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VIDEO: Shasha Marley narrates how some children embarrassed him in Cape Coast

Veteran Reggae musician, Shasha Marley, has recalled how his song, ‘Maata Family’, brought him embarrassment from a group of children in Cape Coast. According to the veteran, the word ‘Fish’ in his song has given people the impression that he was talking about ‘fart’ which isn’t the case. “I got to …

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ECG cuts power supply to Cape Coast Staduim ahead of CHAN qualifiers

  GhanaWeb can confirm that the Cape Coast stadium has been without electricity and water supply for the last ten days due to the National Sports Authority’s failure to pay the two service providers. According to our sources, the development has the tendency of affecting Ghana’s CHAN qualifier against Benin …

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Eastern Cape towns dominate SA’s sexual offences list

The Eastern Cape towns of Komga, Mthatha, Maclear, Ugie, Port Alfred and Keiskammahoek dominate the top 10 list of sexual offence capitals in the country for the first quarter of 2022. According to News24’s CrimeCheck online tool, the towns are among the 10 police precincts with the highest reported numbers for …

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Cape Coast: Thief electrocuted to death while stealing power cable

A young man named Jafaru, 27, has met his untimely death at Abura, a suburb of the Cape Coast Metropolis in the Central Region after he attempted to steal some power cables at the aforementioned community. The unfortunate incident is said to have occurred about 4:30am Monday, July 11 2022. …

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Four killed in suspected Cape Town gang shootings

It’s been a bloody week in Cape Town as four people have been killed in what is believed to be gang-related incidents. On Friday morning, Steenberg police attended to a crime scene in Hek Street, Lavender Hill, where according to reports, a 39-year-old man was shot and wounded. The victim …

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Grounded rescue boat found in Cape Coast

A grounded lifeboat has washed ashore in Cape Coast. The lifeboat is believed to have been from Portugal making its way to the Gulf of Guinea but was washed ashore in Cape Coast. Lifeboats are basically small boats that are kept aboard a ship to carry out emergency abandonment, in …

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Bridge linking Cape Coast and Twifo Praso collapses after river overflows bank

Residents who live in the Twifo Praso section of the Central Region are stranded because a bridge at Jukwa linking Cape Coast to Twifo Praso had caved in. Citi News understands that the issue affected the road, preventing motorists from crossing. A source close to the development told Citi News that, …

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Four people dead as gunmen open fire inside Cape Town shop

Four people have been killed in a mass shooting in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Detectives from the Western Cape Organised Crime Unit have launched an investigation into the shooting at the Madiba supermarket in Sulani Drive in Site B, Khayelitsha, on Tuesday at around 19:00. Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said unknown …

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Two die, 64 homeless as fire rages in Cape Town informal settlement

A man and a woman died in a Cape Town informal settlement fire on Saturday which destroyed 15 homes and left 64 people homeless. City of Cape Town mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith said the alarm was raised at 7.26am about a fire at The Gatjie …

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South Africa pilot dies in crash at Zimbabwe airshow

A Cape Town aviator’s life ended tragically in Harare, Zimbabwe, as he crashed to his death on Tuesday night during an airshow. One witness said: “Four planes were taking part in a sunset aerobatics display for the Mashonaland Flying Club when tragedy struck.” Another said the plane had spun several …

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