A new version of the Raspberry Pi barebones computer has been released. Called the B , the updated version uses less power than its predecessors and will cost about $35 (£20). The B can also power more peripherals without the need for a dedicated power source and has more connectors to help link it to other ...

South Africa’s engineering and metal workers union has rejected a 10 percent pay-raise offer from employers, calling on its 220,000 striking members in the sector to intensify strike action. Irvin Jim, general secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers in South Africa (NUMSA), the country’s biggest trade union, said the workers would continue with indefinite ...

Reports indicate that President John Dramani Mahama will soon be restructuring his government. Citi News has learnt that the President has written to thank all political appointees for services rendered and the nation. The president also indicated in the letters that he will be making some changes within his team and government. The reason for ...

There were reports of heavy explosions near the airport in Tripoli At least seven people have been killed and 30 hurt in clashes between rival militias at Libya’s airport near the capital, Tripoli, officials say. Rebels from the Zintan region who control the international airport have been attacked by a rival group trying to take ...

Government’s policy of converting polytechnics into technical universities will take-off in September 2016, to help reposition them as strategic institutions for the training of highly-skilled human resource to drive the nation’s socio-economic development. Dr George Afeti, former Secretary General, Commonwealth Association of Polytechnics in Africa and former Rector, Ho Polytechnic, said government would soon place ...

An unidentified man was on Thursday found hanging in a church building at Bukankyi in the Ashanti Region, the police announced. The deceased, believed to be in his mid 30s, was found hanging in the Inspirational Assemblies of God Church.   It is believed that he hanged himself at the sacred place during the night where nobody ...

The Ghana Refugee Board (GRB) says it has received intelligence report that some Ivorian refugees living in refugee camps in the country are planning mayhem over irregular food rationing. The Programme Coordinator of the Board, Mr. Tettey Padi, therefore warned the disgruntled Ivorian to refrain from the act to avoid a brush with the law. ...

A worker sent a form for salary advance to his manager who refused to sign it based on the reason given. The manager said the situation the worker had stated as an emergency couldn’t be. The worker had written that he needed the money for a family emergency: his wife had given birth. “It is ...

Ghana’s poor showing at the 2014 World Cup tournament and the scandals generated has been described as a reflection of the current state of the nation, former Chief Operations Officer of UT Group, Captain Rtd. Budu Koomson has said. According to him, at the last World Cup, “Ghana was the darling of Africa, Ghana was the destination, ...