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Polls have opened in Malawi a year on from President Peter Mutharika’s disputed election victory that was annulled nearly five months ago. Mr Mutharika, who wants a second term, is up against Lazarus Chakwera, who heads an opposition coalition. Evidence of vote tampering including correction fluid on tally sheets led to judges scrapping his May […] The post Voting begins

In Germany, an isolated outbreak at an abattoir is one of the reasons cited for a rise in the country’s reproduction (R) number to 2.88. R is the average number of people who someone with Covid-19 could infect. A number below one is seen as necessary to contain the spread of the disease. The Tönnies […] The post Germany considers local lockdown after abattoir spike

US President Donald Trump has extended a pause on some green cards and suspended visas for other foreign workers until the end of 2020. High-skilled tech workers, non-agricultural seasonal helpers, au pairs, and top executives will be affected. The White House said the move will create jobs for Americans hurting economically due to the pandemic. […] The post Trump targets

Some new candidates who sailed through the recently held New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary primaries have discounted claims of vote-buying said to have characterized the polls. During last Saturday’s primaries by the NPP, Citi News reported of an incident where police at the Otaten polling station in the Ablekuma North constituency in the Greater Accra […] The post NPP

Global cases of the novel coronavirus surpassed 9 million on Monday, as Brazil and India grappled with a surge in infections, and the United States, China, and other hard-hit countries reported new outbreaks, according to a Reuters tally. The first case was reported in China in early January and it took until mid-May to reach […] The post Global Coronavirus

The Vice President of Groupe Nduom, Nana Ofori Owusu says the Court of Appeal’s dismissal of the Bank of Ghana’s appeal which challenged the jurisdiction of the High Court to hear the suit filed by GN Savings and Loans over the revocation of its license paves the way for justice. Following the legal victory on […] The post GN Savings &

The National Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Awuku has said the party will investigate the allegations of vote-buying during its primaries. The NPP on June 20, 2020, held its parliamentary primaries in constituencies it has sitting Members of Parliament. But there have been allegations of vote-buying that took place during the […] The post We’ll