Author: Krobea

Some two lecturers of the Koforidua Technical University have received letters of apology from one Bismark Agbelengor for “wrongly” including their names in a petition sent to the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) by about 101 lecturers, calling on Jean Mensa to reconsider the decision to compile a new register for the December 7 elections. The two are Professor Smile Dzisi and Dr Benjamin Kwofie. The latter had written to the Vice Chancellor of the Koforidua Technical University, denying knowledge of the group, Concerned University Lecturers, Ghana, and the content of the letter sent to Mrs Mensa. Dr…

South Africa’s Police Minister Bheki Cele has attributed rising crime in the country to the partial lifting of alcohol sales. Mr Cele said he hoped the National Coronavirus Command Council would discuss the matter and “do the right thing”. Alcohol-fuelled violence is a huge problem in South Africa. The country lifted restrictions on the sale of alcohol on 1 June after coronavirus restrictions were eased to level three. The sale of alcohol is however only allowed from Monday to Thursday between 09:00 and 17:00 local time. The police minister had during lockdown attributed a drop in crime to the ban…

The UK’s economy shrank by 20.4% in April – the largest monthly contraction on record – as the country spent its first full month in lockdown. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the “historic” fall affected virtually all areas of activity. The contraction is three times greater than the decline seen during the whole of the 2008 to 2009 economic downturn. But analysts said April was likely to be the worst month, as the government began easing the lockdown in May. The ONS also published figures for the three months from February to April, which showed a decline of…

South African football chief Danny Jordaan  has hailed the efforts of Ghana at the 2010 World Cup and the general contribution the country made in changing the continent’s fortunes in the tournament. As Africa celebrates 10 years since hosting the World Cup, this week has been filled with reliving the memories of the past tournament and Ghana has been the centre of it all – given the strides the Black Stars showed at the tournament. “When the Bafana Bafana dropped out, it left us with only one African team and that was Ghana and we had hoped that Ghana was going…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the country’s university community that all support will be given by government in ensuring that the intended reopening from Monday, June 15 is successful. “And if it succeeds and it works, then the country will be reassured that we will step up the confidence to the future that beckons for all of us.” President Akufo-Addo expressed this optimism on Thursday, June 11 when he met Vice Chancellors Ghana (VCG) at the Jubilee House. Schools across the country were shut on Sunday, March 15 as a result of the outbreak of Covid-19 in Ghana.…

A Political Science Lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) in the Central Region, Dr. Isaac Brako, says the unrelenting protest and resistance by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against the intended new voter register would affect the party’s prospects of winning back power in the December 7 polls. He says it would largely affect the party, especially their incumbent Members of Parliament as well as parliamentary candidates at orphan constituencies, if attention is not shifted towards mobilizing the party’s supporters to massively partake in the exercise when it commences. The UEW Lecturer made this known on Yensempa on…

The African Development Bank has announced that Dr. Jennifer Blanke, Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, will be leaving the Bank effective July 4, 2020. Blanke joined the Bank in early 2017 and has overseen a number of the Bank’s key programs. “I thank President Akinwumi Adesina for his strong leadership, guidance and support which have undoubtedly motivated and helped my team and I to play a key role in the transformation of the Bank. “I feel privileged to have been given an opportunity to contribute to the Bank’s agenda for accelerating Africa’s social and economic transformation,” Blanke…

The Spokesperson of the King of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Abukari Mahama II, says the eminent king did not support outright calls for the inclusion of the existing voters’ ID cards for the upcoming registration. Baba Issifu told Stephen Anti on TV3’s Midday Live on Tuesday, June 11 that what the Yaa-Naa said was that the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) must ensure that a large section of the voter population is covered during the registration. A group calling itself Anchoring Democracy Advocacy Movement on Wednesday petitioned the revered King of Dagbon over the EC’s resolve to compile a new register without recourse…

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast Archbishop Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle has made a strong case for the renewal and transformation of the minds of Ghanaians in order to achieve government’s vision of Ghana Beyond Aid. He said as an ardent fan of the late reggae sensation Bob Marley’s, emancipation from mental slavery at all times must go hand-in-hand with the renewal of minds in order to put Ghana beyond over-dependence on foreign aid. Archbishop Palmer-Buckle was speaking at a virtual forum hosted by the Office of the Senior Minister on Thursday, June 11 on how the country can brace the coronavirus…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the spread of the coronavirus pandemic is “accelerating” in Africa, which has so far been the least affected continent. The outbreak is being driven by 10 countries, which accounted for two thirds of about 200,000 confirmed cases on the continent, WHO Africa head Dr Matshidiso Moeti said. South Africa was the worst hit, with the situation in the Western Cape looking similar to Europe. Most of the continent’s Covid-19 cases are concentrated in and around capital cities, but infections are now also spreading outside major urban areas, Dr Moeti added. She warned…