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South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on Monday that the decision to release ex-president Jacob Zuma on early medical parole was “unlawful” and he should return to prison to finish his sentence for contempt of court. Zuma was sentenced last year to 15 months imprisonment after ignoring a court order to testify at a government inquiry into widespread corruption during his nine years as president, which ended in 2018 when Cyril Ramaphosa replaced him on an anti-graft ticket. Zuma handed himself over to authorities in July last year and was released on medical parole two months later. His arrest had sparked…

England’s Fifa World Cup campaign opened in thoroughly convincing fashion as they outclassed Iran in an incident-packed match in Doha. Gareth Southgate’s side strolled to victory, with Iran’s hopeless plight made worse by the early loss of goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand to concussion after a clash of heads with team-mate Majid Hosseini. Jude Bellingham got England off the mark in this World Cup with a soaring header from Luke Shaw’s cross 10 minutes before the break and the game was wrapped up before half-time thanks to Bukayo Saka’s fine strike and Raheem Sterling’s classy volley with the outside of his foot from Harry…

Two late goals from the Netherlands sealed an important victory in their World Cup opener against Senegal in Group A. PSV Eindhoven forward Cody Gakpo beat Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy to the ball when it was chipped in by Frenkie de Jong to nod the Dutch in front with six minutes remaining. Substitute Davy Klaassen then pounced on a rebound from Memphis Depay’s shot to add a second deep into stoppage-time to confirm the success. Gakpo whirled away in celebration in front of the Senegal fans behind the goal as the Dutch supporters, together in a sea of orange at…

Kumawood actor Okomfo Kolege, known in private life as Collins Oteng, has been hit by a big tragedy. The actor’s wife who was pregnant died while delivering her baby at the hospital. Recounting the incident to Zionfelix, Oteelge said that Okomfo Kolege had refused to attend a program with them because his pregnant wife needed him. He disclosed that Oteelge told him he was expecting his wife to go into labour soon. “Our brother’s wife is dead. Kolege’s wife is dead. She was going to give birth. God rest her soul. I was listening to Hello FM on Saturday where…

For about nine in 10 people in Ghana, sanitation systems are either non-existent or ineffective, Mr. Issahaku Chinnia Amidu, Deputy Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, has observed.  He said access to sanitation systems in Ghana was seriously inadequate. The Deputy Minister advised that, “as people, our lives revolve around toilets directly or indirectly and we must take issues of toilets seriously.” Speaking at the 2022 World Toilet Day, at Ejisu in the Ejisu Municipality of Ashanti, Mr Amidu urged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to enforce their by-laws to complement all the efforts made towards ensuring clean, safe,…

Ghana is set to host a star-studded New Year’s Eve Countdown firework extravaganza to welcome 2023 at the Independence Square. The event described as the biggest New Year’s Eve party in Ghana is set to be hosted by Ghanaian-American-Liberian, Actor/Comedian Michael Blackson. Ghana will be Africa’s representative in the historic move by joining the illustrious list by kicking off its inaugural New Year’s festivities with an elaborate display beamed across the world. This will be the first time an African country will be among others officially marking the dawn of a New Year. The magnificent sky-lighting spectacular will be set…

Ex-Disney boss Bob Iger is making a shock return to the firm – less than a year after he retired. He has been brought back by the media giant to steer it through turbulent times as the share price has plummeted and Disney+ continues to make a loss. He replaces Bob Chapek, who took over as chief executive in February 2020. Mr Iger, who headed the entertainment giant for 15 years, told the New York Times in January it was “ridiculous” to suggest he might return. “I was CEO for a long time,” he said. “You can’t go home again. I’m gone,”…

Controversial Chinese figure, Aisha Huang who is standing trial in Ghana for allegedly engaging in illegal mining and illegally entering the country has changed her longtime lawyer. Legal practitioners, Miracle Attachey and Hope Agboado are to replace Captain Nkrabeah Effah Dartey (rtd) who had, for five years, represented the Chinese national. He has already cross-examined the 1st and 2nd prosecution witnesses and was scheduled to cross-examine the 3rd prosecution witness on Monday when the presiding judge informed the court that new attorneys have taken over the case. It is unclear what led to the dismissal of Lawyer Effah Dartey. Since…

Former President of the Ghana Law School, Wonder Victor Kutor, has been cleared to contest the upcoming National Democratic Congress (NDC) executives’ election despite a petition seeking to bar him from the contest. Wonder Victor Kutor who is also a former Parliamentary Candidate aspirant of the Anlo constituency of the NDC is contesting to be a National Executive Committee Member and says he is battle ready to aid the comeback of NDC to power if given the nod by delegates. A petition had been presented to the party’s vetting committee seeking to annul his candidature due to some issues during…

President Akufo-Addo has asked Ghanaians to keep with his government to turn the current economic crisis around.  He said his government are determined to change the situation. According to him, the citizenry will soon witness results from some of the decisions and actions taken to ameliorate the problems. The President said his engagements with relevant institutions and agencies are part of moves to address the current economic hardship. “I know times are hard. But whatever we need to do to bring the nation out of the state it is in is being done. We are confident that we will soon…