases on Saturday, bringing the tally to 503,290, along with 8,153 deaths. South Africa is the hardest-hit country on the continent and accounts for half of all …

Just maybe the Dancehall King thinks all is done after getting on Beyonce’s song as he asks his followers on Facebook “what if he retires?” Just in case you missed out, the music video for “Already” which is off Beyonce’s “Black Is King” album has received massive support from fans …

The Ghana Education Service and the West African Examination Council in different releases have denied reports that the 2020 WASSCE Integrated Science Paper 1 and 2 scheduled to be taken on Monday, August 3, 2020 has been leaked. In its release, WAEC while allying the fears of students and other …

A driver’s mate of a trailer with a registration number GR 8451-U is in critical condition after an accident at Tapa Abotoase in the Biakoye District of the Oti region. Reports indicate the accident occurred at about 5:pm on Friday while the trailer was transporting over 1,000 buckets of paint …

Professor Rita Akosua Dickson has officially taken over as the Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). She takes over from Professor Kwasi Obiri Danso whose tenure of office came to an end on Friday, July 31, 2020. Prof. Rita Dickson, until her appointment was the …

The law banning the importation of salvaged vehicles into Ghana comes. into effect on November 1, 2020. Shipping agents, Importers and freight forwarders were therefore advised to properly counsel their clients on importing such vehicles to Ghana and its consequences. Parliament, in March, passed the Customs (Amendment) Bill, 2020 an …

Artiste Manager, Bulldog has clarified that Beyonce never came to Ghana for the “Already” video as being reported. There were reports that suggested that Beyonce was in Ghana to shoot the feature she had with Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale off her “Lion King” album. But speaking on Simply Showbiz on …

South Africa’s Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo has been asked to step down by the governing African National Congress party’s integrity commission for involving an elite police unit in a dispute with a former lover. Masondo has been tasked with driving pro-growth economic reforms and is among potential successors to …

In May 2003, Nelson Mandela—former South African president, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and hero to millions—sat down at the dinner table of his house in Johannesburg and laid his right hand, palm side down, into a lump of cold dental putty. A team of technicians from the precision-casting division …

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has translated COVID-19 preventive directives into sermons as the Commission’s COVID-19 Civic Educators engages leadership of Local Council of Churches in the Ahafo Region. Mr Eric Adu, NCCE Acting Ahafo Regional Director explained that the church community formed a critical component of the Ghanaian society, and the …

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has noted that figures collated by its economic indicate that the cedis appreciated against the US Dollar by 0.35 per cent. This, according to the IES, affected crude oil prices to remain fairly stable over the period. Raymond Nuwokoor, Research and Policy Analysts at …

Actor Prince David Osei says NDC flagbearer and former President John Dramani Mahama‘s desire to come back to power is an “insult” to Ghanaians. According to him, Mr. Mahama has already served the nation well and there is nothing more he can offer Ghanaians. Besides, the former President’s administration was characterized by corruption …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said he still finds it strange that a former president, John Mahama has decided to contest him in the forthcoming elections. According to President Nana Addo, this is the first time a former president is contesting an incumbent, adding that the NDC’s flagbearer John Mahama has …

Swansea City manager, Steve Cooper, has conceded Black Stars captain, Andre Ayew’s intensity is more than playing in the Second-tier League of English football; the Skybet Championship. Andre was an exemplary performer for the Jack Army throughout the season and the Welsh side’s center of attraction week-in-week-out in the just-concluded …

Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has disclosed how he intends to paying allowances to Assembly Members across the country with a lean government. The NDC flagbearer has said that his next will be paying Assembly members across the country and also offer them the needed training to build their …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has tasked the media to not worry him about ‘innuendos’ from the running-mate of the opposition National Democratic Congress’, John Mahama as the latter is only desperate for recognition and attention. MyNewsGh.com reports. The President stated in an exclusive interview on Wontumi Television on Saturday, …

Pope Skinny, a musician who used to be Shatta Wale‘s friend is claiming that Beyonce’s music video with the dancehall artiste that has received applause from many is not as it has been made to seem. According to Pope Skinny, although a scene in the music video captures Shatta Wale and Beyonce, the two …