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Zimbabwe has appealed for $100m (£82m) to help people affected by floods that have killed 246 and left nearly 2,000 people homeless since December. After suffering a crippling drought last year that left more than four million in need of food aid, heavy rains began pounding parts of the south and south-west of the country in December. Local Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere said floods had swept through villages, destroying roads, crops and livestock. The air force has transported some marooned villagers to safety. The rains have also devastated infrastructure: 74 schools had been damaged and 70 dams had burst, raising…

Respect the laws of trees In them is beauty, health and food Wealth and wisdom for those who know it What are the laws of trees? https://youtu.be/xZ5AV5iokmU By Ayerkie Narnor|3news.com|Ghana

I have been following the Fufu controversy with keen ears and I must admit that my own appetite has been threatened by the challenging thoughts the old man shared.   Pastor Mensa Otabil, a thought leader as he is, put a spoke in the wheel of many West Africans particularly Ghanaians. According to him he vowed not to eat Fufu and made sure, since then that Fufu does not find a way into his menu.  He gave scientific and historical reasons which cannot be easily discarded as one of those ‘too known’ comments from another ‘educated’ African. And I am…

The woes of Great Olympics continue as they lost in their outstanding Ghana Premier League game against Bechem United at the Accra Sports Stadium on Thursday. The Agorsu boys could not stand the wrath of the 2016 FA Cup winners, who had a dismal campaign in the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup. Ivorian Ahmed Toure inflicted the pains on the ‘Wonder Club’, finding the back of the net twice in the game. Former Black Stars player Godwin Attram has come under fire for his side’s poor display on return to the League but the latest 1-3 loss will turn the heat…

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta was on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, March 2 to deliver the 2017 budget statement and economic policy of government. In what was strewn with Biblical references, Mr Ofori-Atta’s budget delivery called on all hands on deck to put the economy back on track. “The LORD did not give us a spirit of timidity,” he said in one of his many Biblical quotations, “and we must confront these problems by the spirit of power, of love, of sound judgement and of self-discipline.” He added: “This is a nation that God indeed has blessed”. The Finance…

Spare parts dealers in Abossey Okai, the country’s foremost spare parts trade hub, have expressed excitement over the announcement by government to scrap taxes on importation of automobile spare parts. The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Ken Ofori-Atta, on Thursday, March 2 announced in Parliament that government will abolish a number of taxes including those on spare parts importation. He made the announcement while delivering the 2017 budget statement and economic policy of government. A few hours after the announcement, dealers in Abossey Okai took to the streets in front of their shops to jubilate. Most of them were…

Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Ken Ofori-Atta says the implementation of the much-anticipated ‘1-district, 1-factory’ policy is estimated to generate over 350, 000 direct and indirect jobs across the country. The policy, trumpeted during the 2016 electioneering campaign by the New Patriotic Party (NPP), will begin this year, Mr Ofori-Atta announced to members of Parliament on Thursday, March 2. He was delivering the 2017 budget statement and economic policy of government. According to him, the policy is “a comprehensive programme for rural industrialization driven by the private sector”. It will be implemented as part of the National Industrial Revitalisation…

The Akufo-Addo-led government has outlined plans to increase the country’s power generation capacity in 2017. According to the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, 1,207 megawatts (MW) will be added to the national grid by the close of year. This was made known on Thursday, March 2, when Ken Ofori-Atta presented government’s 2017 budget statement and economic policy in Parliament. He lauded efforts by the previous government to increase the capacity in 2016. “In 2016, significant efforts were made to address some of the challenges in the [power] sector,” he noted. “These include an increase in the total generation capacity…

Ri Jong Chol was arrested four days after the murder The North Korean man being held by Malaysia in connection with the death of Kim Jong-nam is to be released and deported on Friday. Malaysia’s Attorney General Mohamed Apandi Ali said Ri Jong Chol was “a free man” as there was “insufficient evidence to charge him”. The estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader died on 13 February – he was poisoned with VX nerve agent. Two women were charged with his murder on Wednesday. Malaysia is seeking to question several North Koreans, including an embassy official, suspected of being involved…

It is frequently said that the African needs to find her/his African identity. Surprisingly no one seems to be telling us what the African identity is. Really, what is the African identity to the African? As a matter of fact who is the African, what does she/he stand for and represent? Okay, let’s make it easy who is the Ghanaian, Nigerian or South African? Eurasians have several stereotypes attached to Africa which are quite offensive and highly inappropriate which fit perfectly into some sort of Western agenda. Some are just hilarious, example, Africans sleep on trees, Africans live with lions,…