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The Ghana government's proposal of 1.75% e_levy on all Mobile money transactions has spark public uproar and the mobile money association has decided to embark on strike on the 23rd December to register their displeasure against this directive from government. They envisage that mobile money services will not be available to customers on the said date.

Ghana and South Africa could clash again soon despite the perceived bad blood between the two countries football associations after the 2022 World Cup qualifier in November. South Africa have written to Ghana requesting a friendly match before the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations next year, sources have told Ghanasoccernet.com. Bafana Bafana didn’t qualify for the continental showpiece and are won’t be present in Qatar due to the controversial Black Stars defeat, but have requested the match to prepare their relatively young squad for future assignments. Head coach Hugo Broos appreciates the competitiveness of the Black Stars and wants his side to once again test themselves against the four-time African champions. The friendly match would also benefit Ghana who need fantastic preparation that could result in them winning the AFCON for the first time since 1982. Black Stars are drawn in the same group as Morocco, Gabon and debutants Comoros. This news is quite surprising because in recent wee...

The Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) has suspended its membership from the Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs) with immediate effect following accusations that its recent reduction in fuel prices was due to government influence. Government had urged Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to reduce prices of petroleum products to cushion the motoring public, following a sit-down strike by some Driver Unions. GOIL complied with the appeal and reduced its prices by 15 pesewas per liter at the pumps. But the AOMCs, wrote to the Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, asking the government to stay clear of price deregulation as is being implemented by the OMCs. This appears not to have gone down well with GOIL as captured in a statement dated December 8, 2021. In the statement signed by the Managing Director, Kwame Osei-Prempeh, Goil said categorically that at no point did the government ‘direct’ the company to reduce its fuel prices as is being alleged and circulated. It said GOIL is a l...

Accra Hearts of Oak SC under the tutelage of coach Samuel Boadu's CAF campaign has ended in fiasco. Hearts of Oak won the first leg of their caf confederation cup contest against JS Saoura back here in Accra last weekend to 2 goals to nil. The return leg played yesterday in Algiers resulted in favour of the Algerian side JS Saoura to a 4_0 against the Ghanaian champions. An aggregate of 10-1 loss in their two away trips to North Africa means Accra hearts of Oak are out of the African contest for the 2021_2022 season. Boadu and his Hearts of Oak SC side are without a league win in the first four league matches of the season In the Ghana premier league.