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The National Sports Authority(NSA) have said the Cape Coast Sports Stadium is almost ready to host Ghana’s FIFA World Cup playoffs first leg against Nigeria. Doubts have been cast over the venue being fixed in time to host the match after staging Ghana’s 65th independence day celebration at the stadium. …

Some Ghanaians on social media have descended on the National Sports Authority (NSA) for the poor state of the Cape Coast Stadium ahead of the Black Stars FIFA World qualifiers against the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The Cape Coast Sports Stadium has been the home venue for the Black Stars …

The Cape Coast Sports Stadium has been home to the Black Stars in recent times when the team plays at home. The venue will be the center of attraction on March 25, 2022 when Otto Addo takes charge of his first game as Black Stars coach. The condition of the …

It has remained one of Ghana’s most historic cities and is known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. Located on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, Cape Coast, formerly called Carbo Corso (a corrupted form of “Corsican Cape”) served as the first capital of Gold Coast. From …

The body of a newborn baby has been found dumped in broad daylight in a busy street of Cape Town’s city centre. Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg confirmed that the body was found on Wednesday in Plein Street near Parliament. “A concealment of birth case was registered for investigation. The investigation …

A KG Pupil of Cape Coast Anglican Basic School (Phillip Quaicoo school) has been injured and hospitalized after a school building pillar collapsed on him during the school’s break time. The child was reportedly playing when the incident happened on Thursday February 17, 2022. With the help of the Teachers, …

Five people died in a fire in Khayelitsha, Cape Town in the early hours of Friday morning. The fire broke out in Nonqubela, Site B in Khayelitsha, according to City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse. He said: The City’s Fire and Rescue Service was alerted …

A teenager, 13, drowned while swimming with a friend at Hout Bay Beach, Cape Town, on Sunday. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) duty crew was activated at approximately 14:35 following reports of a drowning in progress. The NSRI’s Hout Bay sea rescue crafts Albie Matthews and Tintswalo Phoenix were …

A 15-year-old boy was gunned down in gang violence in Bramble Way in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, on Saturday night. Police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut said the boy was killed at around 19:30 by an unknown perpetrator. No arrests have been made. Traut added: We have reason to believe the incident …

Firefighters were called to a school in Cape Town on Saturday afternoon after a fire broke out in its storage room. The room at Chapel Street Primary in District 6 was gutted. “The storage room contained printing machines, garden equipment, old storage shelving and the gardener’s bedding and personal effects,” …