Medical students face big problems at KNUST in Kumasi. Not enough classrooms, labs, and meeting spaces at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital stop more students from going to medical school. The School of Medical Sciences could produce many more future doctors if they had better places to learn and study.
Professor Akwasi Antwi-Kusi runs the school. He said they turned away almost 800 smart students this year. The school picked 1,040 top students in grades six to eight for interviews. However, they could only let in 240 because they lack space for everyone else.
The professor spoke at the medical school's 50th birthday party. He said that after fifty years, teachers still have no offices at the hospital. Their classrooms fit just 120...
Interior Minister Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak has ordered the Ashanti Regional Police Command to shut down "Tinka" within six months. This notorious drug center sits in the Alabar area of Kumasi. Drug dealers, users, and thieves selling phones, laptops, and other stolen items have made this place their base for years. Law enforcement groups have found it hard to stop the illegal activities happening there.
When talking to police officers at regional headquarters, Alhaji Muntaka said that closing this place would make life safer for everyone living, working, or visiting Kumasi. He compared the drug problem to illegal mining, or "galamsey," because both cause major harm. "Drug trafficking and abuse have become as serious as galamsey. We must...
The head of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Dr. Ken Ashigbey, blasted the new rules about kicking foreigners out of Ghana for illegal mining. He thinks everyone should face the same punishment. Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak told people in Accra on April 4 that his office wants to quickly send foreign lawbreakers back home instead of taking them to court.
Mubarak explained that they prefer removing non-citizens quickly rather than going through lengthy trials. He said he had already written to the Attorney General about this plan. The government also wants to ban these people from ever coming back to Ghana by putting their names on a special list that prevents their return.
Dr. Ashigbey fired back during a JoyNews interview...
Manasseh Azure Awuni slammed Ghana's new deportation plan for criminal foreigners. The famous reporter attacked what he saw as unfair treatment between locals and outsiders caught doing the same crimes. Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak announced his office would send foreign lawbreakers back home instead of putting them through courts. He revealed these changes during an April 4 press conference in Accra.
The minister explained that his department prefers quick removal over lengthy trials for non-citizens who harm Ghana's environment. "When we arrest any foreigner, we are not interested in prosecuting. Our first option is to take them to their country. I have officially written to the Attorney General," Mubarak stated. The government...
Czech President Petr Pavel plans to visit Ghana for three days next week. He arrives on Tuesday, April 8, and leaves on Thursday, April 10, during what officials call a historic trip between the nations.
The government announced these plans through a statement from Felix Kwakye Ofosu on April 4. As Minister of State handling Government Communications, he shared details about the upcoming visit. This marks the first time any Czech president has traveled to Ghana since both countries started diplomatic connections back in October 1959.
President Mahama will welcome Pavel as his first official state guest since taking office earlier this year in January. The packed schedule includes several key events where both leaders will meet. Pavel...
A street seller in Bulawayo turned a small sales rivalry into violence when he attacked another vendor because they fought over who would serve a paying customer. Thabo Receive Dumani, age 32, attacked his business competitor at Bradfield Shopping Centre during broad daylight on February 2, 2025. The peaceful market atmosphere changed fast when Dumani started screaming at fellow merchant Killan Nyasha about whose customer it was. Dumani grabbed rocks from nearby and smashed them against Nyasha's head twice.
The attack left Nyasha bleeding from serious head injuries that needed medical care. Both men had been selling their goods without problems until the fight exploded over who deserved money from a single shopper. Local police...
People with albinism face discrimination daily, but one group fights hard to change this reality. Loveness Mainato started the Albino Charity Organisation of Zimbabwe back in 2009. Since then, ALCOZ has helped over 6000 individuals across Zimbabwe. Mainato created this support system after her family rejected her for having two children with albinism.
The organization aims to improve the lives of people with albinism by fighting the stigma and meeting their needs throughout Zimbabwe. ALCOZ teaches valuable skills like baking, detergent making, and garment production. These programs help members earn money and become self-sufficient. Mainato strongly believes in giving people tools to build better futures for themselves.
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In 2016, a Zimbabwean High Court judge named Tawanda Chitapi made waves with his ruling that married people cannot look through each other's phones because it violates privacy rights. This sparked huge debates both online and offline in Zimbabwe, where most people follow Christian beliefs and hold traditional values. One newspaper ran a flashy headline saying, "Hands off spouses' phones," which made everything worse. Many readers just saw that headline and formed opinions without reading the full article about what the judge actually meant.
People started calling this the "mjolo pandemic" in street talk, but everyone missed a chance to talk seriously about digital safety in Zimbabwe. The conversation became all about morals and...
Lovers looking for private spots around Bulawayo face real danger these days. People need to know about the scary truth - having sex in secluded areas puts you at huge risk. Recent attacks near Cowdray Park and along Nyamandlovu Road show just how bad things can get when couples pick dark, hidden places. What starts as a search for privacy often ends with something much worse.
A couple parked near a school in Cowdray Park went through complete horror when two masked men jumped them. The attackers forced them to have sex at gunpoint and recorded everything, probably planning to blackmail them later. They then took the woman away and raped her. Nobody should ever go through such a terrible experience, yet these attacks keep happening...
