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Malawi to destroy 19,000 expired Covid vaccines

Health authorities in Malawi are expected to destroy more than 19,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines later on Wednesday. They say the vaccines have expired and there is no sufficient data to know if they are safe for use, following guidance from the World Health Organization. It will become the first African country to […]

Court adjourns Assin North MP’s case over hearing of applications

A Cape Coast High Court has adjourned the dual citizenship case of James Gyakye Quayson, the Assin North Member of Parliament (MP) for the hearing of two applications filed by him. The legal team of Gyakye Quayson, the first respondent, led by Mr Abraham Amaliba, had filed a ‘stay of motion’ and ‘statement of appeal’ […]

Peace Council begins process to resolve Wesley Girls’ “No Fasting policy”

The National Peace Council (NPC) says it has commenced series of engagements with relevant institutions to resolve the “No Fasting” policy in Wesley Girls’ Senior High School. The Council has therefore reiterated its earlier call on all affected persons and organisations to remain calm and commit to the age-old peaceful coexistence among all the various […]

Ex-first lady accused of ‘improper’ Mugabe burial

Former Zimbabwe’s first lady, Grace Mugabe, has been summoned to appear before a traditional court over the “improper” burial of the late President Robert Mugabe. The former first lady is being accused of having broken taboo by burying her husband at the family homestead, instead of a place “chosen by his relatives and mother”. In […]

Set up enforcement unit -Stakeholders urge EC

Stakeholders at a high-level post-elections review workshop to assess the conduct of Ghana’s 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections have reiterated the need for the Electoral Commission (EC) to set up an enforcement unit to enforce laws regarding the conditions for maintaining a registered political party and accounting for political party campaign finances. “If setting up […]

Be calm over probe into alleged diversion of food supplies – CHASS

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary School (CHASS), has asked its members to remain calm as investigations begin into allegations of diversions in food supplies in some Senior High Schools in the Ashanti Region. The Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is probing some 53 SHSs in the Region over alleged corruption in the implementation of the […]

Adutwum gathers 8 former Education Ministers to share knowledge

Eight former Ministers of Education in Ghana have called for the use of accumulated knowledge of all to help get the best for Ghana’s education. The former Ministers who spoke in turns said, bringing people with diverse expertise to bear would go a long way in getting the best strategies and ideas which when harnessed […]

Illegal Mining: Court declines to remand or bail alleged security operatives

The Kaneshie District Court, on Monday, refused to remand or grant bail to eleven alleged armed self-acclaimed operatives of National Security picked up for undertaking illegal mining in the Eastern Region. The court presided over by Ms Ama Adomako Kwakye, ruled that the State had not provided before it, any written consent from the Attorney […]

South Sudan leader reconstitutes parliament

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has reconstituted the national parliament after dissolving it on Saturday, to pave way for the appointment of new MPs. The names of the appointed MPs were announced on the national broadcaster, South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC), on Monday night. The expanded parliament now includes legislators from the former rebel group, […]

COVID-19 vaccination: We’ll prioritize persons due for second jab – GHS

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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said the AstraZeneca vaccines brought into the country last week will be administered to individuals who are due for their second jabs. According to the GHS however, not every person who got the first jab qualifies for the second jab. In an interview, Director General of the Ghana Health […]