The grave site of one of Kenya’s best-known anti-colonial fighters, Dedan Kimathi, has been identified 62 years after he died, a foundation set up in his name says. Kimathi, a leader of the 1950s Mau Mau uprising against British colonial rule, was executed in 1957. He was buried in an unmarked grave, reportedly in Nairobi’s […] The post Anti-colonial hero’s
Work on a Landing beach in Keta is expected to commence by next month following a visit by a high powered delegation from the Ministry of Transport and officials from the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), led by the Sector Minister, Hon. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah and his Deputy, Hon. Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover. The […] The post Work on Keta Landing Beach to begin in November
Millions of Californians face having their power cut as firefighters continue to battle a surge in wildfires in the state. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) said it may have to turn off power in 36 counties amid forecasts of a “historic wind event”, which it said could damage facilities and cause new fires. The warning […] The post California wildfires:
A former Deputy Local Government Minister, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, has downplayed the relevance of the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the country. To him, the election of MMDCEs will only provide human resources to manage the various assemblies but won’t resolve challenges within the decentralization makeup. “Just the mere […] The post Election
The Pentagon has awarded a $10bn (£8bn) cloud-computing contract to Microsoft, following a heavily scrutinised bidding process in which Amazon had been seen as the favourite. The 10-year contract for the Joint Enterprise Defence Infrastructure, or Jedi, is aimed at making the US defence department more technologically agile. Amazon’s bid drew criticism from its rivals […] The post Microsoft
The US has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe’s state security minister amid human rights concerns. Owen Ncube would be denied entry to the US because of evidence he was involved in “gross violations of human rights”, a state department statement said. It called on Zimbabwe’s government to “hold accountable officials responsible for human rights violations”. The announcement came […] The post US
Three persons have been arrested following disturbances that led to the burning of wooden structures serving as homes for commercial sex workers at Sokoban Wood Village in the Ashanti Region. Emeka Chwuku, 47 and Adomako Nyamekye, 28 were arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a 22-year-old Liman Akugri. The other suspect, Augustine Adu […] The post Sokoban:
Members of the Technical Universities Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) who have been on a strike for the past three weeks are contemplating suing the government over the National Council for Tertiary Education’s (NTCE) supposed breach of the Technical University Act, 2016 (Act 922) The Act stipulates that staff of the erstwhile Polytechnics must maintain […] The post TUTAG
Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe has asked the newly elected President for the Association, Kurt Okraku to revive the country’s football industry. Mr. Tamakloe also said Kurt should also focus on restructuring the GFA which in his estimation is quite fragmented. “They have new structures now which will also help a […] The post Revive
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