Ramaphosa Reshuffles Cabinet
New South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced his cabinet, making substantial changes to ministerial positions. He reappointed Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister, reversing his sacking by...
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Rampant Transfer of Civil Servants Affecting Retrieval of Embezzled Funds – MP
A member of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, Samuel Nartey George, has asked for a critical look at the rampant transfers of civil servants within public institutions in the country. His...
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma Resigns
South Africa’s embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned his office with immediate effect. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening. Earlier, Mr Zuma’s...
PAC Shocked By Level of Disregard For Regulations In Spending State Cash
Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee James Avedzi has expressed indignation at how some financial officers in public institutions disregard the country’s financial regulations in spending the...
Give Me Powers To Prosecute
The Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo has applied to the Attorney General to grant him prosecutorial powers to haul persons indicted in his report before the court. This was disclosed Monday February 5...
My Allegiance Is To Nobody! – Auditor General States, As He Goes After Looters
Mr Domelevo who activated a section of the Audit Service Act by initiating steps to retrieve looted state funds stated he is working in the interest of the nation as per the country’s constitution....
Kweku Baako Defends EC Boss
Veteran journalist, Kweku Baako Jnr., has described a formal request calling for the removal of the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, as an ‘incompetent petition filed by a...
Top S.Africa Court Okays Secret Ballots In Zuma No-Confidence Vote
South Africa's highest court on Thursday ruled that lawmakers can cast secret ballots in a no-confidence vote in President Jacob Zuma, who is facing mounting criticism within the ruling ANC. Although...
News Making Headlines In Top South African Media Outlets
The following are news items in South African major news outlets on Sunday. — The Progressive Professionals Forum (PPF) has welcomed the objectives stipulated in the revised Mining Charter by the...
Ghana Institute of Journalism Cited In Auditor-General’s Report For Poor Records Keeping
The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has been cited for bad record keeping by the 2015 Auditor-General’s report. The school on several occasions failed to keep detailed records on contracts and...
BoG, FDA Others Summoned As PAC Hearing On 2015 Auditor General’s Report Begins
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has summoned officials of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to appear before it Tuesday, as it begins public hearings on the 2015 Auditor General’s report....
South Africa’s Ex-President Casts Doubt On Zuma
South Africa's former President Kgalema Motlanthe has told the BBC that his vote for the ANC cannot be taken as a given come elections in 2019. Mr Motlanthe, who briefly served as president and was...
Mbeki Warns MPs Over Zuma Vote
South Africa's ex-President Thabo Mbeki has called on MPs of the governing African National Congress (ANC) to act in the interest of voters - rather than their party - during next week's...
S. Africa To Re-Think Nuclear Deal After Junk Status
South Africa's ruling party on Sunday said the government will have to re-think its costly and highly contentious nuclear expansion programme following last week's relegation of the country's...
S.Africa’s Storied ANC Risks Losing Grip On Power
South Africa's ANC party, the celebrated political force that ended white-minority rule and ushered in democracy, had hoped its dominance of national politics might last for generations. But deep...
Auditor-General Submits 2015 Report To Parliament
The Auditor-General has submitted to Parliament a total number of 13 reports on public accounts for the year ended December 31, 2015. A statement signed by Joseph K. Ghunney, the Director of Public...
Mahama, Folorunsho Alakija To Speak At Harvard University
The 8th Annual African Development Conference held at the Prestigious Harvard University this weekend. Under the theme which was to explore creative and collaborative approaches to African challenges...
Rand Falls Further As Concern Mounts
Worries over the health of South Africa's economy continued on Monday, as comments by the new finance minister failed to stem a fall in the rand. The value of currency fell 1.5% to a two-month low,...
South Africa Rand Sinks Further Amid Concern About Credit Downgrade
Worries over the health of South Africa's economy continued on Monday, as comments by the new finance minister failed to stem a fall in the rand. The value of currency fell 1.5% to a two-month low,...
Relocate Pan African Parliament From SA Over Xenophobic Attacks – Muntaka
The Member of Parliament for Asawase constituency in the Ashanti Region, Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed has moved a motion for the relocation of the Pan African parliament from South Africa following...