Author: Krobea

Bologna and Ghana midfielder Godfred Donsah says he is “100%” willing to go on strike to show solidarity with Sulley Muntari. Pescara midfielder Muntari, 32, was given a one-game ban after he protested against racist abuse he received from the crowd at Cagliari on Sunday. The Serie A disciplinary committee said not enough fans took part in the abuse to trigger action against Cagliari. Donsah, 20, said racism is “killing the beauty of the game”. Former Ghana international Muntari was booked for dissent after asking the referee to stop Sunday’s match in the wake of the abuse. He then walked off the pitch in protest – for…

The bodies of female shop mannequins are “unrealistic”, a new study in the Journal of Eating Disorders suggests. Researchers looked at the displays in female fashion shops in two UK cities. They concluded that if people were the same size as the mannequins they would be “considered medically unhealthy”. “There is clear evidence showing that the ultra-thin ideal is contributing to the development of mental health problems and eating disorders,” writes Dr Eric Robinson, the study’s author. After being “perplexed by the dimensions of the mannequins” he saw while out on a shopping trip one day, Dr Robinson has told Newsbeat that he…

Zimbabwe is the most highly developed country in Africa after South Africa, President Robert Mugabe has said. He denied that the country was a fragile state. “We have over 14 universities and our literacy rate is over 90 [%] – the highest in Africa,” he said, adding that the economy was improving. Zimbabwe has been struggling to pay its civil servants recently and is ranked 24th on the UNDP’s Human Development Index for Africa. “We have more resources, perhaps more than the average country in the world.” Mr Mugabe said, during a panel discussion on fragile states at the World…

President Nana Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the Upper Denkyira West District in the Central Region, Daniel Appianin, was Wednesday confirmed as Chief Executive by the Assembly. Mr Appianin, who is the Upper Denkyira West Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, secured an overwhelming endorsement by polling 23 out of 23 votes cast, representing 100 per cent, to be the DCE. The new DCE expressed gratitude to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as well as the Chiefs of Denkyira Traditional Council and called for unity to build the District. Speaking to 3news.com’s Kwame Kakarba after his confirmation, Mr Appianin said “once the…

General Electric (GE) announced on Thursday that it will supply the power generation equipment for the Bridge Power plant project in Tema, Ghana. The equipment, which will be used in the first phase of the project, will collectively generate 200 MW of power. An additional 200 MW of power will be deployed in stage two of the project. The equipment scope includes GE’s TM2500 gas turbine generator sets and GE’s steam turbines in a combined cycle (CC) configuration. This will be the first time the TM2500 gas turbines will be used in a combined cycle configuration globally and marks a…

The National Organizer of opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams, has discounted media reports that state transporter Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL) is on the heels of the NDC over buses the party rented whilst in government. The party is alleged to have failed to pay for the services the company rendered it. But Mr. Adams says (in Twi) “we don’t owe Metro Mass that amount of money and I think they [MMT] must even balance us because we have paid them the amount we owe”. Media reports on Thursday suggested MMT had issued a pro forma invoice to the NDC after it had lost the general elections on December 7, revealing the…

Concerned Citizens of Talensi is calling on the Minerals Commission and Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to revoke the mining licenses of two small-scale mining companies in Gbane in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region. The two companies are said to supported by Shaanxi Mining Company, a Chinese mining company. According to the group, the Chinese mining company is hiding behind these two small-scale mining companies to carry out large scale mining, which the mining laws of Ghana prohibit. Talensi residents numbering about 300 with red bands expressed their displeasure in a press conference in Sheiga in…

The Minerals Commission Ladies (MICLA) says it is ready to bargain for a mutual agreement with the various women who are involved in illegal mining. On Friday, April 28, some of the country’s women groups involved in illegal mining staged a demonstration against government’s directive to take them away from their illegal mining pits. According to these women, galamsey is their source of livelihood and removing them from it will render them unemployed. Government, media and civil society have in the last month mounted a strong campaign against galamsey, underscoring its effects on the environment and human survival. Speaking exclusively…

The organizers of the largest TEDx event in Ghana announces a brand new thought-leadership event, ‘Africa Dialogues’. Africa Dialogues focuses on issues relevant to Africa’s achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and ECOWAS’ Agenda 2063. Themed ‘Dreams We Dare Not’, the 2017 inaugural Africa Dialogues event will feature talks on governance and human rights, education, youth unemployment, infrastructure, technology, public health, gender, income inequality, African economies, and urban development. The event will congregate policy makers, innovative business leaders, accomplished academics, civil society leaders and distinguished individuals from Africa, to dialogue on Africa’s future. Describing the aspirations of the…

There were no major changes in the Fifa ranking for May as there were few competitive matches played across the world. The Top 50 nations remained the same with only Slovakia dropping one place from a joint 23rd with the USA, in April, to 24th. Ghana remain the world’s 45th football nation and continue to be Africa’s eighth best football nation. Egypt remain the continent’s best with Senegal following in second. The continent’s champions, Cameroon, are 33rd in the world and third in Africa. Burkina Faso and Nigeria complete the continent’s Top 5. Brazil are the world’s best, evidenced in…