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There appears to be a glimmer of hope in the almost century-long conflict between the people of Nkonya and Alavanyo as queenmothers of the two communities join forces to seal a peace deal. The protracted conflict in the two Volta regional towns has left hundreds dead or maimed as the battle to own a large tract of land proves to be a cul-de-sac. Though the land is no longer a major issue due to several interventions, it is worrying that people are committing crimes which are erroneously linked to the land dispute. “Our forefathers have fought the battle for over 90…

Former Deputy Communications Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu says the Akufo-Addo government has deceived Ghanaians by extending the country’s credit facility programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Despite claims by some government officials that the programme was going to be reviewed when it expired on April 2018, President Akufo-Addo in July this year President Akufo-Addo discounted the possibility of extending the programme, stating “The IMF programme is not going to be extended”. But the government on Wednesday reached a consensus for the programme to be extended by a year in view of the facts that the country failed to meet…

Thousands of polytechnic and technical university students across the country are unable to apply for jobs as they have been denied academic certificates. Though the students have completed their three-year HND courses and served their national service, the polytechnics and the technical universities have not graduated them. The students say they have not been graduated because government has failed to constitute the governing councils for the polytechnics and the technical universities. The previous councils appointed by the John Mahama-led government were automatically dissolved on January 7 this year when his administration ended. According to the students who form the 2015/2016 academic…

The president of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has said his country has “a problem” with its judiciary after the Supreme Court cancelled his victory in last month’s presidential election. Speaking on live television, he vowed to “fix” the court if re-elected. It comes a day after the Supreme Court cited irregularities in the vote and ordered a new one within 60 days. Mr Kenyatta has said he will respect the ruling and called for calm amid fears of unrest. But at a rally in Nairobi on Friday he branded the Supreme Court judges “crooks”. The 8 August poll raised fears of…

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Background In May 2017, the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia gave three directives at a port efficiency conference he organised to improve trade in the country. The directives included the removal of all customs barriers on the country’s transit corridor, a joint inspection by all regulatory agencies at the ports and a hundred percent paperless transactions at the ports. “Effective 1st September the ports of Ghana are going 100 percent paperless. Customs take notice GPHA take notice” The Vice President pronounced. He followed up with an official road map of the paperless process flow to guide the operators and agencies…

The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the government will ensure that the revived National Sports Festival is celebrated every year. Aside helping to unearth talents for the country, it also foster friendship and promote unity among persons from different backgrounds, he stated. The Vice President was speaking at the opening ceremony of the National Sports Festival on Saturday in the Ashanti Region. The national event, which has produced sports greats such as Azumah Nelson, Ohene Karikari, Alice Anum, Opoku Nti, Prof Francis Dodoo, Stephen Appiah and Asamoah Gyan amongst others, has not been held for the past six years.…

South Africa’s Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted having an extra-marital affair, but denied reports of multiple affairs. Speaking after allegations about his private life were published in newspapers, he accused political opponents of trying to smear him. Mr Ramaphosa is planning to contest the leadership of the governing African National Congress (ANC). President Jacob Zuma steps down from the post later this year. Mr Ramaphosa’s private emails were apparently hacked into to prove an affair between him and a medical doctor. The emails reportedly suggest he also had a series of affairs with young women, and had unprotected sex.…

A youth group in Paga, the capital of the Kasena-Nankana West district in the Upper East Region has mobilized some funds to construct a medical theatre for the district’s clinic. Their efforts are aimed at elevating the district clinic to a hospital status to better serve the many communities in the district and beyond. The clinic has served more than 150 communities in the district and other foreign nationals mostly from neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali but the available facilities are not able to contain the numbers that seek medical attention. The clinic currently can do very little about admissions…

The Ministry of the Interior has advised gaming operators to display a sign post in front of their businesses to discourage under-aged children from engaging in the activity. The Ministry, therefore, urged the Gaming Commission to play its role by effectively monitoring their activities to ensure that the right persons were engaged in the industry. Mr Ambrose Dery, the Sector Minister, in a speech read on his behalf, expressed concern about underage children who spent school hours and weekends engaging in gaming activities. The Minister gave the advice in Accra at a stakeholder’s forum on ways to address emerging issues…