When the Euro 2020 tournament kicked off across Europe, 25 African countries were present – not literally. They were represented by players with African descent had been called up by their European national teams. With the competition headed into the quarter final stage, there are only eight teams in …
Read More »How Zimbabwe is still haunted by Robert Mugabe
IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGES In our series of letters from Africa, Zimbabwean journalist-turned-barrister Brian Hungwe writes that long-serving ruler Robert Mugabe, who died in 2019, seems to be causing trouble from beyond the grave. Robert Mugabe’s relatives say he died a bitter man nearly two years after he was forced to …
Read More »Ghana still the African country with most UEFA Champions League winners
Ghana remains the African country with the most UEFA Champions League winners on the continent. The West African country has five players who are Champions League winners. The only countries that come close to Ghana are West African neighbours Nigeria and Ivory Coast as well as Cameroon – all …
Read More »Bob Marley still earns millions years after his death – here is how
Today marks exactly 40 years since reggae legend Bob Marley passed away. His death on May 11, 1981, came as a shock to many across the world. The iconic musician reportedly died at age 36 en route to Jamaica at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami, Florida. Despite his …
Read More »NDC still in search of pink sheets months after election – Report
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has advised its Greater Accra Regional Secretariat to work judiciously to ensure the retrieval of outstanding pink sheets from some constituencies in the December 7, 2020 polls. The pink sheets when retrieved are expected to be forwarded to the National Secretariat through the Director …
Read More »GES directive for Achimota School to admit rasta students still stands – Education Minister
The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has noted that the Ghana Education Service (GES) has not backtracked on its directive to Achimota School regarding the enrollment of two Rastafarian students. According to him, the Director-Director of GES will issue fresh guidelines to all heads of Senior High Schools with regards to …
Read More »Wenchi SHS geography tutor involved in Kintampo waterfalls disaster still bedridden
Daniel Alubadek, a geography tutor of the Wenchi Methodist Senior High School, who took some of his students on an excursion to the Kintampo waterfalls, and suffered a disaster, is still bedridden, four years after the unfortunate event. According to medical reports sighted by GhanaWeb, Alubadek needs $91,571 to undergo …
Read More »Albinos in Mozambique ‘still going missing’
At least 114 people with albinism have disappeared in Mozambique over the past seven years, the southern African country’s human rights commission says. There are 55 ongoing criminal proceedings related to the disappearances. People with the condition are often killed in East and southern Africa, their body parts used in …
Read More »VIDEO: Castro is still alive-Kwame Yogot
Fast Rising star, Kwame Yogot says he still believes Castro is alive and not dead as people believe. According to him, Castro started supporting his music career but ‘things fell apart’ when he disappeared. Speaking with B Ice on Agyenkwa FM, a sister station of Atinka FM, Kwame Yogot said …
Read More »Six Children Still Missing Three Days After Apam Drowning
Rescuers are still making efforts to locate six children, three days after 20 of them drowned at the Apam beach in the Central Region. A total of 14 bodies have been retrieved as of Wednesday, March 10, 2021, as authorities fear the death toll could rise. Chiefs in the area, …
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