South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) has called US President Donald Trump “divisive, misogynistic and disrespectful” in response to reports that he was dismissive about Nelson Mandela, the country’s first black president. Mr Trump said the Nobel Peace Prize winner was “no leader”, according to his former lawyer Michael Cohen. The allegation comes from Cohen’s new book, Disloyal: A ...

Right To Play Ghana has marked the International Literacy Day (ILD) with an urgent call on parents and caregivers to ensure the continuous education of their children at home despite the threat posed by the coronavirus. The organisation said the school closures across Ghana since March 2020, should not put on hold the education of primary school children. International Literacy ...

A former Minister for Justice and Attorney General, Hon. Betty Mould-Iddrisu has called on women leaders in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to mentor and encourage women who want to go into politics. According to her, it takes courage for a woman to be able to be in politics as Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has been courageous to take the ...

Drug giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it had paused global trials of its coronavirus vaccine because of an unexplained illness in one of the volunteers. It’s a standard precaution in vaccine trials that is meant to ensure experimental vaccines don’t cause serious reactions among participants. “As part of the ongoing randomized, controlled global trials of the Oxford coronavirus vaccine, our standard ...

The Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe, has lauded the opposition National Democratic Congress for not wasting time attacking their political opponents during their manifesto launch in Accra on Monday. “I didn’t hear the name of the current president and even Bawuima, unlike what was done in Cape Coast where ...

Sekou Nkrumah has described the recently launched ‘The People’s Manifesto’ of the opposition National Democratic Congress as a “fraud”. Sekou Nkrumah in a series of posts on his Facebook timeline wrote, “I was asked to describe the recently launched NDC manifesto in one word. My answer is Fraud!” Sekou, one of the sons of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has been an active ...

Majority Leader and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has doubted the viability of the ambition of opposition NDC leader and former president, John Dramani Mahama to legalize the operations of motorbikes and tricycles popularly known as “Okada” for commercial public transportation if he wins the upcoming elections. The former president has argued that the illicit ‘Okada’ business which is fast ...

The main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress has launched its manifesto as the December polls fast approaches. The flagbearer John Dramani Mahama has described the document as one that holds the key to the destiny of Ghana. “This manifesto holds the key to Ghana’s destiny”. The document is themed ‘Jobs and prosperity for all; the people’s manifesto”. The party, ...

The runningmate of the National Democratic Congress Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has condemned what she says is nepotism being masqueraded as businesses in Ghana. Speaking at the party’s manifesto launch at UPSA in Accra Monday, the former education minister said the Ghanaian economy must work for all since the country belongs to all Ghanaians. “Nepotism, cronyism masquerading as businesses is ...

Three persons have died in a fatal accident involving a VVIP bus with registration number GL 527-14 at Amanase near the Suhum stretch of the Accra to Kumasi highway. The bus was carrying about 43 passengers. Many of the passengers reportedly suffered serious injuries with some in critical condition hence rushed to Suhum Government Hospital for emergency healthcare. “The accident ...