Kenyan tea workers take UK company to court
Tea workers in Kenya have filed a case against multi-national company Unilever in the UK’s Supreme Court for allegedly failing to protect them during the violence that followed the 2007 elections in which more than one thousand people were killed. They say Unilever failed to respect its own human rights policy during the attacks. Court […]
Gay Zimbabwe teacher resigns after death threats
A Gay Teacher at a Top Private School in Zimbabwe has been forced to resign after receiving death threats and threats of legal action from parents. Neal Hovelmeier, who is also a Deputy Headmaster,who came out publicly over his sexuality at an Assembly at Saint John’s College in Harare sparked outrage from some parents in […]
Chinese Ambassador allays fears over StarTimes deal
Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang has allayed fears that StarTimes deal with Ghana will lead to takeover of the Ghanaian Broadcasting industry. He said China respect the sovereignty of countries it deals with and therefore any deal it enters into with Ghana will not be adverse. Mr Wan was speaking at Akweibu in […]
Wa: Persons with disability receive support
The Wa East District Assembly has given some items and money to 64 physically challenged persons in the district, in line with the two percent budgetary allocation of the District Assembly Common Fund for the disabled. The support valued at GH¢75,584 is to give a leg to the recipients in respect of their income generating […]
