Conservationists in South Africa have developed a new app that will help them to monitor South Africa’s unique renosterveld landscapes using satellite images to detect when farmers are illegally encroaching into this critically endangered ecosystem. The renosterveld means rhino fields. It’s a land of rolling hills stretching across the Western …
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Gambians await presidential result in test for young democracy
Gambians voted by dropping marbles into coloured tubs, due to high levels of illiteracy. By JOHN WESSELS (AFP/File) Gambians were waiting Sunday to find out the winner of the first presidential election in the tiny West African nation since former dictator Yahya Jammeh fled into exile, with incumbent Adama Barrow …
Read More »Pastor guns down 2 people over wive’s divorce claims
Residents of Ahwiaa Anyinam, a suburb of the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti region were thrown into a state of shock and mourning after a 41-year-old pastor shot his brother-in-law and one other woman who had come for a counseling. A visit to the house by GhanaWeb’s Nana Peprah …
Read More »2 men fight over the paternity of 2-month-old baby
Confusion at Saabo over paternity issues I only identify Kofi Wusu as my daughter’s husband – Parent I know who the father of my child – Akosua Margaret There is confusion among residents of Saabo, in the Asante Akyem South district in the Ashanti Region. According to an Adom TV …
Read More »Haruna rejected de-escalation idea, I begged him to accept – Muntaka reveals
Parliament has formed a committee to de-escalate tensions The House has recently witnessed near-violent scenes The committee is made up of 10 members from both sides of the House Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Asawase, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has revealed that Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, was against the call for …
Read More »Uganda denies hitting civilians as it pursues rebels in DRC
Uganda on Friday dismissed as “baseless propaganda” reports that its airstrikes and artillery bombardments launched at several bases of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the Eastern Congo provinces of North Kivu and Ituri killed civilians. This come barely days after Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and their Congolese counterparts …
Read More »Gyakie breaks music charts in Nigeria
Gyakie tops music charts Apple names Gyakie in top 100 annual music charts Gyakie’s remix song with Omar Lay pins her on the map Gyakie is making waves with her remixed version of her song ‘forever’ in Nigeria and has been named top 100 on Apple Music annual charts. Afrobeats artiste, Jackline Acheampong …
Read More »10 stunning pictures of African goddess Hamamat
Hamamat Montia is considered a goddess for her beauty, relentlessness, business attitude, the mindset to succeed and put Ghana on the map, especially in the Northern region. Hamamat, since she settled in Ghana with her two daughters after her divorce, has delved into shea butter production. She has since worked …
Read More »At just 2, he can count in multiple languages including Japanese which he learned in a day
Isaiah Gyamfi is not your average two-year-old. At such a very young and tender age, the toddler is already making a name for himself as an academic genius who has taken a keen interest in reading, writing, and counting in different languages. Besides that, the child prodigy can also impressively …
Read More »3 strange sex rituals practiced in Africa
Africa is indeed a strange continent with some of the weirdest traditions: from cleansing corpses and using the water to prepare communal meals to beat one another senselessly just to impress a woman, the continent is undeniably rich in culture. Whether these customs are beneficial in any way to those …
Read More »12-year-old dies after being beaten, fed chemical by teen students over refusal to join a cult
12-year-old boarding student dies in Nigeria The deceased was bullied by his seniors Public demand justice for the late student of Dowen College The has been a massive outcry and demand for justice in Nigerian, West Africa over the death of a 12-year-old student of the Dowen College in Lekki, …
Read More »GSE: Total capital loss of GH¢2.42 billion recorded at end of 2020 – BoG
Decrease in stock prices due to low demand Value of listed companies on GSE declined in 2020, BoG Investors offload their assets in haste over COVID-19 fears The Financial Stability Review of the Bank of Ghana has revealed that the value of listed companies on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) recorded a decline in …
Read More »Cocoa Farmers boycott National Farmers’ Day celebration
Cocoa farmers say they have been treated unfairly by COCOBOD Address issues regarding our pensions immediately, farmers to COCOBOD 60% of cocoa farmers in Ghana are poor, Research Members of the Ghana National Cocoa Farmers Association (GNACOFA) boycotted this year’s farmers’ day celebration following what they described as the Ghana …
Read More »SAFA knows nothing about football – GFA reacts to FIFA ruling on South Africa protest
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has described the South African Football Association (SAFA) as incompetent after FIFA dismissed their protest against Ghana. SAFA lodged the protest after Bafana Bafana suffered a 1-0 defeat against Ghana in 2022 World Cup qualifier in early November. Ghana’s victory was aided by a controversial …
Read More »Stick to rugby – Social media users troll South Africa after FIFA verdict
PLAY VIDEO Click Here to Watch in Twi FIFA rejected SAFA’s petition on procedural grounds The Black Stars booked their place to the playoff with a win over SA SAFA will appeal the ruling from FIFA at CAS The South African Football Association (SAFA) has become a laughing stock on social media …
Read More »What are the symptoms of Omicron?
The first cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus have now been detected in the United Kingdom (UK). It was highlighted by scientists in South Africa as a potentially worrying new strain. What tests are used to detect Omicron? Swabs from polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which are sent …
Read More »One shot dead as irate youth clash with police at Kotobabi
One person has reportedly been shot dead with another in critical condition after a group of irate youth clashed with the police at the Kotobabi market near Spintex. READ ALSO: 44 villages in Drobo State support the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, warns MP not to vote against it The incident occurred on Wednesday …
Read More »10 feared dead in gory accident at Sege
Ten persons are feared dead in a fatal accident at Sege in the Greater Accra Region on Saturday afternoon. It’s immediately not known what caused the accident involving two commercial mini buses. Both drivers and 3 passengers are still stacked in the wreckage at the time of filing this story. …
Read More »Speeding motorbike runs over pedestrian at Nungua
A motorcycle with registration number M-19-GR 809 has knocked down a pedestrian on the Nungua- Kantamanto Road today. The rider whose name is yet to be known allegedly failed to stop when cars had stopped in an attempt to make way for a pedestrian to cross. However, the rider ended …
Read More »PHOTOS: Akufo-Addo, South African president jet off to Kumasi
The President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday, December 4, 2021, welcomed the President of South Africa, H.E Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa to the Jubilee House. The South African leader arrived in the country this weekend for a 2-day state visit. READ ALSO:44 villages in …
Read More »A/R: Police overpower robbers in gun fight; one dead, three in custody
A gunfight between the Police in Ashanti Region and armed robbers on Thursday, December 2, 2021, resulted in one robber losing his life while three others were arrested. In a statement issued by the Ghana Police Service, a patrol team responded to a distress call at about 7:30am that a …
Read More »PHOTOS: Former 2nd Lady, Hajia Ramatu’s homely arrival in Ghana after short illness
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, scores of family members and loved ones, welcomed Hajia Ramatu, wife of the late Vice-President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, back home from London. Hajia Ramatu has been away from the country for a while to undergo medical review. Meanwhile, viral reports in September 2021, indicated the …
Read More »‘NMC you’re sick!’ – Captain Smart hits back
PLAY VIDEO Click Here to Watch in Twi Captain Smart has responded to NMC Captain Smart was arrested for comments he made on his show NCM following his [Captain Smart] arrest said he crossed the line Blessed Godsbrain Smart, known popularly as Captain Smart, has vowed to speak to …
Read More »The ghost town inside one of the richest neighbourhood in Accra
Housing issues affecting a great number of people in Accra Ghanaians pay huge sums of money for proper accommodation Houses of houses abandoned by the govt Overpopulation and housing issues are some of the major challenges the government of Ghana is facing currently in the country. In Accra, one would …
Read More »How Alban Bagbin walked out of meeting over Kevin Taylor insults
Kevin Taylor accuses Bagbin of colluding with government to approve 2022 budget Parliament rejects 2022 budget Chaos in Parliament over 2022 budget Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, walked out of a meeting convened to deliberate on the 2022 budget over insults by US-based social commentator Kevin Taylor, Deputy Majority Leader, Alex Afenyo-Markin claims. …
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