WAFU B U-17 final: Black Starlets’ strong run ends in penalty loss to Côte d’Ivoire

By Kwame Bediako The Black Starlets concluded their campaign at the WAFU B U-17 Championship in Yamoussoukro with a runner-up finish after a hard-fought final against hosts Côte d’Ivoire. The match ended in a tense 4-3 defeat for Ghana in the penalty shootout, following a tightly contested encounter with neither side able to secure a […]
Fathers entitled to equal parental leave, South Africa’s top court rules

South Africa’s highest court has unanimously ruled that all parents of new-borns are entitled to equal parental leave – a landmark judgment hailed as a major victory for gender equality and family rights. Under the current law, mothers are granted four months of leave, while fathers receive just 10 days. In its ruling, the Constitutional […]
Former Electoral Commission Deputy Chair David Kangah passes on

David Adeenze Kangah, a former Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission, has passed on. He was 78 years old. David Kangah retired as a Deputy Chairman in Charge of Finance and Administration at the Electoral Commission in 2012 after 19 years of service at the EC. Born on April 29, 1947, in Sandema in the […]
UE/R: Youth chase military dreams in rush for GAF recruitment forms

By Peter Agengre Hundreds of young people in the Upper East Region have thronged the Regional Post Office in Bolgatanga in a frantic rush to purchase Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment forms. When GBC News visited the post office early on Tuesday morning, long queues of enthusiastic men and women were seen struggling to secure […]