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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has earned praise for acknowledging persons living with disabilities with the inclusion of one Mr Joshua Makuba in his list of nominees for ministerial appointments. President Akufo-Addo on Thursday, January 21, 2021, sent to parliament a total of 46 nominees for consideration to be appointed as sector …

Prominent South African politician, Jackson Mthembu, has died of Covid-related complications, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced. Mr Mthembu, who since 2019 had been serving as the minister in the presidency, was a parliamentarian and long-serving member of the governing African National Congress (ANC). He had worked his way up the …

Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo has died after succumbing to Covid-19, the government says. Born in 1960, the former army general gained international prominence in 2017, when he announced the military takeover that ousted long-serving President Robert Mugabe from power. Zimbabwe has recorded a surge in Covid-19 cases since the …

The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has handed over One Hundred and Twenty Buses to Senior High Schools across the country at a ceremony held today at the Accra High School.   

The Minister of information is currently holding a press conference to address issues raised by the Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party. Oppong Nkrumah rejected claims by John Dramani Mahama that the NDC has won majority seats in parliament. He said the assertions are erroneous. He also lashed out at …

The Ministry of Finance has for the fourth consecutive time failed to account for unutilised Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) of oil revenues, the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has disclosed. A statement issued and signed by Chairman of the Committee, Mr Noble Wadzah said the expenditure information for …

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been hit with sad news as a former Northern Regional Minister and a Board Chairman of the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation (GIISDC) has passed on. The late Prince Imoro Andani was the Northern Regional Minister in the erstwhile President Kufour …

Uganda’s Security Minister Elly Tumwine has backed police action after 37 people were killed on Wednesday and Thursday following clashes with supporters of opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine. In a media briefing Mr Tumwine said: Quote Message: Police have a right to shoot you and kill you if you reach …

The Deputy Defence Minister and Member of Parliament(MP) for  Nkoranza North in the Bono East Region, Major(Retired) Derek Oduro was over the weekend booed out of a community in his constituency. According to a video in possession of MyNewsGh.com, the MP and his team who were in one of the communities …

The leadership of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Jaman North Constituency of the Bono Region, are entangled in a vote buying scheme, where Senior High School (SHS) students who are first time voters, were coerced to transfer their votes to the Constituency for cash. Featuring prominentlyin the …