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A disturbing video of an alleged gay being attacked by some residents in the Upper West Region has gone viral on some social media platforms.
The victim, identified only as Rahaman, was allegedly seeking for a gay partner on Tuesday night but was “apprehended” by residents at Kumbiehi, a suburb of Wa in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region.
The residents assaulted him and warned him not to engage in the act again.
Below is the video:
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Old students of Pope John Senior High School(POJOBA) have extended massive support to a student of the school who is suffering cancer.
The National President of POJOBA, Mr Isaac Aboagye Duah in the company of the National Vice President, Mr David Noi, National Treasurer, Mr Richard Fumey and National Organizer, Mr Dennis Nyawudzi made a presentation of GHS 61,800 plus USD 500 on behalf of POJOBA to support efforts aimed at getting medical attention for the treatment of a cancerous shoulder of Kelvin Abotsi Tetteh (a form three student of Pope John Senior High and Minor Seminary).
The cheque and cash of USD 500 were received by the Head Pastor of the Church of Pentecost, Amazing Grace Assembly, Teshie Tsui Bleoo, Pastor Robert Sowah Annang
Present at the brief ceremony were wife of Pastor Annang, mother of Kelvin, madam Veronica Adjigbo, 3 elders of the church and an old boy Mr Kofi Asumadu-Appenteng.
Kelvin and his mum are due to fly out to India on Saturday 17th July 2021. They will spend between three and six months in India while Kelvin goes through all required tests and treatment.
“NEC is very grateful to POJOBA for their massive support and encourage all to bear them up in prayers for a successful surgery,” POJOBA Executives said in a statement.
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The death toll in South Africa has risen to 72 as violence continues across the country following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma.
Crowds looting and setting alight shopping centres clashed with police in several cities on Tuesday.
The BBC filmed a baby being thrown from a building in Durban that was on fire after ground-floor shops were looted.
A day earlier, 10 people were killed in a stampede during looting at a shopping centre in Soweto.
The military have been deployed to help police overstretched since the unrest began last week.
South African police said in a statement they had identified 12 people suspected of provoking the riots, and that a total of 1,234 people had been arrested.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called it some of the worst violence witnessed in South Africa since the 1990s, before the end of apartheid, with fires started, highways blocked and businesses and warehouses looted in major cities and small towns in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces.
Ministers have warned that if looting continues, there is a risk areas could run out of basic food supplies soon – but have ruled out declaring a state of emergency.
The child was caught by a crowd of people who rushed to help those trapped in the apartment block in the central business district of Durban, a coastal city in KwaZulu-Natal, on Tuesday afternoon.
Those stealing from shops on the ground floor of Smith Street had started the fire which spread, affecting those living upstairs.
The BBC’s Nomsa Maseko in Durban says that after catching the baby, the passers-by and neighbours rushed to get ladders to help other residents, including children, escape.
The mother was reunited with her baby, but was too emotional to talk. The rescue services arrived after about 20 minutes to help douse the fires.
More than 200 shopping malls had been looted by Monday afternoon, Bloomberg news agency quoted the chief executive officer of Business Leadership South Africa, Busisiwe Mavuso, as saying.
Several shopping centres in Soweto – South Africa’s largest township which was once home to Nelson Mandela – have been completely ransacked, with ATMs broken into, restaurants, stores selling alcohol and clothing shops all left in tatters.
Soldiers working with the police managed to catch a few rioters; in total almost 800 have been arrested, but law enforcement remains heavily outnumbered, he reports.
In KwaZulu-Natal – where livestock has also been stolen – the unrest continues with ambulances coming under attack by rioters in some areas, South Africa’s TimesLive news site reports.
Video footage shows that a blood bank was looted in Durban as Mr Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Monday night.
By Farouk Chothia, BBC News
The catalyst was the arrest last week of Zuma, with his supporters blockading major roads – the economic arteries of the nation – as they demanded the release of their political hero.
Low income levels and unemployment – standing at a record high of 32.6% among the workforce and even higher at 46.3% among young people – are seen as the ticking bombs that have exploded.
Many South Africans have been shaken by the riots that have swept through Zuma’s political heartland of KwaZulu-Natal and the economic hub of Gauteng.
And many feel that his successor as president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has failed to provide decisive leadership – either to calm anger over Zuma’s imprisonment or to reassure South Africans that they will be safe.
Mr Ramaphosa was accused of belatedly deploying troops – and only 2,500 of them compared with the 70,000 he deployed to enforce a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 last year.
But there is no agreement over the deployment – the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) opposition party has opposed it, saying the solution lies in “political intervention and engagement with our people”.
Many residents in affected areas have remained at home, and some have formed what local media call “defence squads” to protect their neighbourhoods and businesses as looting and burning continues.
There is no doubt that the unrest is the biggest security challenge that Mr Ramaphosa has faced since he became president in 2018 after ousting Zuma. It is bound to worsen the economic crisis, already hit by the pandemic, given the scale of destruction.
He was convicted of contempt of court last month after failing to attend an inquiry into corruption during his presidency.
The 79-year-old, who denies corruption, was given a 15-month prison sentence. He handed himself in to police last Wednesday.
He is hoping to get the sentence rescinded or reduced by the country’s constitutional court. However, legal experts say his chances of success are slim.
Police Minister Bheki Cele has warned that “no amount of unhappiness or personal circumstances from our people gives the right to anyone to loot, vandalise and do as they please and break the law”.
There has been some concern over fake news online fuelling the unrest, while the governing African National Congress (ANC) had already revealed it was looking into tweets sent by Zuma’s daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla.
State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo said officials were “busy sorting fact from fiction” after receiving information that former security agents linked to Zuma had instigated the violence.
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The Police on Tuesday, July 13th stopped an armed robbery attack on a victim who was being trailed by two suspected armed robbers on a Royal motorbike on the Amasaman to Nsawam main road in the Greater Accra region.
The victim who says he had suspected from his mirror view that the motorbike riders were following him felt safe to park closely to a private car, which unknown to him, was an unmarked car being used by Police to follow the pillion passenger, known as Suleman Alhassan alias MAN aged 35 for alleged involvement in series of robberies in Accra and Tema as part of surveillance on the suspect.
According to the Police, the Suspect, Suleman, on seeing the police opened fire hitting the passenger side headlight of the unmarked car.
The police returned fire hitting Suspect Suleman in his face.
Meanwhile, the police reports that the rider was also shot to prevent his escape.
Items retrieved include a Bruni MOD 92 foreign pistol loaded with two live rounds and a Motorbike.
The Police, however, urged the public to provide information on suspected criminals, assuring informants of the utmost confidentiality.
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The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ejura-Sekyedumase Assembly in the Ashanti Region, Mohammed Salisu Bamba, says he is no longer interested in the MCE race and has subsequently withdrawn his application for reappointment to the position.
The under fire MCE announced his withdrawal from the race in a letter addressed to the Ashanti Regional Minister.
Below is the full letter:
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The Initiators of Change Foundation, an organisation focused on governance, poverty reduction, empowerment and human resource has presented a Lifetime in A Portrait Award to the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, after he was adjudged Africa’s Digital Revolutionary Leader of the Decade.
A citation accompanying the award read:
“Upon your assumption of office as The Vice President of Ghana, we recognise that you have re-directed Ghana’s manual systems to that of digitization to fasttrack the national development agenda.
“You spearheaded the paperless and digitization agenda of Ghana to formalise and transform the country’s economy and further bring about inclusion. Notable among your initiatives include the Zipline technology otherwise known as drones for quicker healthcare delivery, paperless National Health Insurance registration and renewal, paperless port system, digitization of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), National Digital Property Addressing System, National ID Cards, ECG power purchase made easy, mobile payments interoperability platform, and many others.
“These technological introductions have reduced the cost of doing business and have rather increased productivity.
“For these and many more, the Initiators of Change Foundation would want to honour you as ‘Africa’s Digital Revolutionary Leader of the Decade’ in recognition and appreciation of the positive impact you have made on society and the development of Ghana.”
Presenting the Award to Dr Bawumia at the Jubilee House, Accra, on Tuesday, 13 July 2021 the Foundation, represented by its Executive Director, Kofi Gyan, and several members of the Board of Trustees including Most Rev Dr Aboagye-Mensah, former Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, praised the Vice President for “the good work he is doing” to help accelerate Ghana’s development.
The Award, a pencil art drawing of the Vice President, is to symbolise the enduring legacy of Dr Bawumia’s works and is “in recognition and appreciation of the positive impact you have made on society and the development of Ghana,” they added.
Noting that the Foundation had in the past recognised and awarded several distinguished persons, including all past Presidents, some politicians and civil servants, Mr Gyan explained that a decision was taken to recognise and award distinguished public servants to mark a special occasion of the Foundation’s life.
“This year, 2021, the Foundation is 10 years, and as part of our 10th anniversary, the Board decided that we should focus on public servants, because public servants are also doing a lot in terms of the development of the country. Your Excellency, after deliberations, considerations and research, your name came up, as ‘Africa’s Digital Revolutionary Leader of the Decade’.”
Vice President Bawumia thanked the Foundation for the “great honour” done him, and pledged his continued commitment for achieving President Akufo-Addo’s vision to move Ghana to the next stage of her development while reducing the burden on the poor and the vulnerable who are largely excluded from society.
“This is why we thought digitization and the digital revolution in Ghana would be one of the key ways of helping the poor and include them,” he explained.
The Initiators of Change Foundation (ICF) is a non-governmental organization focusing on governance, poverty reduction, empowerment and human resource development. Its Board of Trustees include Most Rev Dr Aboagye-Mensah, former Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church; Prof (Mrs) Miranda Greenstreet; Prof Alexa Ntim Abankwa; Hon Kwame Amporfo Twumasi; Dr Joyce Aryee; Dr Mrs Nana Yaa Owusu-Prempeh; and Dr Isaac Owusu Mensah. Former President John Agyekum Kufuor is Life Patron.
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An aspiring Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) President, Mr Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has called for a deepened relationship between Corporate Ghana and the media in order to promote their businesses hand- in- hand.
He made the call when he took his campaign to the Ashfoam Factory Limited in Accra on Tuesday, July 13 2021.
Speaking at the meeting, Mr Dwumfour noted that Ashfoam has been one of the companies that have supported the media and the GJA over the years.
He stated that the company has supported GJA Awards by honouring the Best Journalist of the year, Female Journalist of the Year and the Most Promising Journalist of the year with products aside the monetary support it gives to GJA.
He also noted that Ashfoam has also helped with the painting of some parts of the building of the Press Centre amongst others hence the need to engage the company while aspiring to take over as the next President.
“We see them as a major corporate partner and as all know, the media thrives on an enabling environment to succeed and so if the media throws our support behind corporate Ghana, they will also support us when we go to them for support,” he said.
Mr Dwumfour said his campaign team will visit corporate Ghana, aside Ashfoam to appreciate them and to also let them know how the media can get the government to create an enabling environment for businesses in the country.
He also underscored the need to deepen the relationship between corporate Ghana, including Ashfoam, in order to help address some of their challenges.
“Businesses thrive on enabling environment and it is the media that will create it. What we can do as a Fourth Estate of the Realm is not just to expose the ills and the wrongs but to also help so that government will make laws that will protect our indigenous businesses, protect entrepreneurs and local businesses because even if investors come here, they employ the people here to do the job. So, we are here to strengthen the partnership between us and assure them that we will continue to deepen the working relationship they already started with the GJA, “he said.
He called on the media to stop attacking private companies since their downfall may cause a lot of harm to the society.
“We should stop the attack on businesses, and the attack on corporate world. When covid came, if you did not have a strong foundation, you would collapse and so if these businesses have survived, let us support them. Even when they are wrong, let us find a way to dialogue and see how we can resolve it than using our medium to sell them out, because when businesses collapse, unemployment will increase and armed robbery and gambling will increase and we all stand to be affected,” he added.
For his part, the General Manager of Ashfoam, Mr George A. Massih also pledged his support towards the GJA aspirant, expressing hope that the media will help address their (businesses) challenges.
He noted that the importation of second-hand mattresses had become a major challenge to the industry since it infringes on their businesses.
Despite calls on government to ban the importation of second mattresses, people still sneak in into the country irrespective of the harm it causes to human health.
He also noticed a rise in cyber security threats, especially on social media, calling on the GJA to organize trainings for the media on how to fight cyber security before it escalates.
Mr George A. Massih also noticed that the youth, as young as 7 years have engaged in gambling, a situation he said may affect the country’s development if not addressed in time.
He, therefore, called on the media to help raise awareness on these challenges in order to get the right institution to address them.
Mr Dwumfour was accompanied by Betty Apau-Oppong, former Director of TV, GTV, Vance Azu, former Night Editor, Daily Graphic, Sika Dzuali, Campaign Secretary, Ekourba Gyasi, TV host, Atinka TV, Ofori Ayim, Atinka FM, Kojo Addo, Atinka FM and Gabriel Bosompem, Campaign Chairman and former Manager, TV3.
Ghana| Atinkaonline.com| Porcia Oforiwaa Ofori
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Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics because of a knee injury.
More to follow.
A former Member of Parliament for Buem Constituency, Mr Daniel Kosi Ashiamah says Ghanaians are not against the payment of salaries to First and Second Ladies.
According to him, Ghanaians are rather worried about the process and procedure through which the salaries are going to be paid.
The First Lady declined the offer for her to be paid allowances and as well decided to refund all monies paid to her as allowances from the date of the President’s assumption of office, i.e., from January 2017 to date, amounting to GH¢899,097.84.
Her decision was informed by some extremely negative opinions being expressed by some Ghanaians in the raging debate on emoluments for First and Second Ladies.
Speaking on Atinka TV’s morning show, Ghana Nie with Ekourba Gyasi Simpremu, Mr Daniel Kosi Ashiamah noticed a mistake in the statement by the First Lady, explaining that Ghanaians are not contesting the salaries being paid to the First Lady and the Second Lady but are rather contesting Article 71’s inclusion of the First and Second Ladies.
He said if they (First and Second ladies are paid salaries under Article 71, there will be conflict of process and procedure as far as the Constitution is concerned.
Meanwhile, Mr Kosi Ashiamah said the auditing and procedure to pay them should have been stated clearly.
The Former NDC MP who was not happy about the First and Second Ladies returning their allowances said they shouldn’t have done that.
Ghana| Atinkaonline.com| Porcia Oforiwaa Ofori
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The police at the Cantonments have intercepted a weapon believed to be a pistol concealed in a pack of food meant for a robbery suspect.
The high vigilance of a police officer on duty foiled the attempt to smuggle the firearm by a twenty-three-year-old lady.
According to Greater Accra Police PRO, Efia Tengey “on July 11, 2021, at about 4:45 pm, a young lady aged about 23years with Nigerian accent came to the charge office with two packs of Papaye labeled fast food to be served on a robbery remand prisoner in cells.”
“When the food was carefully inspected by the duty officer on duty, a locally manufactured pistol with one aa cartridge was found concealed in one of the packs with the food covering it.”
She added that “unfortunately, the lady managed to flee the scene. Strenuous efforts are underway to trace and arrest the lady.”
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