Namibian president suggests to scrap study loans for students
The announcement was made by President Hage Geingob during his address at a workshop on poverty eradication that ends Tuesday, and it comes when South African students took to the streets demanding...
View ArticleKenya launches guideline for dam construction
The guideline that also covers pans and other water conservations structures in Kenya is expected to help in establishing small water conservation structures in the rural and Arid and Semi-Arid Lands...
View ArticleECOWAS reviews disaster management infrastructure
The experts have also reported the disconnect between disaster management and development planning as a whole with a view to coming up with an acceptable working document in aid of a preemptive and...
View ArticleKenya’s health advocates say stigma affecting efforts to eliminate TB
Stop Tuberculosis Partnership Chief National Coordinator Evelyn Kibuchi told a media briefing in Nairobi that stigma has been high and this has made some patients to avoid seeking treatment. “This is...
View ArticlePolitician supports Education Directorate with stationery
The items valued at GHC3000 were to ensure effective running of basic schools within the Municipality. Presenting the items, Mr. Konadu-Yiadom emphasized that his gesture was to support the education...
View ArticleNDC embarks on internal electoral reforms
According to him, most political parties had leadership problems because the people who lead them are not the choice of the broad masses because only a few people choose them on their behalves....
View ArticleFake national security agent appears before Court
Sakibu Abudlai, and three accomplices, now at large, were said to have conspired and robbed the Jasmine perfumed branded rice bagged in 25 kilogramme sacks. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. He...
View ArticlePowership to reach Ghana in fifteen days
Named after the sister of the Chairman of Karadeniz Holding, the floating power station will add 240MW of power to the national grid, that is 15 MW more than originally planned. The Powership sets sail...
View ArticleDjibouti corruption defendant calls Ibrahim Guelleh corrupt
It transpired in the High Court in London on Friday that in his witness statement Mr Boreh claimed that Mr Guelleh had applied pressure on him to solicit bribes on his behalf. When the case began, the...
View ArticlePolice arrests 76 year old man with “wee”
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Edward Oduro-Kwateng, the Offinso Divisional Commander, gave his name as Kwabena Sarfo, and said, they acted upon a tip off. He told a news briefing that the...
View ArticleGhana’s private sector slams sluggish state licensing institutions
In addition to increasing the cost of doing business, the businesses say the number of institutions that require licensing for one business registration makes the process cumbersome and frustrating....
View ArticleGhana receives 225 power units to boost electricity supply
Information made available to Xinhua at the Ministry of Power said this is expected to considerably ease the challenge of power generation and distribution. The 10-unit power plants, each with a...
View ArticleThousands of South Africans take to streets demanding economic freedom
The march came at a time when a two-week student protest against university fees increment still raged on in some parts of the country. Organized by the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), the...
View ArticleSouth African diamond sector urges to maximize mining benefits
This came in a report released by the State Diamond Trader at the South African Diamond Indaba (meeting) in Johannesburg. The research indicates that the sector is currently facing challenges amid a...
View ArticleExternal public debt reduces Mozambique foreign reserves
Valdemar de Sousa, the administrator of the Bank of Mozambique, said that by September, foreign exchange reserves were at 2.3 billion U.S. dollars, which is a reduction of 292 million U.S. dollars...
View ArticleDelays in license acquisition and permits frustrates businesses
Adding that, the nature and mode of implementation of these licenses and permits have great effects on the private sector. Any delays caused in acquiring these licenses and permits add to the cost of...
View ArticleMelcom outdoors locally manufactured products in Accra
Addressing the Journalists at the launch in Accra, the Director of Communications of Melcom Group, Mr Godwin Avenorgbor, noted that local manufacturers are producing quality goods in the country. This...
View ArticleFDA cautions public on buying palm oil in the market
By Franklin Cudjoe I have read a publication on Myjoyonline titled “Don’t buy palm oil on the market- FDA Warns” and I wanted to draw the public’s attention to some important matters as far as the...
View ArticleAfrica’s Most Respected Brand Still Remains MTN
Brand Africa announced last night at the 4th Annual Brand Africa 100: Africa’s BestBrands gala event, that MTN is the overall best brand on the continent and reclaims the #1 spot as the Most Admired...
View ArticleSouth African government urged to tax the rich to fund higher education
“None of us must develop cold feet about the necessity of taxing the rich to fund higher education,” said Blade Nzimande, minister of higher education and traning. “Our country has enough money to...
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