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The governing council of the University of Education Winneba has justified the suspension, demotion and dismissal of some staff which triggered violent protest last week leading to the closure of two campuses of the university. UTAG UEW branch had on March 17 written to the university council pleading for some 30 staff it claimed were sacked, demoted or suspended under the vice chancellor Prof Rev Afful-Broni, to be reinstated. But the council said in a statement Monday held that due processes were followed in arriving at the decision, hence served notice it will not allow itself to be pushed into…

The governing council of the University of Education Winneba has justified the suspension, demotion and dismissal of some staff which triggered violent protest last week leading to the closure of two campuses of the university. UTAG UEW branch had on March 17 written to the university council pleading for some 30 staff it claimed were sacked, demoted or suspended under the vice chancellor Prof Rev Afful-Broni, to be reinstated. But the council said in a statement Monday held that due processes were followed in arriving at the decision, hence served notice it will not allow itself to be pushed into…

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa may have hoped that joining the morning commute would mark him out as a man of the people ahead of elections in May. That plan has either backfired or worked, depending on how you view it. He and other passengers were stuck on a train for four hours on a journey that should have taken 45 minutes. “It is unacceptable,” President Ramaphosa said after the train reached its destination. He said the national rail operator, Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), had to act to improve the situation “otherwise heads will roll”. Train delays…

A 27-year-old graphic designer who attacked a 102-year-old woman in his bid to rob her has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Joel Mawuli Mensa, who was charged with causing harm pleaded guilty. Mensa told the court that he thought that the old woman had money tied around her waist band. The convict, however, denied another charge of attempting to commit crime. The court presided over by Mr Aboagye Tandoh sentenced him on the charge of causing harm, the court however, ordered him to reappear on April 1, to answer the charge of attempt to…

Source: 3news.com | Ghana

Former Secretary to the Commission of Inquiry into the election violence at Ayawaso West Wuogon, Ernest Kofi Abotsi has justified the Commission’s use of ‘militia’ to describe security groups associated with political parties. “The reality is that the Commission having listened to the evidence, recognised that the proper term to use was militia and not a vigilante,” Mr. Abotsi said Monday on the PM Express on Joy News TV. NPP Organiser, Sammi Awuku recently criticised Joy News latest documentary, ‘Militia in the heart of the nation’ which unmasked De-Eye, an NPP-affiliated militia group, which had been operating from the Christiansborg Castle in…

The founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President Jerry John Rawlings, has paid tribute to former party chairman, Dr. Kwabena Adjei, describing him as a very strong and passionate man who lived his conviction. The former President said he had a great deal of respect for Dr. Adjei because he stood for his beliefs and was not a materialist. Describing the late Adjei as a fighter during a call on his family at his Agboba residence in the outskirts of Accra on Monday, former President Rawlings said the deceased was however very sad and disappointed about a lot…

Government would from Thursday commence recruitment of General Nurses, Midwives, Mental Nurses, Registered Community Health Nurses and Allied Health Professionals into the Health Sector “Following a Financial Clearance granted by the Ministry of Finance for the recruitment of 2016 batch of the above-mentioned categories of Health Professionals from the Public Health Institutions, the Ministry of Health wishes to inform the general public, particularly, qualified trainees who fall within the above description that it will commence recruitment process into the various agencies from Thursday, 21st March, 2019,” a statement from the Health Ministry said. The statement therefore asked qualified trainees who…

The death toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Idai could reach 1,000, President Filipe Nyusi has said. It made landfall close to the port city of Beira on Thursday with winds of up to 177 km/h (106 mph), but aid teams only reached the city on Sunday. The official death toll stands at 84 following flooding and high winds, which have destroyed homes and ripped roofs from concrete buildings. The cyclone has killed at least 180 people across southern Africa. On a visit to Beira, President Nyusi said that its impact had been devastating, adding that he had seen bodies floating…

A Deputy Chief of Staff, Francis Asenso-Boakye has touted measures being put in place by the Akufo-Addo-led government to realise its vision of Ghana Beyond Aid, encouraging all hands to be on deck including Ghanaians in diaspora. He mentioned for instance, the implementation of the Free SHS, introduction of NABCO, interventions such as the National Entrepreneurial and Innovation Programme as part of the President’s “aggressive development agenda”. These interventions, he noted, adds to a comprehensive effort at improving the human resource capital needed to transform Ghana. The Deputy Chief of Staff was addressing a gathering at the 3rd South Africa-Ghana…