Manchester City Women have appointed ex-Wales striker Gareth Taylor as their new manager on a three-year contract.
Taylor, 47, played for City between 1998 and 2001 and has been managing the men's academy team.
He succeeds Nick Cushi…
The 2020 Dutch Grand Prix has been cancelled because of the global coronavirus pandemic.
The race - returning to the Formula 1 calendar for the first time since 1985 - was due to be held on 3 May but was initially postponed.
"We were…
Scrum-half Reuben Morgan-Williams has signed a new two-year deal with Ospreys.
Morgan-Williams, 22, has made 20 appearances and scored five tries since agreeing a first professional deal with Ospreys in January 2018.
Neath-born Morga…
Drastically reducing the number of scrums during a game, removing the choke tackle, limiting numbers in the maul and speeding up rucks are among 10 optional law trials approved by World Rugby to help reduce the risk of coronavirus transmis…
Tour de France: Mark Cavendish's selection chances not 'automatic', says Bahrain-McLaren team principal
Mark Cavendish's chances of being selected for this year's Tour de France have been hampered by the coronavirus, says his team manag…
Former Samoa captain Pat Lam believes Wales should aim to be the best rugby team in the world.
Bristol Bears director of rugby Lam, 51, says Wales is similar to New Zealand in that it produces "natural" players.
He feels the reigning…
The Ministry of Youth ad Sports (MOYS) has said it is considering a stimulus package peculiar to the sports industry in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the suspension of all sportin…
The European Tour season is set to resume in July with a six-week 'UK Swing' tournament and run to December.
The British Masters in Newcastle from 22-25 July is the first of six events, two of which will be at Celtic Manor.
Later in …
In the Global Startup Rankings of 2020, Ghana has decreased by 10 and now ranks 85th. On the cities rankings, Ghana’s capital, Accra, also saw a decline this year dropping 107 positions.
Regionally in Africa, Ghana ranks 8, and Accra r…
When completed, it will deliver best in class facility uptime and operational performance at very efficient shared services cost for hosting and operating core IT infrastructure and services
Consistent with the announcement of its plann…
Coronavirus - Africa: Global Education Coalition facilitates free internet access for distance education in several countries
In sub-Saharan Africa, Orange through its subsidiaries, provides free access to accredited learning platforms
…
The ILO’s latest analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 exposes the devastating and disproportionate effect on young workers, and analyses measures being taken to create a safe return to work environment
More than one in six y…
Coronavirus - Africa: COVID-19 hygiene measures must be enforced in schools set to reopen in West and Central Africa, says Save the Children
About 12 million children have been affected by school closures across Burkina Faso, Mali and S…
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today unveiled a four-year plan to achieve sustainable growth, financial stability, and profitability by the end of fiscal-year 2023. The scalable plan, involving cost-rationalization and business optimization, w…
The benchmark index shed 24.31 points (-1.22%) due to downward price movements in three counters, Fan Milk (-0.29%), MTN Ghana (-3.33%) and Benso Oil (-5.66%) to close at 1,975.81 with a -12.46% year-to-date return. The market capitaliza…
Amazon Web Services and Bundesliga to Deliver Real Time Game Analysis with “Bundesliga Match Facts Powered by AWS”
AWS machine learning and analytics to enhance the fan experience for Germany’s top football league, delivering new adv…
[Media Alert] Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation Host 11th Global MediXchange for Combating COVID-19 (GMCC) Webinar in Africa in Collaboration with the United Nations
Through GMCC, global medical workers have digital access to ep…
CSG® (NASDAQ: CSGS) announced it has been selected by Mobile Telecommunications Ltd (MTC), Namibia’s leading mobile operator, to lead their business transformation efforts.
As one of MTC’s transformation business partners, CSG will del…
UNCTAD and the five UN regional commissions join forces to help developing countries tackle trade and transport challenges from the coronavirus pandemic.
UNCTAD/JAN HOFFMANN
A new joint UN project is seeking to help governments and…
Despite accelerated progress over the past decade, the world will fall short of ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy by 2030 unless efforts are scaled up significantly, reveals the new Tracking …
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, many schools around the world have been forced to close down. This has forced many to move out and find ways to teach kids online [1].
Online learning has become a popular choice because of the flexi…
Leading African Government Affairs firm, ETHICORE is proud to announce the formation of Africa Government Affairs Xchange (Africa GX: www.africagx.com). This coincides with Africa Month and Africa Day (25 May 2020), commemorating the found…
Customers Can Now Send International Money Transfers to 200 Countries and Territories via the Mama Money Mobile App
Western Union (bit.ly/2U1IrTh), a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, and Mama Money (Ma…
A “Shark Tank” style competition
Six finalists were chosen from a wide field of applicants to compete on today’s Brilliant African Innovations Against COVID-19, a “Shark Tank” style contest in which entrepreneurs competed for prizes. Th…
Market Summary
The GSE Composite Index moderated by 11.85 points (-0.59%) due to MTN Ghana (-1.64%) to close at 2,000.12 with a -11.39% year-to-date return while the market capitalization decreased by 0.23% to settle at GH¢54.16 billi…
I have on several occasions referred to laughter as the “best medicine” just as many others do but I knew little about the science behind laughter, but now I know.
I came across the quote “Laughter is the best medicine. Unless you’re la…
The 2020 survey was conducted between February and April 2020 and yielded over 15,000 brand mentions and over 2,000 unique brands
For the third time in a row, Dangote Group (Dangote.com) has emerged as the most admired African brand, of…
Seasoned Professionals To Discuss The ‘The Future Of Work’ At The Virtual MTN Business World Executive Breakfast Meeting On Thursday May 28.
Accra 27th May 2020. Seasoned professionals in corporate Ghana will converge on the MTN Busine…
A body representing Nigerian doctors believes the real number of coronavirus cases in the country could be four times higher than the 8,733 cases confirmed by the authorities so far.
The head of Nigeria’s Medical Association, Francis Fa…
Health officials say they'll consider tougher social-distancing measures if the current uptick continues.
There have been 79 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, the highest daily rate of new infections in nearly two months.
Most…
The Wassa Amenfi West Municipality in the Western Region has recorded it first case of COVID-19 since the pandemic broke in the country.
The suspected case came from a trader at the Asankragwa market, who tested positive at a hospital…
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been speaking to BBC Breakfast to talk about Thursday's launch of the test and trace system in England.
The 2,000 who tested positive on Wednesday will be approached by text, email or phone by tracers, …
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will commit more than a third of the USD 600,000 loan it has secured from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to address the problem of swollen shoot diseases and over-aged cocoa trees in the country, the Ch…
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is emerging as one of China’s biggest corporate winners of the coronavirus crisis, gaining the opportunity to expand its businesses and solidify its status as a critical part of the country’s socio-economic engine…
Central Regional Minister, Mr Kwamena Duncan has suggested that only final-year Senior High School students across the country should be allowed to return to school.
This according to him will provide students the opportunity to write t…
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has donated medical supplies worth over one hundred and fifty thousand Ghana cedis (GHS150,000.00) to selected hospitals at a ceremony held at the Ga East Municipal hospital in Accra today…
The US has passed 100,000 deaths in the coronavirus outbreak in less than four months.
It has seen more fatalities than any other country, while its 1.69 million confirmed infections account for about 30% of the worldwide total.
The …
An Executive Member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Tema East Constituency, Stephen Ashitey Adjei, has called on party members not to sacrifice the Constituency’s Parliamentary Candidate on the altar of their op…
EasyJet is to cut up to 30% of its workforce as it struggles to cope with the collapse in demand for air travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The airline did not say exactly how many jobs would go, but it employed 15,000 people at…
Speaker of Parliament Michael Aaron Oquaye on Wednesday issued a caution against public declaration of the status of any one tested in the covid-19 mandatory testing exercise done in the House last week.
His caution comes in the w…
On the face of it, things may not look bad.
Since the first case of coronavirus at the end of January, India has reported more than 150,000 Covid-19 infections. More than 4,000 people have died of the infection.
To put this in some c…
Representatives of the Political Parties who participated in the Interparty Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting have given strong backing to the decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voters roll.
The issues that…
About 400 people have escaped from a coronavirus quarantine centre in Malawi's second largest city, Blantyre, after complaining about its poor state.
Local media has reported that the escapees were quarantined on arrival from South Afri…
A number of Ghanaian opposition lawmakers want parliament to be temporarily closed.
The West African country has so far confirmed about 7,000 cases and 34 deaths.
Speaker Mike Oquaye last week told Members of Parliament and parliamen…
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has pledged his commitment to work with the shareholders of the bank to collectively press on to fulfil the mission of its founders to accelerate and transform Afri…
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) on Wednesday said traveling into and out of Ghana through unapproved routes remains unlawful and illegal, and said that will not be countenanced.
It, therefore, called on the general public to s…
Kenya has recorded a "staggering" number of new cases of coronavirus, Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe has said.
Announcing the latest figures, he said that the number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus has risen by 123 to 1…
The Concern Voters Movement (CVM), a socio-Political organisation has appealed to government to lift the ban on Public and Social Gatherings with tactical adherence to the current protocols.
The CVM said, the over reliance on Scie…
The African Union (AU) has launched an initiative to honour the leadership role and contributions of former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, for the establishment of the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Known as the Kofi…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced 186 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national total case count to 7,303.
The cases, the GHS said, were recorded in four regions: Greater Accra 140; Central - 23; Ashanti - 14; and Easte…
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