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South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) is preparing to choose a new party leader to succeed President Jacob Zuma. The main candidates are the current deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa, and former cabinet minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, President Zuma’s ex-wife. The tense leadership battle has raised fears that the ANC could split before national elections in 2019. President Zuma can remain head of state until those elections. Whoever becomes the new ANC leader is likely to succeed him as president of the country. As delegates gathered for the four-day conference in Johannesburg, Mr Zuma, who faces multiple corruption allegations, has urged…

Women, especially the youth who are in the habit of wearing skimpy underwears known as G-strings or thongs excessively, are at risk of contracting vaginal infections, a medical expert has cautioned. A Gynaecologist at Healthlinks Medical clinic, Dr Clarence O. Addo-Yobo in an interview with The Mirror noted that the infections, if not treated could result in unpleasant discharge, pains, swelling and likely cause harm to the reproductive system. The gynaecologist also warned that excessive wearing of tight jeans, also called ‘skinny’ could trigger abrasion around the vulva. Dr Addo-Yobo said the difference between the two is that the thong…

Women, especially the youth who are in the habit of wearing skimpy underwears known as G-strings or thongs excessively, are at risk of contracting vaginal infections, a medical expert has cautioned. A Gynaecologist at Healthlinks Medical clinic, Dr Clarence O. Addo-Yobo in an interview with The Mirror noted that the infections, if not treated could result in unpleasant discharge, pains, swelling and likely cause harm to the reproductive system. The gynaecologist also warned that excessive wearing of tight jeans, also called ‘skinny’ could trigger abrasion around the vulva. Dr Addo-Yobo said the difference between the two is that the thong…

Actress Ebi Bright has described as chaotic and embarrassing the Nana Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. Speaking in an interview with TV3’s Adwoa Amofa Osei, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) 2016 Parliamentary Candidate for Tema Central said the running of the country has been uncomfortable to watch as a Ghanaian. “It’s not been comfortable. I am embarrassed by so many things that we are witnessing, but it is an opportunity for most Ghanaians to see clearer the choice they made.” According to Ebi Bright, the current government is full of talks and propaganda with no action to actually work…

Aggrieved New Patriotic Party polling station executives in the Ellembelle constituency of the Western Region stormed the residence of the constituency chairman Friday to demand original copy of their voters’ register. The executives accused the chairman, Samuel Akainyah, of withholding registration forms to ensure that only his supporters register for the party’s incoming internal elections. According to them, Mr Akainyah wants to use unorthodox means deprive other party members from voting in the election in order to maintain his seat as the constituency chairman. “This morning a group of us went to the constituency chairman’s house to demand the original…

Vice-President, Dr Muhamudu Bawumia has reiterated government’s commitment to introducing the National ID system to formalize country’s economy. He observed the country’s economy has largely been informal over the past 60 years, a situation he said excludes a chunk of the population from planning and taxation. Speaking at the opening of the 2017 regional ministers conference in Kumasi Friday, Dr. Bawumia indicated that systems don’t work when the economy is largely informal. “Tax revenue are much lower, you can’t identify people, where people live and addresses for people”, he noted. “The economy is largely informal when most of the population…

World Rugby Africa association, Rugby Africa, has unveiled its 2018 Competition Schedule. The year promises to be particularly busy with 10 competitions totalling more than one hundred fifteen-a-side and sevens rugby matches and up to 32 participating countries. The 2018 African champion will automatically qualify for the 2019 World Cup in Japan, though the runner-up will participate in a last chance bracket tournament. The U20 Barthés Trophy will kick-off Rugby Africa’s competitions from March 28th to March 31st, 2018 and it will decide the under-20 team that will represent Africa at the Junior World Trophy later in the year. Stakes are…

The National Gaming Commission has closed down two betting centres in Tamale in the Northern Region in a clampdown exercises to rid the system of unlincenced entities operating gamin businesses. The exercise, which was carried out with the Northern Regional Police Command, saw closure of 18 unclicenced slot machine centres. It was a part of a comprehensive quarterly exercise by the Commission to streamline the activities of gaming center operators. “This year the Commission is embarking on a simultaneous nationwide operation in view of the enormity of illegal gaming, especially within the route and sports betting operations” Deputy Commissioner of…

A judgment by the High Court in Winneba, which found the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education (UEW), Professor Mawutor Avoke, and the school’s Finance Officer, Dr. Theophilus Senyo Akorli, guilty of procurement and other financial irregularities has been ridiculed. Dr. Samuel Ofori Bekoe, a former president of the UEW chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), also cited the high court for acting “prejudicially”. The university was dragged to court by one Supi kofi Kwayera who said the Vice Chancellor and the Finance Officer were operating under the institution’s defunct Governing Council. It awarded GHc 8,000 in…

Ghana is an important fishing nation in Africa and the World because about 10% of its citizenry operates in the fisheries sector and produces about 450,000 metric tonnes of fish from both capture and culture. It is also known to have high per-capita fish consumption higher than the world’s average. Based on the characterization of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea, Ghana stands as a Coastal State, Flag State, Port State and also a Market State. Ghana is therefore under international obligation to ensure that its own fishing fleets are regulated; has capacity to regulate fishing…