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Afghanistan: ‘We have won the war, America has lost’, say Taliban

Driving to Taliban-controlled territory doesn’t take long. Around 30 minutes from the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, passing large craters left by roadside bombs, we meet our host: Haji Hekmat, the Taliban’s shadow mayor in Balkh district. Perfumed and in a black turban, he’s a veteran member of the group, having …

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Has NDC ever picked an Ashanti as presidential candidate? – Kennedy Agyapong quizzes NPP

  Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central has launched a vicious attack on members of the New Patriotic Party, NPP, who brand the party as an ‘Akanfuor party.’ GhanaWeb monitored Kennedy Agyapong‘s submissions on Oman FM where he accused NPP members of perpetuating the perception that the party operates …

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VIDEO: Why Kwesi Arthur has been trending on Twitter for more than 12 hours

  A 3-minute long hip-hop tune has catapulted Kwesi Arthur into topping Twitter trends for hours since its release, Wednesday dawn. Titled ‘Warming Up (Emotionally Scarred Freestyle)’, the record sees Kwesi Arthur showering accolades on himself including a claim that he is the new age Tupac while highlighting the hurdles he’s had to cross …

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NDC has sent assassins to kill me – Allotey Jacobs

  Former Central Regional Chair of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Allotey Jacobs has alleged that some unknown members of his former party have sent a death squad after him. According to him, he was alerted by a high-ranking member of the party and believes he would have already been dead if …

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It’s official! SA has sold its batch of AstraZeneca vaccines to the AU — Mkhize

The national health department on Sunday said the sale of the million AstraZeneca vaccine doses to the AU has been concluded. The vaccine — procured by SA earlier this year — was found to have limited efficacy against mild and moderate disease caused by the Covid-19 variant dominant in the …

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GWCL debunks claims it has increased cost of water

  The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has dismissed claims suggesting that it has increased the cost of water supply in the country. According to the Water Service provider, water tariffs are not increased unless approved by the Public Utility Regulatory  Commission (PURC). “Tariffs used in billing customers are only …

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Bagbin has no powers to block approval of budget – Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has indicated that the Speaker of Parliament does not have any power under the law to reject the budget. Speaker Alban Bagbin has threatened to reject the budget because there has been a slash in the budget for the Legislative and Judicial arms of government. In an interview monitored by GhanaWeb, the …

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A police officer has lost his erection after taking coronavirus vaccine – DKB alleges

Comedian Derick Kobina Bonney has revealed that a police officer he knows has lost his erectile function after he took the covid-19 vaccine on Saturday. The Food and Drugs Authority in a statement on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, said it had taken notice of reports of blood clot associated with …

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