On Sunday, March 27, 2022, the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, appeared on national screens to deliver his 28th address to citizens on measures undertaken by his government towards the fight against the novel Coronavirus. Among the several relaxed measures that the president announced, was the long-awaited opening of all …
Read More »Two killed after car crashes
Two men died after their car crashed while allegedly trying to flee from the police on Inanda Road, near Durban, on Saturday afternoon. According to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele, on Saturday police officers from Phoenix received information of a vehicle with five occupants, who had allegedly committed a …
Read More »Two arrested for trying to hijack a fuel tanker
Free State police arrested two foreign nationals for attempting to hijack a fuel tanker on the N5, outside Paul Roux, at midnight on Thursday. The men, aged 35 and 44, are expected to appear in the Senekal Magistrate’s Court on Monday. They face charges of attempted truck hijacking and another …
Read More »Asemasa accident: Two families fight over one body; hospital demands DNA test
Authorities at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital have resolved to conduct a DNA test on six female bodies that were part of the Tuesday, March 22 accident at Asemasa as one body has become a source of contention. A total of nine out of the 14 burnt bodies from the …
Read More »Two men burnt to death in alleged mob justice attack
Two men were burnt to death in an alleged mob justice attack in Diepsloot, Gauteng, on Monday. A murder investigation was launched after two men, aged 21 and 24, were burnt to death after community members claimed they were involved in a house robbery on Sunday. According to a Diepsloot …
Read More »VIDEO: Two trucks set alight during service delivery protest
Two trucks were torched on the N1 near Grasmere in Johannesburg on Wednesday night. Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) spokesperson Xolani Fihla said a “violent protest” broke out in the Finetown area, resulting in rocks and debris being strewn across the highway. Trucks travelling on the N1 south near the Grasmere …
Read More »Two fake ECG staff nabbed in Accra
Two suspects who feigned to be staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and extorted money from some customers have been arrested and are in police custody. The suspects: Richard Nii Moi and Edward Quartey, are being held at the Israel Police Station, near Sowutuom in Accra. Mrs Mary …
Read More »Fire guts two petrol tankers
Two tankers belonging to a coal tar manufacturing company were gutted by fire at Hadeija road in the Kano metropolis. An alarm was raised after residents sighted smoke coming from the premises around 6:55 am on Wednesday March 23. The Kano State Fire Service arrived at the scene at about …
Read More »Two young teachers shot dead
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi says he is devastated by the killing of two teachers in Ga-Rankuwa, north of the Pretoria CBD. The teachers, from Lekgalong Primary School in Ga-Rankuwa Zone 1, were murdered on Monday. According to the education department, the female teachers, aged 26 and 27, were allegedly …
Read More »Two soldiers, 32 others killed, seven injured, houses burnt in attack
The Kaduna State Government has said no fewer than 34 persons, including two soldiers, were killed in the Sunday night attack on Agban Kagoro in Kaura Local Government Area of the state by bandits. The state Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the incident on …
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