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The pursuit of JJ Rawlings on the path of Freedom and Justice

Jerry John Rawlings

The emergence of President Rawlings in the political scene in Ghana brought in a new dynamo for sustaining the freedom fight towards a free and liberated people on the continent of Africa. He strongly propagated philosophies and policies that would deepen the Pan African ideology and moral standard for integrity, justice and equality amongst the African peoples, and Africans in ...

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Accra can still become cleanest city in Africa – Mayor

Mohammed Adjei Sowah

The Major of Accra has urged the media and Ghanaians in general to partner the Accra Metropolitan Assembly to achieve the government’s vision of making Accra the cleanest city in Africa. According to  Mohammed Adjei Sowah, Accra’s sanitation challenges require an “all hands on deck “ approach. Speaking to JoyNews’ Augustina Buckman, during a carol service organised by the Assembly, he said despite the effective ...

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Inside Ghana’s Mafi-Dove village where childbirth is banned

Ever heard of a town or village where all its inhabitants were not birthed there? How about a village where pregnant women have to be rushed out when about entering labor because an age-old tradition bars birthing in the town? How about a town where there is no cemetery because burials are outlawed? Well, in Ghana’s Mafi-Dove community in the ...

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Ghana among countries that have highest percentage of women business owners in the world

The third edition of the Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE) has listed three African countries as global leaders in terms of women-owned businesses. Uganda, Ghana and Botswana are ranked as the top three countries with the highest percentages of women-owned businesses across the 58 markets evaluated around the world. Based on publicly available data from international organizations including the ...

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A national resolution: That we may respect our insanity

This article has not given itself to me easily, it has been hard to find ‘time’ to write it although I completely agreed on how important it was to write it. So let us cut straight to the chase, Tetteh Quashie overhead. As though the name Tetteh Quashie is not synonymous to some glory in Ghana, there is chaos breeding ...

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Judiciary urged to enforce laws to end child trafficking

Dr Peter Ndowie, the Director of the Pan African Organisation in Ghana, has urged the judiciary to impose stiffer punishement on child trfficking offenders. This was the way to go to provide protection for children. He invited the government of Ghana to join hands with neighbouring countries in the response against child- trafficking in Africa to enhance the welfare and ...

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Go paperless with ticketing to generate more revenue – VP tells football community

Dr Bawumia Mahamudu

Football administrators and the Ghana Football Association have been challenged to follow government’s paperless and digitisation agenda. Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia asked football administrators Friday, to initiate a paperless ticketing system to block loopholes that allow corrupt officials to steal gate proceeds from clubs. Speaking at the launch of the 2020 football season at the Accra Sports stadium, he also ...

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‘People dying’: Malaysia’s Mahathir slams India’s citizenship law

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad

Amid protests in India, Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad questions ‘necessity’ of new citizenship law seen as anti-Muslim. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has criticised India’s new citizenship law, which is seen as discriminatory against Muslims and has sparked deadly protests across the South Asian country. Speaking on the sidelines of the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019 on Friday, Mahathir questioned the “necessity” of the Citizenship Amendment ...

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One year on, Amnesty urges Sudan deliver on protesters’ demands

More than 250 people were killed in violence linked to demonstrations that forced Omar al-Bashir to resign. Sudan‘s new transitional government must deliver on people’s demands for sweeping change as the country marked the first anniversary of mass protests that led to the removal of former president Omar al-Bashir, a rights group said. Protests swept across the African nation in December ...

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South Africa initiation schools suspended after circumcision deaths

The South African authorities have suspended several initiation schools where boys have died in recent weeks taking part in circumcision ceremonies. The country’s religious and cultural commission said the schools in different areas of the Eastern Cape would be suspended for a year. It called for the arrest of those responsible for at least 20 deaths. The initiation into manhood ...

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