Abu Jinapor, Peter Amewu and Asensu Okyere face Appointments Committee
Parliaments Appointment Committee would continue its hearing to consider three more of President Akufo-Addo’s nominees for ministerial roles. Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, Mr John Peter Amewu and Mr Samuel Asensu Okyere Ministers Designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Railway Development and Works and Housing respectively are expected to appear before the Committee for vetting. The […]
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital maternity block to be demolished
The Maternity and Baby Unit (MBU) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi is to be pulled down to pave way for a new structure that is fit for the purpose. The 45-year-old structure, meant to accommodate 750 beds, lecture halls, restaurants, operation theaters among others, has been found to be too weak […]
S Africa: Zuma could face jail after corruption inquiry snub
Former South African President Jacob Zuma did not comply with a court order to appear before the panel probing corruption. A South African inquiry into corruption during Jacob Zuma’s time as president will ask the Constitutional Court to impose a jail term on the former leader after he defied an order to appear before the […]
Ebola: DR Congo launches Butembo vaccination campaign
An Ebola vaccination campaign has been launched in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo after an outbreak earlier this month, the WHO has said. DR Congo has confirmed four cases of Ebola since a resurgence of the virus was announced on 7 February in Butembo. Health workers at a medical centre, where the […]
