GOLD, PRICES, AND JOBS: WHAT’S AT STAKE IN GHANA’S ELECTIONS?
Ghana is due to get a new president after December’s election. The current vice-president, Mahamudu Bawumia, and a former head of state, John Mahama, are the two leading candidates in…
AIRLINES SUSPEND HAITI FLIGHTS AFTER PLANE HIT BY GUNFIRE
Several airlines have suspended flights to Haiti after a passenger plane from the US was hit by gunfire as it tried to land in Port-au-Prince. Spirit Airlines Flight 951 from…
MILES SAMPA FILES CONTEMPT CHARGES AGAINST REGISTRAR, CHABINGA
Patriotic Front (PF) President, Miles Sampa, has initiated contempt proceedings against the Registrar of Societies, Robert Chabinga, and PF member Morgan Ng’ona. The allegations stem from changes made to the…
30-YEAR-OLD MAN DROWNS IN MANSA’S CHIBALASHI DAM
A 30-year-old man, Kelson Phiri, lost his life in a tragic boating accident on Chibalashi Dam in Mansa District. Phiri, a resident of Mutiti Village in Chief Chimese’s Chiefdom, was…
UNZA WORKERS ‘TO THROW IN THE TOWEL’ OVER K1.4 BILLION UNPAID DUES
More than 1,000 University of Zambia (UNZA) workers are preparing to strike following a breakdown in negotiations with the government over K1.4 billion in unpaid dues. The debt, which has…
CHIYESO LUNGU PURSUES COURT ORDER TO RECOVER SEIZED ASSETS
Daughter of former President Edgar Lungu is requesting the Lusaka High Court to halt the forfeiture of her alleged assets by the state while she appeals a ruling against her.…
KAMALA HARRIS UNDER PRESSURE AS HER PATH TO VICTORY NARROWS
Donald Trump has won North Carolina and Georgia and taken a lead over Kamala Harris in most of the other five battleground states that will decide the winner of the…
‘DEFINITELY A GOOD MOOD’: REPUBLICANS FEEL CONFIDENT IN NEVADA
As the national landscape tilts in favour of Trump, Al Jazeera correspondent John Holman says the mood is positive in the western swing state of Nevada. “Definitely a good mood…