Murders of queer people in and around Durban recently have highlighted their daily struggle to survive, let alone find acceptance. File photo. Image: Loren Elliott/Reuters/ File photo The pain and hurt was written all over his face as he pointed out fresh scars on his right arm, the result of the …
Read More »Tributes pour in for veteran broadcaster Grant Shakoane
Grant Shakoane Photo: Gallo Images Veteran broadcaster Grant Shakoane has died. Broadcaster Tim Modise confirmed the news on Thursday, saying: “I’ve just learned from Wilson Nkosi that ‘the Gentle Giant’ Grant Shakoane has passed on. Like many of us and his friends, I’m saddened by the news. I extend my …
Read More »5 key considerations for home buyers in Ghana
Most of us consider owning a house of our own to be an essential component in Ghana, unless/until potential home buyers proceed in a more – prepared and better-informed way. Instead of it being, a dream may become a nightmare! After over 20 years, as a Real Estate developer, …
Read More »EC ‘exposes’ NDC in Techiman South after presenting ‘accurate’ collation sheets
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is now beginning to shift its original stance that there was no collation in the Techiman South Constituency during the 2020 polls. Contrary to claims made by the party that there was no collation in respect of the 2020 parliamentary results for which reason there are …
Read More »Techiman St. Paul’s SHS teacher hangs himself in staff room
A teacher at the St. Paul’s Senior High School at Techiman, Paul Dwamena has been found dead in the school’s Staff Common Room. In what is being reported as an alleged suicide case although there was no suicide note cited at the crime scene, the Religious and Morals Education …
Read More »VIDEO: Why so many kidney deaths in Ghana?
65-year-old Ajara Mensah is battling for her life as her 25-year-old daughter, Rose Mensah struggles to pay for the treatment of kidney complications, which is dragging her slowly to her grave. Studies show that about 13% of Ghanaians have chronic kidney disease and many are dying on daily basis from …
Read More »Has Twitter found a new home in Ghana?
The social media giant wants to open new headquarters in Accra – the company’s first in Africa. Twitter’s also recruiting at least a dozen people to help it expand its reach across the continent. “Microsoft has been here, Facebook has been here, Amazon in South Africa”, says Linda Bonyo, a Kenyan lawyer …
Read More »Bad weather forced Accra-Kumasi flight to land in Abidjan – PassionAir explains
PassionAir, a domestic airline operating in Ghana, says their flight OP152 which departed from Accra for Kumasi on April 17, 2021, landed at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport due to deteriorating weather conditions at the Kumasi airport. According to the company, the diversion was necessary as it was in …
Read More »17-year-old charged with murder in death of Ghanaian in the US
A 17-year-old, Torian Wilson, has been charged with murder by authorities of St Louis, Missouri, USA, for killing Elijah Newman, 45, a Ghanaian immigrant and a Lyft driver. The suspect who lives at the 8500 block of Mora Lane in St. Louis, was also charged with armed criminal action …
Read More »45-year-old Ghanaian killed in US
A St. Peters family is grieving and authorities are asking the public for any information to help solve the murder of a 45-year-old father of five and Lyft driver. Homicide detectives are still trying to piece together exactly what lead up to the deadly shooting. Elijah Newman was shot and …
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