One of South Africa’s biggest money launderers was behind three companies that played a key role in the country’s state capture by the controversial Gupta brothers under former President Jacob Zuma, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit) has found. The three companies, Varlozone, Zokubyte and Coral General Traders, were identified by …
Read More »Kwesi Arthur and Dayonthetrack capture the mood of Ghanaian youth in ‘Animal’ music video
Animal’s video combines vivid storytelling, music and dance to warn leaders whose actions cage the dreams of the young. The song by Kwesi Arthur and Dayonthetrack is soothing, danceable and loaded. The message the artistes convey in the song stands out in the track’s riveting music video. Unlike the soft tunes of …
Read More »NCA, telcos have no mandate to capture data of citizens – Atuguba
The Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, Professor Raymond Atuguba, has raised legal objections to the ongoing SIM registration exercise by the telecommunications and the National Communications Authority (NCA). According to him, the National Identification Authority (NIA) has the power under the laws of Ghana to carry out …
Read More »Coup plotters wanted to capture Akufo-Addo, Bawumia et al at one function – Prosecutor
Prosecution witness Colonel Isaac Amponsah has told an Accra High Court that members of Take Action Ghana (TAG) planned to capture the President, Vice President, Speaker of Parliament and the Chief Justice. During cross-examination in the case of ACP Benjamin Agorzor and nine others, Col Amponsah said the plan was to …
Read More »State capture inquiry office burgled, laptops taken
Police are at the offices of the state capture inquiry commission which were allegedly broken into on Saturday Image: Mogamad Slamdien Police were on Sunday at the state capture commission’s offices in Parktown in Johannesburg after a reported burglary. An eyewitness, Mogamad Slamdien, told TimesLIVE that police were on the scene …
Read More »State Capture Commission heads to ConCourt to seek Zuma’s arrest
Image: SABC News The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture is once again heading to the Constitutional Court on Thursday to seek an order for former President Jacob Zuma to be arrested. Zuma has steadfastly refused to appear before the Commission, accusing its presiding officer Deputy Chief …
Read More »Cyril Ramaphosa to appear at state capture inquiry
State capture inquiry chairperson deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo has fixed four days for the appearance of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Zondo announced Ramaphosa will appear on April 22 and 23 and again on April 28 and 29. The president will be appearing wearing his current ANC cap and in his …
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