South Africa’s Pretoria Girls High School management is facing a furious backlash after allegedly instructing black school pupils to straighten their hair. Reports say that the country’s Education authorities are probing the institution on the issue. #StopRacismAtPretoriaGirlsHigh trending on social media topic on Monday, after videos and photographs of pupils protesting at the school one…
Nii Osah Mills, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has called for strategies that would respond to youth crime, re-integration and after-care services to support the development of vulnerable children and the youth.He said re-integration and after care services would address repetition, restore normal behaviour among juveniles and enhance reform. Nii Osah Mills was…
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Ghana began pumping crude from a second offshore field operated by British company Tullow Oil on Thursday, hoping the additional revenue will boost its flagging economy. The Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) field expects to average around 23,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2016, eventually reaching 80,000 bpd along with associated gas to be harnessed…
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s government has set up an advisory panel headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to find “lasting solutions” to the conflict in Rakhine state, where human rights groups have documented widespread abuses against the minority Rohingya Muslims. A statement Tuesday by the office of State Counselor Aung San Suu…
President John Mahama has pardoned three persons serving a four-month jail term for criminal contempt. A statement signed by the Communications Minister Dr Omane Boamah said the decision was taken on the advice of the Council of State and was on compassionate grounds.A radio host with the Accra-based Montie FM Salifu Maase and two panelists,…
A message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition23 August 2016. In the night of 22 to 23 August 1791, men and women, torn from Africa and sold into slavery, revolted against the slave system to obtain freedom and independence for Haiti,…
Share| World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is held every year on 19 August to pay tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service, and to mobilize people to advocate for a more humane world. This year, WHD follows on one of the most pivotal moments in the history of humanitarian action:…
