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The Zimbabwean government has announced that schools will be reopened in two weeks for students who will sit for examinations later in the year. Those preparing to sit for Cambridge examinations will resume on 14 September. Students preparing for Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) exams scheduled for 1 December, will return to school on 28 […] The post Zimbabwe to reopen schools

Facebook says it has dismantled a small network of accounts and pages that were part of a Russian influence operation. The company said the campaign was linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency (IRA), an organisation close to the Russian government and accused of interference in the 2016 US election. Twitter also suspended five accounts from […] The post Facebook and

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has described as erroneous, claims that the COVID-19 testing of passengers at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) is not reliable. It says the “detection of the SARS-CoV 2 virus at the airport is not a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kit but rather a device which detects the virus in […] The post COVID-19 testing device

The Association of International Certification Schools has pleaded with government to stop interfering in the fees its members charge for online studies. According to the association, its members have no choice than to proceed with the online studies since the academic calendar they use is different from the one adopted by the Government of Ghana. […] The post International

Australia has technically lost its famous nickname as “The Lucky Country” and fallen into recession for the first time in almost three decades, the BBC’s Australia correspondent Shaimaa Khalil reports. GDP figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics have shown that the economy shrank by 7% in the last three months as a result of […] The post Australia faces

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed  Tema Youth Owner, Wilfred Osei Kwaku Palmer’s appeal against the Ghana Football Association (GFA). Palmer went to the Swiss court challenging his disqualification from contesting the GFA presidential elections in October 2019, which Kurt Okraku won. Palmer wanted the GFA elections annulled and his candidacy reinstated […] The post CAS

The Kotoka International Airport on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, received its first batch of international commercial passengers after six months of closure due to COVID-19. The facility was closed down in March as part of measures to curtail the spread of the virus through importation at Ghana’s borders. It was however reopened following an announcement […] The post KIA

The Trump administration has indicated that it will not participate in international coalition efforts to find and distribute a vaccine for Covid-19 because the World Health Organization (WHO) is involved. The Washington Post newspaper reported that the White House would not join 172 other countries participating in a WHO-led initiative to “ensure equitable access to […] The post US

After releasing his debut album Cosmical Vibrations, he is out with his latest collaboration with the dancehall/afrobeat sensation Epixode. The title is ‘Never Give Up.’ Produced by Eyoh Soundboy, the song does not only evoke a sense of resilience, but reminds any broken soul to pick the pieces and move on to survive in life. […] The post David Oscar features Epixode

The COVID-19 burial team has threatened to quit its duties if attacks on them by families of persons who die as a result of coronavirus do not cease immediately. This comes after the team was beaten at the Ridge Hospital by some angry relatives who protested claims that their deceased relative died of COVID-19. Speaking […] The post COVID-19 burial

A former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Minerals Commission, Toni Aubynn, has asked the government to consider concerns of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on the Agyapa Royalties agreement. Mr. Aubynn said the CSOs might have genuine concerns about the deal worth considering by the government. “It is not good when something that is purported […] The post Government

The Member of Parliament for Odododiodoo, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, plans to petition Parliament after he was allegedly assaulted by National Security operatives. “I will officially send a petition to the office of Parliament, to the Speaker of Parliament, because I am a Member of Parliament and my privileges have been insulted,” he said on the […] The post Nii