Author: Krobea

South Africa’s powerful trades union federation Cosatu has called for President Jacob Zuma to step down. Its Secretary General Bheki Ntshalintshali said he was no longer the “right person” to lead the country. Anti-apartheid struggle veterans have also called on the African National Congress (ANC) to recall the president. Mr Zuma has been under growing pressure following a major cabinet reshuffle which included the sacking of respected Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. That led to South Africa’s credit rating being cut to junk status putting more pressure on a troubled economy. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), a key…

Once upon a time there were no televisions in most homes in Ghana, nearly every Ghanaian trooped to the cinemas to be entertained. According to one of Ghana’s foremost cinematographer, filmmaker and photographer, Rev Dr Chris Tsui Hesse, the cinemas generated huge income for the Ghanaian economy. He said when people visit the cinemas to watch a movie, they have to sing the national anthem, watch news, and a documentary before the movie. This, he said, heightened patriotism. Today these state-owned cinemas are a pale shadow of themselves. They have been abandoned, and left to deteriorate. If this is how we…

BEIGE, the financial services provider, has returned an impressive performance in its portfolio of businesses last year, meeting all of its major targets and expectations. Besides multiple acquisitions to complement its technical and resource capacity, BEIGE also invested in processes and human capital to strengthen its preparedness for the next phase of the institution’s evolution and operations – offering solutions in five broad financial service areas. The banking arm of BEIGE which controls about 30 per cent market share out of the 37 savings and loans companies in the country, also posted GH¢19 million in profit before tax, a 77…

Second Vice Chair of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) Susan Adu-Amankwaah has resigned her position, 3news.com has gathered. Ms Adu-Amankwaah resigned her position due to the recent dismissal of the party’s Acting General Secretary, Eric Asani Tano. Ms Adu-Amankwaah is reported to have accused the disciplinary committee of not following due procedure in relieving Mr Tano of his position. Mr Tano was dismissed for reportedly not voting for a CPP candidate in the 2016 elections. More to follow…

There was wide gamut of sporting action over the weekend and 3news.com’s Yaw Ofosu Larbi picks his five major highlights. EPL title race thrown open Conventional wisdom is that the English Premier League title is Chelsea’s to lose. Crystal Palace ripped that conventional wisdom apart on Sunday with a well executed comeback win over Chelsea. The Blues still sit pretty on the top of the standings with a seven point advantage over closest rivals Tottenham Hotspurs. But with games to come against Man City on Wedneday, plus Spurs and Manchester United later, it looks like there will finally be a…

It is one news item that has succeeded securing a spot on almost every aspect of Ghana’s news media. Ordinarily, topical issues in my country take at most a week to be talked about in the media then we find it a ‘resting’ place. However, like the dreaded disease called Ebola, illegal mining popularly referred to as ‘Galamsey’ in the Ghanaian parlance has had the young and the old chatting around it with a great concern. Pressure group, Occupy Ghana in its own way has waged war on the illicit activity that has seen many of our water bodies extremely…

Hugo Broos has been summoned by the Federation of Cameroonian Football (FECAFOOT) and the sports ministry of Cameroon over links to the vacant coaching job in Ghana. Broos is one of the three coaches who underwent interview over the weekend for the next coach of the Black Stars. He was interviewed via Skype by the six-member panel tasked to get a qualified person to occupy the position. But passes made by the Belgian at the Ghana job have not gone down well with FECAFOOT, which had initially invited Broos over comments made about the indomitable Lions’ preparations towards their 1-2…

Ghana Football Association President Kwesi Nyantakyi will be endorsed as one of the two Vice Presidents of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Mr Nyantakyi, who is an Executive Committee member of Caf, is expected to be nominated by new President Ahmad Ahmad. In an interview with TV3 Sports on Monday, April 3, Mr Nyantakyi, though being cautiously optimistic, said: “I am pretty confident that based on the discussions we had, there is a great consensus on [my nomination]”. The nomination will be voted on by the Confederation’s Executive Committee on April 11. Incidentally, Kwesi…

South Africa’s credit rating has been cut to junk status by the ratings agency S&P Global. The agency said that political upheaval, including the recent sacking of finance minister Pravin Gordhan, was endangering the economy. S&P also expressed concern over government debt, and in particular the expense of supporting the state energy firm Eskom. The news put more pressure on the rand, which was down 2% against the dollar. The sacking of Mr Gordhan, seen as a safe pair of hands and with a reputation for financial prudence, led to a 4% fall in the rand on Friday and prompted…

US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is in Baghdad to meet Iraqi leaders and be briefed on the fight against the Islamic State group. Mr Kushner, the president’s senior adviser, joined US Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Joseph Dunford. The Marine general said he invited Mr Kushner to hear about the situation on the ground “first-hand and unfiltered”. He was also travelling on behalf of the president to express his support for Iraq’s government, a spokesman said. Navy Captain Greg Hicks, Mr Dunford’s spokesman, said during meetings with Iraqi officials 36-year-old Mr Kushner would affirm US commitment to…