Five people have been arrested for fraud after they allegedly transferred money from a dead person’s bank account. The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit in Mpumalanga arrested Dorcas Nyambi, 35, Patricia Mnisi, 40, Cyprian Themba Magagula, 38, Clement Shongwe, 32, and Thapelo Modika, 43, on Thursday, Hawks spokesperson Captain …
Read More »People who opt to stay in villages have chosen poverty – Ken Agyapong
Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong has stated the reason why he would not establish a factory in his constituency nor to help people who choose to live their lives in the village. According to him, anyone who decides to stay in a village instead of moving to the …
Read More »6 people shot dead
Western Cape police have confirmed six people were shot dead in the Enkanini informal settlement, Khayelitsha, on Sunday afternoon. “Reports from the scene indicate that three unknown gunmen fired shots randomly at the victims in Lindela Road in the Enkanini informal settlement at approximately 16:10,” police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said …
Read More »IMF programmes only affect ordinary Ghanaians not govt appointees – Economist
An economist has called on Ghanaians to vehemently reject any attempt by the government to seek the assistance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the wake of Ghana’s collapsing economy. According to Mr Yaw Modey, another IMF policy will not serve the interest of the ordinary Ghanaian. He argued …
Read More »E-Levy has acquired status of Jesus feeding 5,000 people with bread – Arthur K
Dr. Arthur Kobina Kennedy, has linked the controversial E-Levy to the Biblical anecdote of the Lord Jesus Christ feeding five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fishes as described in the gospel according to St Matthew 14.13-21. According to him, the government of Ghana has already admitted …
Read More »How the yam festival of the Mo/Dega people is celebrated
The Mo/Dega communities celebrate the ‘Pea dii’ eating of yams festival at different periods by each community, that’s some places of Kintampo. This harvest festival starts in the middle of July and runs to the end of September. Mostly, it is usually celebrated in August when new yams are ready …
Read More »The history of how Black people first arrived in Russia
Imperial Russia, one of the largest empires that thrived from 1720 to 1917, had only about a dozen permanent Black residents out of a population of over a million. It has been documented that during this period, Russia “waged wars, conquered surrounding lands, and produced some of the most well-known, …
Read More »If Rihanna were Nigerian, people would say witches will attack the child – Toke Makinwa
Toke Makinwa has said that people would have reacted differently to Rihanna showing off her bare baby bump if she were a Nigerian. The media personality reposted a photo of the Barbadian singer flaunting her bump at a restaurant in Paris. “If she was Nigerian world people will say witches …
Read More »4 people killed in massive shootout on Durban highway
Four people were shot dead in a massive shootout on the Higginson Highway bridge over the N2, near Chatsworth in Durban on Wednesday afternoon. ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson said they responded to multiple complaints regarding a shooting incident. “On the scene, paramedics found an active crime scene, [and] members …
Read More »Chief fights off claim ‘Krobos are most HIV/AIDS infected people’
The chief of Menekpo, under Manya Krobo traditional area in Krobo Odumase, has debunked rumours about Krobo being the hotspot for HIV/AIDS in the Eastern region and Ghana at large. According to Nene Teye Adjiso III, people across the region visit health facilities within the Krobo district to test their …
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