The family of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, accused of killing his girlfriend, denies reports that he is on the "verge of suicide".

Mali's private media go on strike after an editor was arrested for publishing a letter from soldiers complaining about poor conditions on the frontline.

A South African court refuses to give bail to nine policemen charged with the murder of a Mozambican taxi driver who was dragged behind a police van.

South Sudan and Sudan agree to resume pumping oil after a bitter dispute over fees which saw production shut down more than a year ago.

Members of the Council of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) have agreed to work in concert with newly-appointed Minister of Trade and Industry, Haruna Iddrisu, to resolve the myriad challenges facing industry - including the vexed issue of dumping on the Ghanaian market.

The Jubilee Partners have paid an amount of $40.2 million to government as corporate tax.

“ICANN used to say if you want to participate in Internet governance come to ICANN,” said Fadi Chehadé. “We’ve changed that, now ICANN is coming to the stakeholders. We’re not waiting for you to come. We’re coming to you.”

A builder who whistled in the face of police officers during a Hong Kong protest march was today jailed for six weeks.

As the process to select a successor to Pope Benedict XVI begins in Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, many Ghanaians are hopeful that Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson would be elected.

One of the three Pharmaceutical companies charged by the Food and Drugs Authority for importing fake drugs has dismissed the claims.

A Brazilian doctor faces charges of fraud after being caught on camera using silicone fingers to sign in for her absent colleagues, police say.

The Upper West regional NDC executives have given a strong indication they will sanction disgruntled members who went on rampage destroying billboards of President Mahama in Wa.

Former Finance Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo says Ghana cannot declare itself a Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC).

The ruling NDC says it reinstated Kofi Adams as the partyÂ’s Deputy General Secretary because its investigations failed to implicate him in any wrongdoing.

It appears the name of the presidential palace which serves as the official seat of government has been changed again.

Kwesi Appiah has named his Ghana squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match with Sudan in Kumasi later this month.

A group calling itself, Concerned Workers of State Insurance Corporation (SIC) is calling for the Board Chairman Max Cobina to either resign or be sacked immediately by the relevant authority as his continuous stay at post poses a great danger to the survival of the institution, which the current Acting Managing Director is trying to revamp.

Huawei Ghana said it has successfully completed the US$30 million phase one of the e-government project and has begun work on the US$150 million phase two.

A workshop to provide public awareness and disseminate information on agricultural biotechnology in Ghana is scheduled for Kumasi this Friday.

Local Enterprises and Skills Development Programme (LESDEP) has signed an MOU to soon begin its operations in Niger.