adminGhana central bank holds rate as currency slide slows disinflation
Ghana’s central bank held its main interest rate steady at 29 percent for the second meeting in a row yesterday, as a slide in the local cedi currency has slowed inflation’s decline.
BLUE CIRCLE BUSES PLEAD FOR A REPRIEVE
THE owners of Blue Circle Buses, and their workers, believe they have served their punishment and are pleading with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development to lift their ban from operating, which has been in force since March.
HERDBOY IN COURT FOR MURDER OVER WAGES
A HERDBOY has been arraigned before a magistrate for allegedly killing his employer after an altercation over his wages.
12 UNIVERSITIES IN SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE QUIZ SHOW
TWELVE universities are competing in a quiz challenge aimed at imparting knowledge among young people on sexual reproductive health, among other key issues.
GOSPEL ARTIST ITCHING FOR RECOGNITION
UPCOMING gospel artist, Leonard “Lenny Ky” Kafura, is itching for recognition after recording over 200 songs, which are yet to be released.
NICKI MINAJ’S ARREST AND LEGAL WEED CONFUSION
LONDON. — US rapper Nicki Minaj was arrested at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on Saturday on suspicion of exporting “soft drugs” according to authorities.
COACH REFUSES TO DISCUSS SEXUAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS
A MALE coach, who was accused of sexually abusing female members of the ZRP Harare Queens, has refused to discuss the sensational allegations.
KUIPERS MISSES OUT ON OLYMPICS
ZIMBABWE’S hopes of having representation in triathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will have to wait a bit longer after hopeful Andie Kuipers found the going tough in her last qualifying event.
GOODBYE GENTLE GIANT
SCORES of mourners gathered at Zororo Memorial Park on the outskirts of Chitungwiza to bid farewell to football’s Gentle Giant as Nelson Matongorere was laid to rest yesterday.
Indian billionaire Ambani targets African telecoms market
Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is set to venture into Africa with a new telecom project, which plans to capture mobile broadband customers in this rapidly growing market.