Author: Krobea

Emeritus Professor Ivan Addae Mensah, who is also a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, has noted that schools in rural areas in the country will have a daunting task protecting their students from coronavirus. This he said is due to the lack of enough financial and other resources to ensure that the materials needed to use in protecting the children are provided. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise morning show on 3 92.7FM Tuesday, June 9, Emeritus Prof Addae Mensah said: “Certainly methods of teaching are likely to change, class sizes will…

Ranking Member on the Communications Committee of Parliament Sam Nartey George has descended heavily on the Minister of Communications to do the needful and stop pursuing telecommunications giants MTN. He said as it stands now the board of the National Communications Authority (NCA) has no female member, which flies in the face of the law that set up the Authority. Speaking on TV3’s New Day on Tuesday, June 9, Sam George, who is also the Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Constituency, said inasmuch as Ursula Owusu-Ekuful is enforcing the laws that set up NCA, “she must avert her mind to…

Emeritus Professor Ivan Addae Mensah, a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, has proposed to school authorities to reduce the sizes of their classes when schools reopen, as part of the efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, May 31 announced the reopening of schools for final year students at all levels of education from Monday, June 15. He said after an engagement with the various teacher unions, government has decided to allow final-year students to go back to school to prepare for their final examinations. In his 10th…

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has declared the country “coronavirus-free” thanks to prayers by citizens. “The corona disease has been eliminated thanks to God,” Mr Magufuli told worshippers in a church in the capital, Dodoma. The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the government’s strategy on Covid-19. The government has stopped publishing data on the number of coronavirus cases in the country. On 29 April, the last day official data was released, there were 509 cases, with 21 deaths in Tanzania. However, Mr Magufuli said last week that only four patients were receiving treatment in the largest city, Dar…

In an era where the term ‘world class’ is often abused and misused, Timo Werner is a striker who fits the bill to a tee. The 24-year-old comes to SW6 with the reputation of being one of the deadliest strikers in world football right now and a pedigree unrivaled by most. Timo Werner guarantees goals. Making his debut for VFB Stuttgart in 2013, the then 17-year-old became the youngest player to ever play for the German club and later the youngest player to score for them with his header against Frankfurt later that year. This was the season after he…

A key personality who contributed immensely to the growth of Ghanaian hiplife music has revealed that Reggie Rockstone and Panji Anoff did not originate the genre. Abraham Ohene-Djan, a renowned filmmaker behind some of the hiplife music videos shot in the 1990s, explained that the two personalities, contrary to perceptions, did not invent the popular genre. While Reggie Rockstone, for years, has insisted that he originated hiplife, several personalities – including Zapp Mallet and Panji Anoff – have disputed his claim. Even though he has been disputed by many, Reggie Rockstone has worn the tag ‘Hiplife Grandpapa’ signifying that he…

Scancom Plc, operators of MTN Ghana, have acknowledged media reports on moves by regulator National Communications Authority (NCA) to review their operations to ensure fair competition in the telecommunications industry. They, however, said they are yet to receive a “formal notification from the regulator and awaits this to assess the details”. On Monday, the Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, issued a statement, announcing “corrective measures” under the National Telecommunications Policy (NTP) to facilitate more market competition, ensure proper pricing for consumers and facilitate the overall growth of the industry. This will see the review and approval of MTN’s pricing, according…

The youth in Walewale in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region are demanding transparency in investigations into a shooting incident which occurred last Saturday. One Amadu Yussif, 15, was shot at the butt after police were called in to disperse a night club activity in the area as per the directives of government on social gathering. The boy is currently on admission at the Walewale municipal hospital. New of the shooting of Amadu Yussif has sparked anger in the community with the youth describing the police’s conduct as as unprofessional. Convener of the Concerned Youth of Walewale…

The Parliamentary Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Kwesimintsim Constituency in the Western Region, Philip Fiifi Buckman, has begun an exercise to disinfect selected places of worship in the constituency. According to him, the exercise forms part of his efforts to help places of worship – churches and mosques – prepare and combat the spread of Covid-19 after the President announced the lifting of the ban on religious gatherings though with a limited number of worshippers. “It is an undeniable fact that churches and mosques get money to run their activities when they are able to organize…

Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has appointed a new electoral commission chairperson ahead of a presidential re-run. The Constitutional Court had in February ordered a fresh presidential election be held within 150 days after annulling last year’s re-election of President Mutharika – a ruling upheld by the Supreme Court. The former commission chairperson Jane Ansah resigned amid criticism by the opposition on how she managed the disputed election. President Mutharika on Sunday appointed Justice Chifundo Kachale to head the commission. He also appointed new commissioners, namely Arthur Nanthuru, Steve Duwa, Jean Mathanga, Linda Kunje, Anthony Mukumbwa and Olivia Liwewe. MPs are…