Author: Krobea

A Deputy Minister of Agriculture has admonished that national policy issues must be discussed devoid of politics since that is one of the surest ways of developing the country. “We will only develop and move forward as a nation if we start to discuss national policies devoid of politics and slander,” Kennedy Osei Nyarko said. “We must start to think of the national interest and not what will benefit our political agenda. There must be the nation first agenda,” added the Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru Constituency. He was speaking on Onua FM’s Yen Nsempa on Monday. It comes…

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has defied his party and refused to step down, according to media reports. He and senior members of the African National Congress (ANC) held talks on Sunday but no details of their meeting have been released. Facing corruption allegations, Mr Zuma was replaced as ANC leader in December. Party leaders, who may be trying to oust Mr Zuma before his State of the Nation address later this week, will hold an emergency meeting on Monday. Julius Malema, an opposition leader and former ANC member, said on Twitter that Mr Zuma had been asked to stand…

Morocco became the first host nation to claim the African Nations Championship (CHAN) title with a convincing 4-0 win over 10-man Nigeria in Sunday’s final. Key moments either side of half-time turned the match in the hosts’ favour as Morocco’s Zakaria Hadraf scored just before the break with Nigeria’s Peter Eneji Moses sent-off for a second yellow card just after. Walid El Karti and Hadraf – with his second – added to Morocco’s lead in quick succession on the hour mark. The rout was completed by Ayoub El Kaabi, who had hit the woodwork twice, scoring his ninth goal of…

The number of men dying from prostate cancer has overtaken female deaths from breast cancer for the first time in the UK, figures show. An ageing population means more men are developing and dying from the disease. Prostate Cancer UK says advances in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer are paying off, and increased funding could benefit prostate cancer. The biggest cancer killers in the UK remain lung and bowel cancer, with prostate now in third place. The latest figures from 2015 show there were 11,819 deaths from prostate cancer compared with 11,442 from breast cancer. Although deaths from…

Our society has somewhat exalted marriage as the peak of life’s achievements. Today, the overwhelming pressure on the young and old to get married can sometimes be really nauseating. The pressure seems even worse for women― who may sometimes have to abandon their dreams or lower their standards to get hitched. If you are an unemployed African bachelor or maiden, it is highly possible a chunk of the people you meet will ask when you’re getting married… and not when you’re getting a job. It points to the uncomfortable truth that, to many, marriage is such a big ambition― sometimes…

The 68-year-old son of Cuba’s former leader Fidel Castro has killed himself in Havana, according to Cuban state media. Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart was found on Thursday morning and is said to have suffered from depression. The first-born son of the late president was nicknamed “Fidelito”, or Little Fidel, after his father. He was a nuclear physicist, trained by the former Soviet Union. “Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart, who had been treated by a group of doctors for several months due to deep depression, took his life this morning,” Cuba’s official newspaper Granma reported – little more than a year after his…

The national U-17 women’s team, the Black Maidens, has secured a huge advantage going into the final match in the qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Maidens beat their Djiboutian counterparts 9-0 in the first leg of the final qualifier played at the El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium on Friday. The Djiboutian team had not kicked a ball going into the qualifier, having had a walkover against Libya and Tunisia. Ghana, on the other hand, had beaten The Gambia 7-1 on aggregate to reach the final round of qualification. The second leg of Friday’s game is…

Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has returned home to Ghana after a 12-day medical leave in the United Kingdom. The Vice President was welcomed back home on Thursday night by a crack government delegation led by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Among the delegation were cabinet ministers including Minister of Trades and Industry Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen. There was also Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye, who is the Chairman of the National Hajj Board. Outspoken football administrator Alhaji Karim Grunsah was also at the Kotoka International Airport to welcome back home Dr Bawumia. The Vice President was flown out of…

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly in partnership 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) has officially announced the appointment of Desmond Appiah as Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) of Accra. The appointment of a Chief Resilience Officer is an essential step of Accra’s resilience-building effort and its partnership with 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation. The 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) organization is part of a $164M commitment by The Rockefeller Foundation to build urban resilience in 100 cities around the world. Accra’s engagement with 100 Resilient Cities kicked off in 2014 with a ‘Resilience Agenda-Setting Workshop’. As Chief Resilience Officer, Mr. Appiah…

About 950 workers are trapped underground in a gold mine in South Africa after a storm caused a power cut and blocked their way out. Without electricity, the lifts could not bring night shift workers to the surface, but they “appear to be fine”, a spokesman for their employer said. He said about 65 miners have so far been rescued and all are accounted for. South Africa is a leading gold producer, but the industry has often been accused of a poor safety record. The Beatrix mine is in Welkom town, about 290km (180 miles) south-west of Johannesburg. It is…