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The body of Robert Mugabe has left Singapore on a private flight destined for his home country of Zimbabwe. The former president had been receiving hospital treatment in the city state before he died last week aged 95. Mr Mugabe was Zimbabwe’s first leader after becoming independent in 1980. He held on to power for almost four decades before being ousted in a coup in 2017. He will be buried on Sunday after a state funeral on Saturday. A hearse carrying Mr Mugabe’s body left a Singapore funeral parlour, accompanied by police motorbikes, bound for the airport on Wednesday morning.…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Akufo-Addo government of conspiring to offer Power Distribution Services Ghana Limited (PDS) a deal that was not in the best interest of Ghanaians. The opposition party said the government failed to ensure that due diligence was done. According to the NDC, the president and his appointees shot Ghanaians in the foot rather than serve the national interest by going contrary to what Parliament had approved on the contract. “Government officials led by Vice-President [Dr Mahamudu] Bawumia, and under the guidance of President Akufo-Addo decided to sacrifice the nation’s interest by changing the…

US President Donald Trump says he has fired his National Security Adviser John Bolton. “I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House,” he wrote. “I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions,” Mr Trump wrote, adding that a new national security adviser would be appointed next week. The firing comes after Mr Bolton argued with Mr Trump over the administration’s peace talks with the Taliban. Mr Bolton, who had served since April 2018, was Mr Trump’s third national security adviser after Michael Flynn and HR McMaster. White House press secretary Stephanie…

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has said both the government of Ghana and the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) were very much aware Power Distribution Services (PDS) was financially incapable of taking over assets of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). ACEP made this known in a press statement following the release of reports by FTI and government’s committee, both tasked to investigate issues surrounding the suspension of PDS concession agreement. On Tuesday, July 30, government suspended the agreement after detecting “fundamental and material” breaches in the provision of payment services on the part of PDS. Govt suspends concession…

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has said both the government of Ghana and the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) were very much aware Power Distribution Services (PDS) was financially incapable of taking over assets of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). ACEP made this known in a press statement following the release of reports by FTI and government’s committee, both tasked to investigate issues surrounding the suspension of PDS concession agreement. On Tuesday, July 30, government suspended the agreement after detecting “fundamental and material” breaches in the provision of payment services on the part of PDS. Govt suspends concession…

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has said Kevin Hart is “doing very well” after suffering major back injuries in a car crash earlier this month. Comedian and actor Hart was taken to hospital after a vintage car he was a passenger in rolled down an embankment in the California hills. Speaking on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Johnson said his pal was “a lucky man”. “Everything is good,” he said. “I spoke with Kevin – I connected with him today.” He added: “And you know what? These things happen in life and thankfully he was strapped in nicely to his car seat.”…

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has said Kevin Hart is “doing very well” after suffering major back injuries in a car crash earlier this month. Comedian and actor Hart was taken to hospital after a vintage car he was a passenger in rolled down an embankment in the California hills. Speaking on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Johnson said his pal was “a lucky man”. “Everything is good,” he said. “I spoke with Kevin – I connected with him today.” He added: “And you know what? These things happen in life and thankfully he was strapped in nicely to his car seat.”…

Seth Terkper[/caption] The Bank of Ghana has been accused of not being mindful of the consequences in its pursuit of the “discriminatory” financial sector reforms. Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper who is making the allegation suggested that the selective approach of the central bank was a deviation of processes the erstwhile government was implementing to address the financial sector challenges. He was speaking on TV3’s Business Focus on Monday where he cited the Energy Sector Levy Act (ESLA) and Deposit Protection Act as some of the measures introduced by the Mahama-led administration to get some ailing banks on track. “If…

The Bank of Ghana has been accused of not being mindful of the consequences in its pursuit of the “discriminatory” financial sector reforms. Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper who is making the allegation suggested that the selective approach of the central bank was a deviation of processes the erstwhile government was implementing to address the financial sector challenges. He was speaking on TV3’s Business Focus on Monday where he cited the Energy Sector Levy Act (ESLA) and Deposit Protection Act as some of the measures introduced by the Mahama-led administration to get some ailing banks on track. “If you use…