The SABC is retrenching 621 employees in a major shake-up amid the cash-strapped national broadcaster’s turnaround process. Group CEO Madoda Mxakwe said in a letter the section 189 process was extremely difficult and emotionally charged, but “a necessary component of the SABC’s turnaround plan to ensure the public broadcaster’s long-term …
Read More »Homeless Asante Kotoko run away from Accra Sports Stadium
Kumasi Asante Kotoko have reportedly returned to the Ashanti region as they choose the Obuasi Lenclay Sports Stadium as their home ground for the second round campaign in the 2020/21 league season. It comes just few days to the commencement of the second round contest between the 18 clubs. The Reds …
Read More »Five lessons from Ghana’s game against South Africa
Ghana have booked a place in the AFCON tournament despite a laboured performance against South Africa in Johannesburg. Mohammed Kudus scored the opener early in the second half and Percy Tau got the equalizer for the hosts a few minutes after. Here are the five things we learned Wakaso …
Read More »‘Rejected’ Rastafarian triplets receive full scholarships from six schools
The Rastafarian triplets who have been rejected by some Senior High Schools in the country by virtue of their dreadlocks have been offered scholarships by six schools, myjoyonline reports. According to the report, Tyrone Marhguay and his sisters Nikita and Amrita have been approached by some local and international …
Read More »Firefighters prevent fire from spreading to Kwame Nkrumah Circle
The timely intervention of the Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service prevented a huge blaze from spreading to parts of the popular Kwame Nkrumah Circle. A house close to the Kaneshie bus terminal at the enclave located in Accra was razed down by the inferno which broke out just …
Read More »Wesley Girls SHS ban Muslim students from praying, reading the Quran and wearing hijab
As some Ghanaians are not fighting Achimota School for not admitting two Rastafarian students, a piece of new information from Cape Coast has also emerged. According to information cited on Mynewsgh, the authorities of Wesley Girls Senior High school has barred all Muslims from worshipping on their campus. Not just …
Read More »Man jailed 8 years for stealing GH¢159,300 from Damongo Bank
A Tamale High Court has sentenced a 32-year-old system administrator to eight (8) years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing GH¢159,300 from the coffers of his former employer, the Buuwulonso One Stop Rural Bank at Damongo in the Savannah Region. Cephas Agbodo, who had moved on to Borimanga Rural Bank …
Read More »PHOTOS: Big shots arrive at Supreme Court ahead of hearing
Petitioner in the election petition case before the Supreme court, John Dramani Mahama together with his lawyers and respondents, Electoral Commission and President Akufo-Addo will know the fate of the appeal after almost 2 months of hearing, today. The petition hearing, which first began on January 14 lasted for most …
Read More »Water from my Bekwai tap is like mud, very dirty – Dep. Speaker of Parliament
First Deputy Speaker of Parliament has disclosed the hassle he goes through to get a key utility, water. According to Joseph Osei Owusu, who is also a Member of Parliament for Bekwai, his taps in Bekwai have dirty muddy water flowing through them. In prefacing a question to minister-designate for Sanitation, Cecilia Dapaah, during her …
Read More »Kotoko banned from signing players
Asante Kotoko is in hot waters after being handed a one-period registration ban and fined ¢10,000 for abusive conduct after the Player Status Committee ruled on a petition from former player Abass Mohammed. The Committee found the Porcupine Warriors guilty for abusive conduct after excluding the striker from their squad and …
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