Tag Archives: COVID

President Nana Akufo-Addo has lamented the neglect of Africa in the global geopolitical and economic space. He cited the case of COVID-19 vaccines and the Russia-Ukraine war to buttress his point that when global disruptions kick in, Africa more often than not suffers the brunt. “We see that from the …

The immediate-past Chief Justice (CJ) of Ghana, Sophia Akuffo, has been making headlines after she joined retirees picketing at the Ministry of Finance in Accra over the government’s plan to involve their bonds in its Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). Not only was her presence resounding, but the comments she made …

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame has advised the Auditor-General’s office to withdraw the recently published audit report on government’s COVID-19 expenditure. In a letter addressed to Auditor-General Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, Mr Dame raised issues of constitutionality about the processes leading to the publication of the report which …

Nowadays, motivational slogans can be seen everywhere because so many people have them written on their homes, stores, cars, and more. Some of these inspirational sayings have a profound effect on people’s lives when they are read because they contain phrases that inspire you to carry on with your life …

When the President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, got hold of an audit report from his country on the expenditure that had been done with respect to some COVID-19 funds, he went full throttle, making heads roll. The actions, as he stated in a video that has emerged on social media, …

A woman who switched off a fellow hospital patient’s oxygen tank because it was noisy faces manslaughter charges after the lady died.   Police in Mannheim, Germany, is currently holding the 72-year-old patient, known as Hatun C, in custody after 79-year-old Hilal K died when her oxygen tank was switched off.   …

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has recorded an increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases from 3 to 45 from the week ending 11th September, 2022 to the week ending 23rd September 2022. In response to this alarming trend of sample positivity rate among staff and patients in the Hospital, a mop-up …

Ten out of fifteen foreign child beggars rescued by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) tested positive for HIV, Tuberculosis, and COVID-19 after going through medical screening. These underprivileged children were picked from the streets in a swoop by a joint task force of the Social Welfare department and the Metropolitan …

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 again, in what has been described as a “rebound” infection by his doctor. The 79-year-old first contracted the virus on 21 July, when he was revealed to be experiencing mild symptoms. On Saturday Mr Biden said he was not experiencing symptoms …

Uganda’s education sector will fully recover from COVID-19 impact and aftereffects after 2030, according to Makerere University-based thinktank, Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC). In the research in which experts analyzed levels of key education advancement indicators such as enrollment, transitioning, and quality of education in the years preceding 2020 when the pandemic …