A petition has been established to urge the South African Parliament to reconsider the membership of Democratic Alliance (DA) councillor Renaldo Gouws, following the resurfacing of videos created in 2008 and 2009 showing racially charged comments by Gouws who is now a DA Member of Parliament (MP). The petition, demanding Gouws’ removal, has amassed over…
The City of Cape Town said animal organisations are under strain as there has been an increase in stray animals and pets being surrendered to organisations and urged members of the public to consider adopting animals. Mayoral committee member for safety and security, Alderman JP Smith said the City has initiatives in place, some which…
A photo collage of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, his wife Samira, the National Chief Imam and some Muslims at the Eid-ul-Adha prayers on Sunday, June 16, 2024 By Melvin Tarlue Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and his wife, Second Lady Samira Bawumia, have joined the National Chief Imam of Ghana, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu and hundreds…
Kamil Hubert Source: Africa Publicity A 16-year-old boy, Kamil Hubert, has died after being crushed by a 30-foot tall tree he was helping to cut down for a summer job a day after writing his GCSE exams. The tragedy happened on Saturday morning, June 15, 2024, in Rotherham Baulk in Carlton-in-Lindrick, Nottinghamshire in the United…
John Dramani Mahama Source: Africa Publicity Former Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, says it’s disheartening to see how the cost of embarking on hajj pilgrimage from Ghana has increased so sharply. According to Mr. Mahama, during his time as President, Hajj fares in Ghana were much affordable at Ghc 11,900. However, he said under the…
The High Court in Kumasi has dismissed the suit filed by Chief Inspector Samuel Krah against the Inspector-General of Police and the State over his promotion. The court presided by Justice Kwasi Anokyi Gyimah in a judgment on Friday 14th June 2024 said the Chief Inspector is not entitled to automatic promotion simply because he…
A Ghanaian teenage girl, Rebecca Nyomi, who could not stand heartbreak has set her boyfriend’s room on fire after they broke up. She has therefore been arrested by police and was in custody as at time this report was being filed. She burnt down the room in the New Nkusukum suburb of Mankessim in…
Blanche Odia Kandolo Tunasi coffin being carried Source: Africa Publicity A record 40,000 mourners have attended the funeral of Blanche Odia Kandolo Tunasi, a renowned Congolese philanthropist and beloved wife of one DR Congo’s most popular pastors, Pastor Marcello Jeremie Tunasi of the La Compassion Church. The late Mrs. Tunasi died from heart attack in…
Source: Africa Publicity At least people have been reported dead in fight between residents of two communities in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. The fight is said to have taken place between residents of Lassia Tuolu and Kendew in the Wa West District, on Sunday, June 16, 2024. According…
Residents at the apartment where the two lovers were reportedly found dead Source: Africa Publicity Two lovers have reportedly been found dead in their room in the Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. Eric, believed to be a middle-age man and his yet-to-be identified girlfriend were found dead this weekend in his…
Suspect Sankey Oyemureye Source: Africa Publicity A Nigerian man, Sankey Oyemureye, who allegedly killed his six-year-old daughter by smashing her head on the wall several times, is now on the run and being hunted by police. The little girl allegedly killed has been identified as Abigail Stanley. The incident is said to have happened on…
Fourteen-year-old Master Kwame Junior on Tuesday valorously conquered a monstrous 14-foot python on a sugarcane plantation at Benyadze, near Elmina in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipality of the Central Region on Tuesday. The young boy’s courageous act has evoked waves of admiration because, the snake had long plagued many residents, throughout the predominantly farming community. Recounting…
Source: Africa Publicity At least eight persons have reportedly died in landslide and flood following nearly two days of heavy rains in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. Some 386 people have, however, been rescued. The rains started at 4:00pm on Thursday, June 13, and continued till around 8:00am on Saturday, June 15, 2024. The rains caused…
The abandoned patient lying dead Source: Africa Publicity The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has temporarily suspended the Medical Director of the Trauma and Specialist Hospital, Winneba over the death of a female accident patient who was allegedly abandoned in a bush and left to die in the process. GHS in a statement signed by its…
Cyril Ramaphosa (middle) during his re-election Source: Africa Publicity The re-elected President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, will be inaugurated next week Wednesday, June 19. The Secretary to Parliament, Xolile George, announced that the inauguration will take place in Pretoria. The announcement was made during South Africa’s National Assembly first sitting on Friday, June 14,…
Samuel A. Jinapor planting a tree to mark the launch of the Green Damongo Project In alignment with government’s Green Ghana project, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Damongo, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, has initiated a privately-led tree planting drive in his constituency. The launch, which took place…
