Ghanaian female rap sensation Eno Barony believes her exploits in the music industry will pave the way for upcoming female rappers to rub shoulders with their male counterparts in rap music. Rap music in Ghana has over the past few months been ignited by some female rappers including Eno Read more…
The hit video game has attracted millions of players since its launch, in August. Source: BBC
Novak Djokovic has apologised for hitting a line judge with a ball at the US Open, saying he is “extremely sorry for creating her such stress”. The world number one was disqualified from his fourth-round match against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta. The Serb, 33, who had just had his serve broken, took Read more…
The coronavirus global health pandemic — and the new emphasis on social distancing to slow down the spread of COVID-19 — has put healthcare and tech services used to enable healthcare remotely under the spotlight. Today a startup that’s building microinsurance and healthcare services specifically targeting emerging markets is announcing Read more…
The Kafe and Avorgbedor families with deep sorrow, yet with gratitude unto the Lord humbly announce the passing of: Mrs Susana Ablavi Kafe Age: 80 years Pre-Burial and Memorial Service: Friday, 11th September 2020 at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, East Adenta. Time: 9:00 am Attire: Black Burial, Thanksgiving, Memorial Read more…
Deputy General-Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Otokunor says there is no reason for former President John Dramani Mahama to apologise for allegedly endorsing the “Akyem Sakawa Mafia” comment. This according to him is because, the words have been taken out of context by the governing New Patriotic Read more…
China’s enthusiasm for teaching children to code is facing a new roadblock as organizations and students lose an essential tool: the Scratch programming language developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. China-based internet users can no longer access Scratch’s website. Greatfire.org, an organization that monitors internet Read more…
HumanForest, a dockless, shared and ad-supported e-bike service which began trialling a service in London this June, has taken in its first tranche of external funding. The £1.8 million (~$2.3M) investment comes from backers in the mobility space, including Juan de Antonio and Vicente Pascual, founders of ride-sharing app Cabify. Read more…
Ethan Peters, also known as Ethan Is Supreme, was a makeup influencer and YouTuber from the US. Source: BBC
Based in Bangkok, Freshket simplifies the process of getting fresh produce from farms to tables. Launched in 2017, the startup has now raised a $3 million Series A, led by Openspace Ventures. Other participants included Thai private equity firm ECG-Research; Innospace; and Pamitra Wineka and Ivan Sustiawan, the co-founders of Read more…
Daybridge, a productivity and time management app by former Monzo engineer Kieran McHugh, has picked by £750,000 in a seed round led by early Monzo backer, Passion Capital. Also participating is a number of London-based angel investors — including, I understand, other Monzo alumni. Passion Capital’s Eileen Burbidge has joined Read more…
Vodafone Idea, one of the largest telecom operators in India, has rebranded as ‘Vi’ as it looks for a “fresh start” three years after the British telecom giant Vodafone Group’s India business and billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla’s Idea Cellular merged in the country. “As the integration of two businesses is now complete, Read more…
The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says this year’s general elections should be based on the trust that the electorates have for the leaders of the two main parties. Addressing members and supporters of NDC at Jiripa on Friday as part of his 4-day Read more…
Ghanaian striker John Antwi has become the first foreign player to score 100 goals in the Egyptian Premier League. Antwi achieved the feat after scoring for Pyramids FC in their 2-1 defeat El-Gouna on Sunday. The 28-year-old has clinched the record playing for four clubs since he arrived in the Read more…
Pierre Gasly took a stunning upset win in the Italian Grand Prix for Red Bull’s Alpha Tauri team in one of the most remarkable races in history. Lewis Hamilton was dominating until he was penalised for being called in for a stop when the pit lane was closed. Two safety Read more…
Why a make-up artist is campaigning to tackle unrealistic beauty images on social media. Source: BBC
Barcelona forward Ansu Fati broke a 95-year national record to become Spain’s youngest goalscorer at the age of 17 years and 311 days against Ukraine. Fati – also the youngest goalscorer in Champions League history and Barcelona’s youngest scorer in La Liga – curled home a fine 20-yard shot off the post Read more…
Zebedee Management represents disabled models and actors around the world. Source: BBC
Top seed Novak Djokovic has been disqualified from his US Open fourth-round match after accidentally hitting a ball at a line judge. Djokovic showed his frustration after losing serve to trail 6-5 against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta. The Serbian world number one, 33, took a ball out of his pocket Read more…
Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye has revealed that six new coronavirus cases have been recorded at the Kotoka International Airport since its reopening. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Lockdown, he said that the first case was recorded on Friday, with two others on Saturday and the other three Read more…