Staff Writer
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is due to be questioned, live on television, at a corruption inquiry on Monday, and for the rest of the week. Mr Zuma, who has been implicated in wrongdoing by numerous witnesses, has said he is the victim of a political witch hunt. This should be a momento
The Editor of online news portal, Modern Ghana, Emmanuel Ajarfor has sued the National Security Coordinator, Joshua Kyeremeh; the Inspector General of Police, David Asante Appeatu; and the Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo. The suit, which has been filed at the Human Rights Division of the High Court
The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed the first case of Ebola in the eastern city of Goma, home to more than a million people. The health ministry confirmed that a pastor tested positive for the virus in a centre in Goma after arriving there by bus on Sunday. The ministry says that risk of
Kenya's interior ministry has said it has not renewed the licenses of 27 betting companies including the country's biggest, SportPesa. In a letter to telecoms company Safaricom, the government says that the companies have not met the "outstanding renewal requirements". But, correspondents say, it is
A woman, seen in a viral video selling products she claims enhance the sexual drive of women, has been arrested by the police in collaboration with the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA). The video shows a well-stocked shop, said to be at Madina in Accra, where women, predominately young ladies, throng
An app that harnesses the unused processing power of idling mobile phones has been used to identify anti-cancer molecules in a range of foods. The research identified carrots, celery and oranges as having the highest number of cancer-fighting molecules. The DreamLab app, which has now been downloade
An app that harnesses the unused processing power of idling mobile phones has been used to identify anti-cancer molecules in a range of foods. The research identified carrots, celery and oranges as having the highest number of cancer-fighting molecules. The DreamLab app, which has now been downloade
Government has denied any knowledge of the alleged sale of one of the digital channels of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), but the state broadcaster is insisting government has been duly informed about it. The 2018 Auditor’s General implicated GBC in a deal which saw the state broadcaster g
Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has likened the performance of the Ghana Black Stars in the 2019 African Cup of Nations to that of the Akufo-Addo government, stating they are all incompetent. The Black Stars failed in their bid to advance to the round of 8 in the tourn
The Parliamentary Service Board has indicated the proposed 450-seater new chamber for Ghana’s parliament is not completely off the table. Deafening public outcry by Ghanaians, including some members of parliament from both sides of the House, forced the board to announce a hold on the decision to co
A South African who won the chance to be the first black African in space has died in a motorbike accident before turning his dream into reality. Mandla Maseko, 30, was killed on Saturday, a family statement says. In 2013, the South African Air Force member beat one million entrants to win one of 23
The awful state of sanitation in Accra has aroused the interest of many stakeholders and the general public at large. Accra used to be a beautiful city, but not anymore. Indigenes portrayed the rich culture of Ghana, a place where people are hardworking, healthy, happy and passionate about their job
The Ahafo Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Francis Opoku Sarfo, alias Chairman Jerry, has died in a gory accident. He passed away together with one other person on Saturday, July 6 in a road crash, which occurred at about 5:45pm at Banahene on the Acheasua-Hwidiem road.
Former President John Dramani Mahama’s spokesperson, Joyce Bawa Mogtari, has described a decision by the Parliamentary Service Board to construct a new 450-seater chamber for the House as a misplaced priority. The news of the new chamber has been met with public outrage and protests captured under t
Private legal practitioner Bobby Banson has proposed the initiation of a national campaign to have the National Security Coordinating Council change its ways, in the wake of operations deemed abusive and unprofessional in the eyes of the public. The suggestion for a #DropThatNationalSecurity campaig
