South Africa’s economy lost 2.2 million jobs in the second quarter of 2020 during the country’s coronavirus lockdown, the authorities say. It is the biggest fall in job numbers since the employment survey began in 2008. Restrictions were brought in to try and prevent the spread of the virus and the economy subsequently shrank at...
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South African Airways operations suspended
Operations of South African Airways (SAA), the country’s national carrier, have been suspended with immediate effect. “This means SAA will complete repatriation flights that have already been scheduled but will not schedule any further flights,” Business Day news site reports. Administrators said they were putting the struggling state-owned carrier under “care and maintenance” until funding...
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Donald Trump ‘paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017’ – NY Times
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£587) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says. The newspaper – which says it obtained tax records for Mr Trump and his companies over two decades – also...
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Amy Coney Barrett: Trump nominates conservative favourite for Supreme Court
US President Donald Trump has nominated Amy Coney Barrett, a favourite of social conservatives, to be the new Supreme Court justice. Speaking by her side at the White House Rose Garden, Mr Trump described her as a “woman of unparalleled achievement”. If confirmed by senators, Judge Barrett will replace liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who...
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Islamist militants kill 18 in north-eastern Nigeria
The Nigerian military says 18 people have been left dead after an ambush on a government convoy in the north-east of the country. It said four soldiers, 10 police officers and four civilians were killed in the attack targeting Borno state officials on Friday. The Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind the attack,...
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Haldane-Lutterodt: Poison deserves interest on his $45,000 loan
Economist and Sports financier, George Haldane-Lutterodt, says former world champion, David Kotei (D.K) Poison, must be paid interest accruing from his $45,000 loan to the state over the past 44 years. He maintained that interest on the said amount over the past four decades would be appropriate to compensate for the sacrifice made for the...
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Razak wins Golden Goal ticket
A BUSINESSMAN, Abdul Razak, has become the first player to qualify for the final of BetPlanet’s Golden Goal event. At a brief ceremony in Accra last Thursday, Razak was presented with a Golden Goal ticket and a citation acknowledging him for being the first winner. Golden Goal campaign The BetPlanet Golden Goal event is an...
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CAS reduce Kwesi Nyantakyi’s life ban to 15 years
The lifetime ban of former Ghana Football Association president Kwesi Nyantakyi has been reduced to 15 years after an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas). A former Fifa Council member and vice-president of the Confederation of African Football, Nyantakyi was banned for life by Fifa in October 2018 for breaking bribery and corruption...
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Ati-Zigi starts as Black Stars battle the Eagles
Swiss-based goalkeeper, Lawrence Ati-Zigi has become Coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor’s preferred man in post as Ghana take on their Malian counterparts on Friday evening at the Emir Sports complex in Antalya, Turkey. The 23-year-old shot stopper would step in the big shoes of Richard Ofori who failed to make the trip due to injury. Nicholas...
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Partey’s being groomed as future captain–Ayew
Black Stars skipper, Andre Ayew, has described the elevation of Thomas Partey and Richard Ofori to the position of deputy captains as a worthy appointment that would inure to the benefit of the team. According to him it was a grooming process for the 25-year-old Partey to step into his shoes when he fades out...