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SOUTH AFRICA

S. African treatment center intensify battle against COVID-19 In South Africa, provision has been made at a treatment centre for those infected by the coronavirus.At a visit to a  COVID -19 treatment centre in Johannesburg Friday, president Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his satisfaction with the level of preparedness.“The country now needs to get very well prepared, because we are going to be reaching a peak somewhere later in August and in September, where we will need lots of hospital beds”, he said. We are going to be reaching a peak somewhere later in August and in September, where we will need lots of hospital beds. On Thursday, he announced the start to ease national lockdown measures from May 1. In Soweto, residents stood in long queues waiting to enter a supermarket on Friday.“It (national lockdown) has affected me because I haven’t been going to work for quite some time. But as soon as we get instructions if we are going to go back to work and what so ever. Other than that I

SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa coronavirus: Record one-day test, prez mocks 'mask mishap' South Africa has become a   COVID -19 model for the continent in many ways since it confirmed its   index case on 5th March, 2020 . From the area of testing through to record number of recoveries, South Africa has been praised for pro-activeness in combating the virus. The economic intervention measures rolled out by President Cyril Ramaphosa has also been classed as one of the most comprehensive across the continent. South Africa was one of the earliest to roll out such measures.Challenges have been recorded in the area of enforcing the three-week lock-down which was augmented by two weeks. Spike in cases at certain points and incidents of shoplifting and increase in domestic violence cases have all been headaches Pretoria continues to deal with. That President Ramaphosa is also the current Chairperson of the African Union, AU; means he has the delicate task of juggling national tasks withe the contin

Akufo-Addo endorsing illegality and irresponsibility of EC – Sam George

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the seat of government of endorsing what he says are illegal and irresponsible actions being showcased by heads of the country’s Electoral body. This follows a supposed meeting held by some Electoral Commission officials at the Airport City Escape Hotel in Accra Saturday. Mr. George, who had earlier secured a court injunction against a planned workshop by the EC in his constituency said the move was a violation of the country’s laws and impropriety. The MP who had stormed the place with some other party members to ascertain the details of the said meeting expressed disappointment in the leaders of the commission whom he claims acted with approval from the presidency. His displeasure was based on the argument that the EC and officials present at the location were flouting government’s directives against the holding of any political or public gatherings in the wake of the fas

Kennedy Agyapong lists Obinim girls

      An outspoken politician,  Kennedy Agyapong , seems to have stripped controversial pastor Bishop Daniel Obinim naked, accusing him of being a habitual womanizer, whose taste for girls knows no boundaries. In a latest video circulating on social media, Mr. Agyapong, who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, has listed names of different ‘hot’ ladies that he claimed Bishop Obinim had committed adultery with. He said on a single count, he (Kennedy) managed to trace 14 different women that Bishop Obinim, who owns International God’s Way Church, had slept with. Besides, he showed the pictures of the ladies to buttress his claim on his Net2 television station. Mr. Agyapong said topping the list of the Obinim girls was a fair in complexion and stunning-looking female actress, who is very popular in the country. He said this particular actress was much loved by Obinim. The tall list of ladies, who have so far fallen victim to Bishop Obinim’s alleged sexual escapades

No Black Stars player could challenge my decision on penalty kick - Stephen Appiah

   Former Ghana captain, Stephen Appiah has revealed that no player in the Black Stars could ever challenge his decision to take a penalty kick during his time with the national team. Appiah captained the Black Stars from 2003 to 2010 and was a kingpin for the national team. In 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Ghana suffered a painful quarterfinal exit after losing on penalties to Uruguay. Ghana could have won in extra time but for a late penalty miss by forward Asamoah Gyan, an incident which goes down as one of the bitter defeats for the Black Stars. Gyan, 33, who was Ghana’s lead scorer at the Mundial was reported to have gone against Stephen Appiah’s decision to take the penalty against Uruguay after the latter had made his intention to affect the kick. Contrary to the reports, the former Fenerbahçe and Udinese star who qualified the country to it first World Cup appearance in Germany has denied the said reports insisting none of his teammates could ever challenge his decisi