A leading contender to replace President Jacob Zuma as head of South Africa’s governing ANC has said he believes the woman who accused Mr Zuma of rape over a decade ago was telling the truth. Mr Zuma’s deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, told a local radio station: “Yes, I would believe her.” In 2006 Mr Zuma was ... The post Ramaphosa believes South Africa’s

A Professor of Public Health, Irene Agyapong is calling for public education on influenza, following the deadly outbreak of H1N1 at Kumasi Academy in the Ashanti Region. According to her, the public education will help calm the fears of the persons who had become alarmed over the number of student deaths recorded at the school due ... The post KUMACA deaths: Education needed

Despite suggestions from the Health Ministry that the deaths of four students at the Kumasi Academy in the Ashanti Region were caused by acute respiratory infections, the Ghana Health Service has said that it would be too early to comprehensively state that the cause of those deaths had been determined. According to the Director of Public ... The post Cause of KUMACA deaths not yet confirmed

Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal will miss the first leg of the Champions League last 16 after he was found by Uefa to have been deliberately booked. Carvajal was booked for time-wasting in the last minute of Real’s win over Apoel Nicosia on 21 November where they secured their last-16 spot. It meant the 25-year-old missed Wednesday’s ... The post UCL: Real

World Cup-winning goalkeeper Hope Solo has announced she is running for president of the US Soccer Federation. The 36-year-old earned 202 caps for her country and won the 2015 Women’s World Cup plus two Olympic gold medals during her 17-year international career. She has not played for the national side since the Rio Olympics, after ... The post Hope Solo running for US Soccer

Still exhibiting intelligence like a young medical student, 98-year-old medical Surgeon, Dr. Emmanuel Evans-Anfom, has tasked medical professionals both home and abroad to be patriotic and serve Ghana to the best of their ability. Dr. Evans-Anfom made this appeal when Students and Management of Family Health University Collage Medical School, led by Prof. Yao Kwawukume ... The post 98-yr

At least 14, 200 police officers will be across the country to enforce law and order during this festive season. Director General of Operations, COP Dr. George Dampare at a media briefing on Thursday, said some 18,000 officers will continue to perform traditional policing duties to ensure an incident-free festive season. “We are deploying over ... The post Police deploy

A former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources under the National Democratic Congress [NDC], administration, Inusah Fuseini, who also owns a property on a supposed military land, has said the lands were no longer in the custody of the military when they were sold out. According to him, some politicians who served under the Kufuor ... The post Nitiwul’s ‘military

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“Highly professional” hackers made off with around 4,700 Bitcoin from a leading mining service, a Bitcoin exchange has said. The value of Bitcoin is currently extremely volatile, but at the time of writing, the amount stolen was worth approximately $80m. The hacked service was NiceHash, a Slovenia-based mining exchange. It said it was working hard ... The post Millions ‘stolen’

Some teenagers in fishing communities in the Central Region are reported to be bartering sex for fish. The situation, among others, is affecting efforts aimed at fighting teenage pregnancy. Statistics available indicated that in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem (KEEA) municipality alone, 497 teenagers got pregnant between January and September this year. Also, in the ... The post Teenage girls

SAPS international School located in Teshie-Nungua in the Greater Accra Region, on Thursday donated assorted items in support of Citi FM’s Help A Christmas Child” initiative. The annual event comes under Citi Foundation, which is the corporate social responsibility arm of the station. The event seeks to support deprived communities feel the joy of Christmas ... The post SAPS

National Democratic Congress [NDC] Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Ernest Norgbey, wants Ministers of state and their deputies in the Akufo-Addo administration to contribute at least 10% of their salaries into the Voluntary Education Fund to support the government’s Free SHS  programme. According to him, the contribution will help raise enough money to address some ... The post Ministers

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), will soon commence the sale of prepaid electricity credit online through its yet-to-be launched mobile application. The Managing Director of the company, Samuel Appiah, who said this at a news conference, said the project will be piloted before being rolled out officially for public use. According to him, the ... The post ECG to commence online

Theresa May has arrived in Brussels following overnight talks on the issue of the Irish border. The PM and Brexit Secretary David Davis are meeting European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and EU negotiator Michel Barnier. Details of an agreement are expected to be set out at a joint news conference within the hour. If the ... The post May in Brussels for crucial Brexit meeting

Liberia’s Supreme Court has ruled that evidence of fraud during October’s first round of presidential elections was insufficient to merit a re-run. This means the final round of voting between the two leading candidates – ex-footballer George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai – can go ahead. The electoral commission will now set a date for ... The post Liberia

The Swiss Spirit Hotel & Suites Alisa in Accra hosted the launch of the Healthcare Federation of Ghana (HFG), which has a keen eye on ensuring improved access to quality healthcare in Ghana, through private sector involvement. The launch saw the nine directors of the Federation introduced to the public after their election at an Annual General Meeting ... The post Private