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Ghana’s judiciary has begun recruiting lawyers with “high moral character and integrity” to serve as judges for the high and lower courts across the country. “Applicants must be Ghanaians enrolled on the roll of lawyers in Ghana,” a recruitment notice issued Friday said. Forms are currently being sold at the Ghana Judicial Service or its website for 300 cedis for interested lawyers with the requisite qualification to apply. Those seeking to become high court judges must have at least 10 years’ standing at the Ghana Bar and not less than five years’ for those applying be become circuit court judges.…

A woman in South Africa has told the BBC how she was sterilised without her consent after she gave birth at the age of 17, and only learned about it 11 years later when she tried to have another child. Bongekile Msibi was among 48 women sterilised without consent at state hospitals, the Commission for Gender Equality found. Despite being a statutory body, the commission said its inquiry was hampered by the “disappearance” of patients’ files, and its investigators had received a “hostile reception” from hospital staff. The commission said its investigators visited 15 hospitals after civil rights groups brought the…

Ghana’s efforts to put its economy on a more sustainable path by introducing a raft of wide-ranging reforms across the banking sector are mapped out in a new report by the global research and advisory firm Oxford Business Group (OBG). The Report: Ghana 2020 charts the role that the country’s three eurobond offerings played as part of a broader, ongoing drive to stabilise the cedi and boost foreign exchange reserves. It also tracks the progress made in reducing the deficit, which fell to 4.2% of GDP in 2019, on the back of measures brought in to improve fiscal discipline and…

A New Patriotic Party (NPP) communications member, Eric Amoako Twum, says there can be no excuse for the Electoral Commission’s website not to be functional. His comments follow revelations that the EC’s website which cost the state over $108k in redesign and maintenance has not worked since the Jean Mensah administration took over. Read: EC’s over $108k website not functional Concerns have been raised about the non functioning website after spending much on. Some people are even more worried that eight months to an election, such a major resource outlet of the EC isn’t working, raising concerns about the accessibility…

Jackson Educational Complex (JEC), Ghana’s leading private College of Education has held an investiture ceremony to usher its new Chairman of the Council, Mr. Anthony Gyasi-Fosu into office. Mr. Gyasi-Fosu takes over from Prof. S.K. Afrane who has chaired the Council for the last ten years with many impactful achievements under his leadership. The new Chairman is an astute microfinance practitioner with many years experience in the industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Agriculture Economics from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Executive MBA in Finance and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration,…

Parliament has endorsed a contract agreement covering over US$ 993 million between the Government of Ghana and Powerchina International Group Limited for the construction of a multipurpose dam project at Pwalugu, in the Upper East Region. The Ministry of Energy is representing the Government of Ghana in the EPC/Tumkey Contract for an amount of US$366.911 million for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a 50MW Hydro-Power Plant;  another EPC of a SOMWac Solar Power Plant in Pwalugu; and  EPC/Turnkey contract agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (represented by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture) and Powerchina…

Tema-based Delhi Public School (DPS) International has organized its 2020 Inter-House Sports Fest.  The competition provided students an opportunity to imbibe sportsmanship spirit and excel in the field of sport. The Sports Fest was held on Saturday, February 22, 2020 with great zeal and enthusiasm . The Sports Fest comprised of various competitions among all the 4 houses namely Emerald , Ruby , Topaz and Sapphire. Students  from Grades 6 – A level belonging to their respective 4 houses participated in 100 meters , 200 meters , 400  meters , 4 X 100 metres Relay, Freestyle and Breaststroke Swimming , 4 x…

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Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been reminded that the declaration of the school as a security zone is still in force. The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah on Wednesday wrote to the Vice Chancellor of the University directing him to “uphold” the declaration until further notice. The Ashanti Regional Security Council declared KNUST a security zone in September 2019 when it got intelligence that some people were plotting to disturb the peace of the University. The reminder comes at a time some halls of the University were planning to observe their hall week…

The first case of the coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa has been reported in Nigeria. The patient is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and flew into the commercial capital Lagos from Milan on 25 February. Authorities say he is stable with no serious symptoms and is being treated at a hospital in Lagos. The Nigerian government said it had prepared for this eventuality and had activated its national emergency operations centre to implement control measures. The authorities have started identifying all those who may have come into contact with the patient since his return to Nigeria. More than 80,000…