The South African president has announced tough new restrictions to limit the impact of a third wave of the coronavirus. For the next two weeks alcohol sales are banned and all gatherings – including political and religious ones – are not allowed. The South African government has also extended an overnight curfew and ordered schools […] The post South
A proposal by the South African government to legalise polyandry – when a woman has more than one husband at the same time – has led to howls of protest from conservative quarters. This does not surprise Professor Collis Machoko, a renowned academic on the topic. The objections are “about control,” he told the BBC. […] The post Outcry over South Africa’s
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has called out “vaccine selfishness” in the world but said it will “wake up” Africans to be self-sufficient. President Museveni said what Africa needs is raw materials to produce its own COVID-19 vaccines and not donations from the developed nations. “Africans are a disgrace to ourselves. Why do we have to […] The post COVID-19:
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor has said a concerted effort is needed to restore the country’s depleting vegetative cover. Activities of illegal mining popularly referred to as galamsey continue to destroy water bodies and forest reserves. The government in an effort to restore the vegetative cover launched the Green Ghana […] The post Concerted
Residents within Abuakwa Housing, Dadiease and other surrounding communities in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti region are up in arms over the state of a bridge that connects their communities. According to them within the past five years, due to the poor nature of the broken bridge, close to twenty people have […] The post Kumasi floods: Abuakwa
Google has delayed its plan to block third-party cookies from its Chrome internet browser. Cookies track users’ internet activity and allow digital publishers to target advertising. They are already blocked by a number of Google’s rivals, including Apple, Microsoft and Mozilla. But critics say Google’s ban forces ad sellers to go direct to the tech […] The post Google
The 15 members of the #FixTheCountry movement including actress, Efia Odo, who were arrested and released on bail last Friday, are expected to report back to the Accra Regional Police Command today. The campaigners were picked up from the High Court Complex on Friday while they awaited a ruling from Justice Ruby Aryeetey on an […] The post Efia Odo, other
Mobile Money agents across the country are kicking against a 10% tax being imposed on their earnings by the government. The agents at an emergency meeting on Friday June 25, 2021, said they can no longer bear any extra financial levy on their operations. In a communiqué following the meeting, the Mobile Money Agents Association […] The post MoMo Agents kick against
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), has advised against persons who intend to travel to their hometowns to get counted for the 2021 Population and Housing Census which starts officially today, Monday, June 28, 2021. According to the GSS, all persons living in Ghana will be counted at their own convenience This assurance was given by […] The post 2021 census
Residents in the Eastern part of the Greater Accra Region will from today, [Monday, June 28, 2021], experience power interruptions otherwise known as ‘dumsor’ for the next 22 days. This is according to the Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG. The outages, according to the power distributor, is to allow the Ghana Grid Company to complete […] The post ECG’s 22-day ‘dumsor’
Health officers at the Pantang Hospital in Accra are expected to later begin an indefinite strike later today to, Monday, June 28, 2021, to demand the removal of persons encroaching lands belonging to the hospital. As part of their demands, the workers also want the government to construct a wall around the hospital. In an […] The post Pantang Hospital staff to begin
The Dean of the UPSA Law School, Prof. Ernest Kofi Abotsi, says the lapses in the assessment of the risks involved in the termination of the GPGC power deal, led to the $170 million judgement debt that has been slapped on the country. He said a proper scrutiny of the situation to assess the costs […] The post ‘Poor risk assessment on GPGC
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