Former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia believes Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey will lead the Commonwealth well. Bawumia met with the new Commonwealth Secretary-General at Marlborough House on Wednesday. He called Botchwey a close friend and hardworking public servant. The former NPP presidential candidate attended the meeting with his wife, Samira. Bawumia praised Botchwey's eight years of serving Ghana and other countries around the world.
Botchwey won the top Commonwealth job during the 2024 meeting held on the island of Samoa. She becomes the first person from Ghana to run the 56-country organization. Botchwey replaces Baroness Patricia Scotland, who finished her final term last December. African leaders agreed that the next leader should...
Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak wants to remove beggars from Ghana's cities. Security forces will soon start operations across five major cities. The minister spoke about this plan during his visit to Tamale. He said street dwellers threaten public safety and national security. Officials want to restore order to urban areas.
Security officers have already arrested over 2,000 foreign beggars on Accra streets. Half of these people have already gone back to their home countries. Workers will send the remaining prisoners away before the weekend ends. The minister warned sex workers that they face the same treatment. Police will target anyone working on public streets.
Mohammed-Mubarak told street people to leave cities before...
Mortuary workers across Ghana might stop working again if government talks fail. The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana told people about this threat on Thursday morning. Richard Kofi Jordan leads the group and speaks on the radio about their problems. He said strikes are never their first choice for solving issues. The workers want to talk with government leaders before taking any harsh steps.
Jordan feels angry about unsafe working conditions at morgues around the country. Mortuary workers face deadly germs and viruses every day without proper gear. Many workers still lack protective equipment and good air systems at their jobs. These missing safety tools put workers' lives at serious risk. The association demands better...
Ghana Water Company started releasing extra water from Weija Dam this week. The company wants to prevent the dam from overflowing during the rainy season. Stanley Martey from the water company talked about the situation on TV3 on Thursday. He said the water level reached 44.4 feet already. Workers opened two gates to let water flow out safely.
The dam can hold water up to 48 feet before problems start. Company workers always begin releasing water when it hits 44 feet. Heavy rains filled the Densu River and pushed more water toward the dam. Martey said they expect to release much more water if the rains continue. The company follows safety rules to protect the dam structure.
Martey warned people about what could happen if the dam...
Anti-corruption Commission officials question Minister James Sankwasa about a 5 million dollar government contract given to his company. Cha-Cha-Cha Management Consultancy received the job without public advertising through emergency procurement rules. The company hired Stefanus Niikondo, who worked at the agriculture ministry before retiring. Niikondo performs the same duties he did as a government employee for many years. Officials worry about conflicts of interest and abuse of inside information.
ACC Director Paulus Noa confirmed that investigators started questioning agriculture ministry workers about the contract. Noa suspects ministry officials planned the tender to benefit specific people rather than serve public needs. The...
Muyombo Limota lost his 15-year-old daughter Edna to malaria after she became sick on March 17. The girl lived with her grandmother and started showing symptoms before going to the Sesheke Clinic for help. Doctors tested her blood and found malaria parasites before giving her medicine to fight the disease. Her condition failed to improve after the first treatment round at the medical facility. Clinic staff could not provide more drugs because patients must wait 28 days between treatments.
Farmers around Sesheke face constant mosquito attacks when they camp at their crop fields. Briliant Musiwa guards his maize and sorghum plants against elephants and hippos every night. The farmer contracted malaria in February and needed three weeks...
The Marine Stewardship Council gave money to Namibian scientists who want to keep seals away from fishing nets. The group handed out 40 million Namibian dollars to 85 different ocean projects around the world. The Namibian Hake Association teams up with researchers to test new sound equipment on boats. The machine makes low noises that scare seals without hurting them permanently. This technology stops seals from getting caught accidentally when fishermen catch fish.
Thomas Götz leads the research team that studies how sounds affect seal behavior underwater. Scientists have learned that certain noises make seals swim away quickly from fishing areas. The sound triggers automatic fear responses deep inside seal brains and nervous...
Kuzeeko Kangueehi died on May 15 at the age of 81 after leading the Swanu party for many years. McHenry Venaani remembered meeting Kangueehi at the gym and sauna with Andimba Toivo ya Toivo. The three men talked about politics and daily events during their visits together. Venaani called Kangueehi a father figure who acted like a dignified gentleman toward everyone. Kairaane taught Kangueehi English before becoming his wife and life partner.
Kangueehi fought for economic freedom during Namibia's liberation struggle against apartheid rule. Swanu president Evilastus Kaaronda praised him as a hero and veteran leader. The political leader helped organize military support for armed resistance against the government. Dudu Murorua said...
Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah flew to Tanzania for two days of official meetings. Foreign Minister Mohamed Kombo welcomed her at Julius Nyerere International Airport when she arrived. President Samia Hassan later hosted the Namibian leader at State House for private talks. The women discussed ways to make their countries work better together. Both presidents want stronger business and cultural connections between their nations.
Hassan told reporters about her long friendship with Nandi-Ndaitwah, which dates back to 1995. The leaders first met in Beijing during a women's rights conference decades ago. They crossed paths again as tourism ministers and later as vice presidents of their countries. Both women now lead their...
