Culture Management Group, the parent company of Afrochella, and media streaming service Audiomack, have today announced a new partnership with global music company Sony Music Africa, to expand the fagship ‘Rising Star Challenge’ competition for unsigned and emerging artists in Africa. Up to 10 prize winners chosen from a shortlist of 25 unsigned and emerging … The post Sony
Wish you were fear You’ll have to wait 12 extra weeks before catching some sun with the undead, as Dead Island 2 gets pushed back to April 2023. Originally announced back in 2014, Dead Island 2 is the much-anticipated follow-up to its 2011 predecessor. Dead Island is an open-world melee hack n’ slash adventure featuring … The post Dead Island
Samsung is best at fixing what’s broke Folks looking for Black Friday phone deals ask us what makes the best Samsung phones worth buying, it’s easy to show you. Look at the design innovation on the foldable Galaxy Z Flip 4. Check out the infinite features on the Galaxy S22 Ultra. It’s easy to appreciate … The post Google’s Pixel Fold might finally
Kenyan President, William Ruto, has urged legislators not to remove presidential term limits from the country’s Constitution, dismissing comments by a legislator that there should be no such limits on a capable leader. Many Kenyans have been eager to hear President Ruto’s position since a governing party lawmaker floated the idea last week. He said … The post Kenya’s
A criminal described by South African media as Israel’s “most wanted gang leader” was arrested near Johannesburg on Thursday. The suspect, a 46-year-old man, was not initially identified by name but numerous reports later identified him as notorious fugitive, Yaniv Ben Simon, a close associate of jailed crime boss, Yitzhak Abergil. Simon, who is known as the world’s … The post Israel’s
Africa’s natural resources are at the heart of a heated debate about how to balance economic growth and tackle global warming. At the current COP27 negotiations in Egypt, dubbed by some as the “African COP”, the continent’s leaders are trying to get support and funding to tap into Africa’s vast gas reserves, arguing that gas … The post Africa’s dash for gas
More strikes have been reported across Ukraine, days after one of Russia’s most intense bombardments of the war. A gas production plant in the east and a missile factory in Dnipro were among the latest targets, officials say. Parts of Ukraine have seen their first snowfall of the season, but many people cannot heat their … The post Ukrainian gas plant hit in latest Russian
The control of Congress next term will be divided between Republicans and Democrats after the most expensive US midterm elections in history. Multiple US media outlets projected on Wednesday evening Republicans to take control of the House of Representatives for the first time in four years. Republicans have won 218 seats out of all 435 … The post Control
A Dutch court has found three men guilty of murder for shooting down a passenger jet over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing 298 people. The court found that a Russian-made missile supplied from Russia and fired by an armed group under Russian control brought down flight MH17. The men – two Russians and one Ukrainian … The post 3 guilty of downing airliner over Ukraine appeared
Brentford striker Ivan Toney has been charged over 232 alleged breaches of betting rules between February 2017 and January 2021, the Football Association has announced. After a report in the Daily Mail claimed he had been the subject of an FA investigation, he tweeted on November 5: “I’m aware of a story about me in … The post Brentford striker charged
Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner can be extradited from his homeland of Trinidad to the United States to face corruption charges, a London court said yesterday. Warner’s lawyers argued that his extradition was unlawful but London’s Privy Council, the highest court of appeal for many Commonwealth countries, unanimously dismissed his appeal. Suspicion and rumours have … The post Ex-FIFA
The Minister for Fisheries & Aquaculture Development, Ms Mavis Hawa Koomson, has lauded GOIL for the provision of quality marine gas oil and lubricants to fishing vessels. In a keynote address at a fisheries’ stakeholder meeting on fuel bunkering services for marine vessels in Tema, she noted that local companies such as GOIL was well … The post Fisheries
The outlook of the Ghana cedi will depend on whether Ghana reaches an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and obtains funding in the months ahead. According to Fitch Solutions November 2022 West Africa Monitor Report, though it expected the cedi to remain on a depreciatory trajectory in the immediate term, the outlook depended … The post Outlook
FIDO, the leading fintech company whose mission is to empower individuals and entrepreneurs to capture opportunities in Africa has launched Fido Score, the first transparent digital financial identity and announced its new branding. After serving over 450,000 customers and disbursing more than two million loans, Fido launched its new app, packed with new features and … The post African
The Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful, has called for collaboration between stakeholders in both public and private sectors to establish Ghana as a regional digital hub to impact the economy and businesses. Speaking at the National Stakeholder Consultation for the Review of the Ghana Digital Economy Policy in Accra on Wednesday, … The post Establish
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has urged the National House of Chiefs (NHC) that traditional authorities has a stake in the implementation of the new Lands Acts aimed at resolving the inconsistencies within the existing laws. It stated that chiefs, as custodians of about 80 per cent of the country’s lands, were undoubtedly … The post NHC has stake
The Biotechnology and Nuclear Agricultural Research Institute (BNARI) of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) says it is ready to combat the Banana Bunchy Top Disease (BBTD) if it invades the country. BBTD is caused by the Banana Bunchy Top Virus, and it is one of the most devastating banana diseases that also attacks plantains, … The post BNARI ready to combat banana disease,
The construction works on the Twifo Praso bridge and approach roads in the Twifo Atti Mokwa District of the Central Region are progressing steadily. The project, expected to be completed by March next year, is being executed by China Railway Number Five Company Limited. Works on the bridge, which would link Twifo-Praso and other communities … The post Work on Twifo
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) yesterday held a data fair as part of activities to mark the 2022 African Statistics Day celebration. It was on the theme “Strengthening data systems by modernising the production and use of agricultural statistics: Information with a view to improving resilience in agriculture, nutrition, and food security in Africa.” The … The post Ghana
The Dean of the Law School of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Prof. Ernest Kofi Abotsi, has attributed the exploitation of the country’s natural resources to the failure by Parliament to check the Executive in the granting of exploitation right. Delivering a presentation on the theme “Development and Constitutionalism: Building a trusteeship that … The post Failure
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