December 2022 - Page 41 of 60

12 Dec

Twenty-Seven Bodies Dumped By The Roadside In Zambia

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The bodies of 27 people, believed to be migrants from Ethiopia, have been "dumped" by the roadside in Ngwerere area north of Zambia's capital Lusaka. They likely suffocated to death while in transit, Police Spokesperson Danny Mwale told the BBC. One survivor found "gasping for air" has been rushed to a local hospital, he said. Zambia is a transit point for migrants, mostly from the Horn of Africa, who want to reach South Africa. Mr Mwale said residents of Ngwerere found the bodies on Sunday at 06:00 local time (04:00 GMT). He said the police believe the migrants are Ethiopian…

12 Dec

TUTAG Suspends Strike

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The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has suspended its strike according to a statement jointly signed by the President of the Association Prof. Dr.-Ing. Collins Ameyaw and General Secretary Abubakari Zakari. The Association has been on strike since Friday, November 18 over their condition of service. But a press statement issued on Saturday, December 10 said: "Following the conclusion of negotiations on internally generated fund-related conditions of service, off-campus and vehicle maintenance allowances, and pursuant to the memorandum of agreement signed between the government team and the labour unions (TUTAG, UTAG, GAUA and TEWU), we announce the suspension of…

12 Dec

DVLA Announces Guidelines For 2023 Vehicle Registration

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The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced guidelines that vehicle owners would be required to comply with in order to register next year. In a statement issued on Saturday, the DVLA said this is in accordance with the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (L.1 2180). It said, the new process will help address the usual overcrowding at its registration centres. According to the DVLA, “This registration period would commence on January 3, 2023.” The Authority therefore outlined the following steps for compliance: STAGE 1 (To be initiated from December 12, 2022 onwards) Present vehicle at any authorised Vehicle Testing…

12 Dec

‘Bafana Bafana Cannot Be Compared To Ghana and Morocco’ – SAFA President Danny Jordaan

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South Africa Football Association president Danny Jordaan has said Bafana Bafana cannot be compared to Morocco and Ghana. Both the Black Stars and the Atlas Lions participated in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. And given the nature of the players that featured for both nations, Jordaan believes Bafana should not be compared to their two African rivals. At their disposal, Ghana had players who switched their allegiance from other countries just before the finals. This is believed to have boosted their competitive level. "We must not equate a team that has 90% of their players coming from Europe and…

12 Dec

‘Yesterday The Dream Ended’ – Cristiano Ronaldo Speaks After Portugal World Cup Exit

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Cristiano Ronaldo seemingly confirmed his international retirement in an Instagram post on Sunday after World Cup heartbreak against Morocco. Portugal crashed out of the World Cup with a shock loss to Morocco in the quarter-finals on Saturday. Veteran striker Ronaldo was a second-half substitute but failed to make an impact and Portugal left Qatar with a whimper. The striker has now seemingly confirmed his international retirement following the disappointing exit. In an Instagram post Ronaldo said: "Winning a World Cup for Portugal was the biggest and most ambitious dream of my career. Fortunately I won many titles of international dimension, including…

12 Dec

Tearful Ronaldo The Lasting Image Of Portugal World Cup Debacle

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Cristiano Ronaldo running to the tunnel in tears and as desolate as the football world has ever seen him will be the lasting image for Portugal fans looking back on the World Cup in Qatar. Ronaldo, a five-times Ballon D'Or winner, arrived with a mission to prove he could still make a difference. He ended the tournament, however, as a bench player and had no impact as a substitute in his team's 1-0 quarter-final loss to Morocco. It was another tale of hope turned to disappointment, controversy and under-achievement on the biggest stage for Ronaldo, who was playing his fifth…

12 Dec

Bloomberg Report: Ghana Cedi Posts World’s Biggest Gain Against US Dollar

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Bloomberg has reported that the Ghana Cedi last week posted the world’s biggest gain against the US Dollar as Ghana starts reorganising local debt. It said the Ghana cedi took the title of the world’s best performer against the dollar last week amid optimism the country was moving closer to unlocking an International Monetary Fund bailout. "The cedi has rallied 10 percent in the past five days, the biggest advance among about 150 currencies tracked by Bloomberg. That’s a turnaround for an exchange rate that had lost half of its value this year and occupied the bottom slot in the charts," the report stated. The gains…

12 Dec

Desist From Doing Business With These 19 Unlicensed Loan Entities – BoG Warns Public

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The Bank of Ghana has cautioned the general public to desist from doing business with some nineteen(19) unlicensed loan providers. Bank of Ghana has observed that a number of unlincesed entities are engaged in the provision of loans to the Ghanaian public, in contravention of the Banks and Specialized Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930). According to the State regulator, these illegal entities mostly employ the use of mobile applications and social media in their activities. "The activities of these unauthorised entities amount to non-adherence of the consumer protection requirements and an abuse of customer data and privacy laws," it said…

12 Dec

Blame Organisers For Wizkid’s ‘No Show’ – Wizkid’s Team Member

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Otunba Daniels, a member of Wizkid’s camp has asked disappointed fans at last night’s Wizkid Live in Accra concert to blame organisers, Live Hub entertainment for Wizkid’s absenteeism on stage. He revealed that a number of issues happened behind closed doors forcing the management of the Afrobeats sensation to take such drastic measures to save his brand. Mr Otunba Daniels was speaking during a Twitter live session hosted by content creator, Kwadwo Sheldon earlier today to deliberate on the aftermath of last night’s episode. During his presentation, he noted that Wizkid’s decision was the best to protect his international brand…

12 Dec

D’banj Released From Custody Over Lack Of Evidence – Lawyer

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Nigerian Afrobeats star D'banj has been released from the custody of Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, ICPC, the musician's lawyer has said. "The ICPC released D’banj... after the agency could not find anything incriminating on him," said a statement signed by Pelumi Olajengbesi, D’banj’s lawyer. D'banj was arrested earlier this week on allegations of fraud after millions of dollars meant to help unemployed youths start businesses were reported missing. The artist - whose real name is Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo - has claimed to be the brand ambassador for the scheme, turned himself in. The N-Power initiative was launched in 2016 by President Muhammadu Buhari.…