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A newborn has beaten the odds to survive after allegedly being thrown out of a window by his mother in South Africa. A 32-year-old woman believed to be the child’s mother …
A newborn has beaten the odds to survive after allegedly being thrown out of a window by his mother in South Africa.
A 32-year-old woman believed to be the child’s mother has since been arrested and charged for child abandonment, reports IOL.
KZN police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Thulani
Zwane said the woman is due to appear in the Verulam Magistrate’s Court on
Monday.
“A case of child abandonment was opened at Verulam police
station after a woman allegedly gave birth at a workplace and threw the baby
out of the window. The baby was taken to hospital for treatment and the suspect
was arrested,” Zwane said.
Members of the country’s Reaction Unit SA (RUSA) arrested the mother on Saturday in Cordoba Gardens in the Verulam area.
Authorities said the baby, after being thrown out, landed in a bush approximately 3 metres below the window.
“Reaction Officers were called out to the business after an
employee heard the child crying behind the toilet
“Upon
arrival Medics assessed the child and found that the umbilical cord and
placenta were still attached,” RUSA boss Prem Balram said.
“The female that found the child informed RUSA Members that a piece
of cloth was tied around his neck and it appeared as if the mother had
attempted to strangle him before she threw him out of the window.”
Members of the country’s Reaction Unit SA (RUSA) found the baby alive. Pic credit: IOL
“Medics cut the umbilical cord before transporting the 3.9
kg boy to Osindisweni Government Hospital where he is currently being cared for
by nurses.”
Balram said
the mother was later arrested in the company of her boyfriend around Sand Pit
in Redcliffe, Verulam.
“When confronted the suspect remained silent and requested
that she be arrested. She declined medical assistance.”
The woman
is believed to have two other children, according to the police.
The incident comes a few months after a newborn was found abandoned inside a black refuse bag in Carters Glen, South Africa.
A gardener who was employed at one of the houses, Reuben Ndlovu,
found the baby after he heard faint cries coming from the garden rubble,
the IOL reported this February.
“I saw a
black refuse bag and at first I thought it could be a puppy. I opened the bag
and, to my surprise, it was a baby wrapped in a blanket. The black bag was not
knotted closed so that the baby could still breathe. I don’t know how long the
baby was left there. I have five children and six grandchildren. It makes me
wonder why the baby was just left there.”
A neighbour cleaned the baby and kept him warm until emergency services arrived.
Ashanti Region According to eyewitnesses, the pair (names withheld) were returning to their hostel at Ahodwo, a suburb of the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi on Tuesday when they were pushed into a …
According to eyewitnesses, the pair (names withheld) were returning to their hostel at Ahodwo, a suburb of the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi on Tuesday when they were pushed into a car by some unidentified men. (Police arrests Uber driver)
They are said to be volunteers with Youth Challenge International, an NGO.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Police Service has confirmed
the kidnapping and advised media houses to be highly circumspect in the
discussion of the incident.
A statement signed by ACP David Eklu, said the two victims are aged 19 and 20 years.
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“Investigation started immediately upon receipt of complaint and the
security agencies are working closely together to get the rescued and
the perpetrators arrested. The general public is urged to assist the
Police by volunteering information to complement the effort of the
security agencies,” the statement said.
“Due to the nature of the case, the Police arrests Uber driver over kidnap of Canadian women is by entreating Journalists, media discussants and all persons to be highly circumspect in the discussion of this matter in the media without first cross-checking from official Police sources.
“Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the suspects and the
victims can contact the following hotlines Toll free lines 18555 or 191
(All networks) or 0299202240 Including all Police of official social
media handles Facebook GhPoliceService and Twitter- @ Gh Police Service.
“Any further media enquiries should be directed to the Ashanti Regional Police Public Affairs Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Godwin Ahanyo on 0244288019”
Edward Mensah Akpakudi, the National Chairman of the Ghana Mortuary Workers Association (MOWAG) has disclosed how a pastor church members beat mortuary man in Sunyani, workers there says because the latter …
Edward Mensah Akpakudi, the National Chairman of the Ghana Mortuary Workers Association (MOWAG) has disclosed how a pastor church members beat mortuary man in Sunyani, workers there says because the latter refused to let them resurrect one of their members who had died earlier in the day.
Pastor church members beat mortuary man
“One of our members was called to come back to the hospital because some people have come requesting that they see the body of their member because their pastor said the person is not dead but alive, so they want to pray for him.Pastor church members beat mortuary m
The mortuary worker responded but these church folks had to beat him up,” he told KSM on Bo Me Nkomo show. (Pastor church members beat mortuary man)
Edward Mensah Akpakudi
Mr Akpakudi who has been working in the mortuary for about 24-years alleged that the facility head at that hospital went behind the mortuary association to take GHC300.00 compensation for the victim and left the matter to rest.
According to him, their nature of work is very wearisome and those in authority have abandoned them to their fate as several pleas have fallen on deaf ears.
Edward Mensah Akpakudi
He lamented that they work 24 hours a day because there is no way for them to close as the death of people is not regulated by particular times of day.
The mortuary workers were on strike seeking for better conditions of service.
Mr Akpakudi said the association has been battling with the government to increase their salaries and improve their condition
Meanwhile, the association have since called-off their strike, hoping for their grievances to be addressed by the government.
Police have detained a Burkinabe caught with a foreign pistol at a crowded Catholic Church in Hamile in the Upper West Region on Sunday. Police say the man, whose name has …
Police have detained a Burkinabe caught with a foreign pistol at a crowded Catholic Church in Hamile in the Upper West Region on Sunday.
Police say the man, whose name has not been released, could not explain why he had the gun on him.
The gun was loaded with two rounds of ammunition, police reveal.
He told the police it was his first time at the church since he moved to the town six weeks ago.
Upper West Regional DCOP Okyere Buah-Appiah, told Joy News the unnamed man was arrested following a tip-off by a church member.
”When Burkinabe was asked why he brought a foreign pistol to the church, he couldn’t give any tangible answer. He said he has been in Hamile in the past six weeks and today [Sunday] was the first time he was attending church.
”The pistol was in his pocket and part of it was exposed so somebody sitting behind him saw the exposed part of the pistol and that was how he was detected,” DCOP Buah-Appiah told Joy News.
The man told police he had come to Hamile to farm.
He has been detained at the Police District Headquarters in Jirapa in the Upper West Region as investigations continue.
Ghana is on high alert following terror attacks on its neighbours.
Authorities are tightening security at Ghana’s border as a Salafi-Jihadist group based in Burkina Faso attacked residents in February.
The militants on February 15, 2019, killed four Burkinabe customs officers at a checkpoint at Nohao near the Ghana border and burnt three vehicles. They also killed a Spanish priest.
The security situation in Burkina Faso, Ghana’s neighbour to the north, remains fluid as thousands of Burkinabes throng Ghanaian villages over unrests.
The Africa Center for Security and Intelligence Studies (ACSIS) has also issued a security alert that the Salafi-Jihadist group has been moving in and out of Ghana through the border with Burkina Faso over the past months.
Most Reverend John Bonaventure Kwofie revealed Thursday that the Accra Archdiocese has already engaged the Inspector-General of Police, David Asante-Apeatu and the police administration to put together a robust strategy to protect worshippers on Sundays.
“Security has become a big issue today with what happened in Sri Lanka and what’s happening in Burkina Faso. Since it’s coming closer to us, we are now standing alert to face this security threat that is coming up,” he said.
A private businessman, Ali Suraj, on Sunday, 26 May 2019 celebrated his 40th birthday at the Tafo cemetery in the Old Tafo Municipality of the Ashanti region. Mr Suraj spent the …
A private businessman, Ali Suraj, on Sunday, 26 May 2019 celebrated his 40th birthday at the Tafo cemetery in the Old Tafo Municipality of the Ashanti region.
Mr Suraj spent the day together with his friends clearing weeds and rubbish at the cemetery.
Explaining the reason behind his action in an interview with Class News’ regional correspondent Elisha Adarkwah, Mr Suraj said the cemetery will be his final home one day when he lives the world and, therefore, found it appropriate to use the day to clean the place.
Mr Suraj who is also the leader of the Ashanti Regional Zongo Youth also noted that the cemetery has been a home for his ancestors and cleaning and improving its sanitary situation will make them rest peacefully.
“I decided purposely to come here [Tafo cemetery] to mark my 40th birthday. The reason behind it is to clean the environment because our fathers and our mothers are here, and the place is dirty that’s why I decided to use my birthday to clean the environment,” he said.
The Tafo cemetery located in the Old Tafo municipality is the biggest cemetery in Kumasi which serves almost all residents in Kumasi and its adjoining districts.
The cemetery has, however, become bushy as bereaved families have to weed to find a space to dig a grave to bury their dead ones.
The founder and leader of True Word Fire Prophetic Ministries, Prophet Nigel Gaisie says Ghana may never find the kidnapped girls. According to the prophet, his prayers have so far not …
The founder and leader of True Word Fire Prophetic Ministries, Prophet Nigel Gaisie says Ghana may never find the kidnapped girls.
According to the prophet, his prayers have so far not revealed that there is any chance of finding the girls. He opines that the country’s hope of finding the missing girls is just an exercise in futility.
He also noted claims by the police that the three girls would be found and reunited wither families is a “joke”.
“Whoever said that is a joke because they don’t know. Should God have mercy enough for us to find them in any case at all, it wouldn’t be within the jurisdiction of Ghana”.
Prophet Nigel also added that the girls is nowhere in the jurisdiction of the country. He stated that he hasn’t had any prophetical sense yet.
Prophet said he had prophesied during his December 31, 2018 watchnight service that 2019 will witness a lot of reported cases of missing children.
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Cargo truck falls on its side on the Kwame Nkrumah Circle interchange causing gridlock on that stretch. The driver of the vehicle, whose name was not given was however brought out …
Cargo truck falls on its side on the Kwame Nkrumah Circle interchange causing gridlock on that stretch.
The driver of the vehicle, whose name was not given was however brought out of the vehicle unhurt.
The vehicle was from the Ring road stretch and was headed towards Kaneshie when the accident occurred.
The Police and the Ghana Fire Service were at the scene to bring the situation under control.
Narrating the sequence of events to Citi News, an eyewitness said the cargo truck was carrying raw materials for the production of diapers and sanitary pads.
The driver of the vehicle lost control of the truck because the load it was carrying was too heavy
Eyewitness
According to the eyewitness, the driver of the vehicle lost control of the truck, when trying to use the overpass, as the load was heavy hence making the steering of the truck difficult.
The truck fell on the passenger side of the vehicle. The driver was the only person in the vehicle.
“I heard a very loud sound on the bridge, I thought it was thunder. The sound was very loud and scary. So we got to the overhead and I saw the huge truck lying on its side…. The driver was the only one in the vehicle. The load was very heavy and it made the climbing difficult for the driver. It is unclear if the driver had been taken to the hospital, but he said he was okay.”
“I understand the truck was carrying raw materials for pampers and sanitary pads,” an eyewitness said.
This is not the first time such an incident had occurred on the stretch.
In March 2017, three persons were rushed to the hospital following injuries they sustained as a container truck fell off the Kwame Nkrumah Circle interchange.
The DAF truck with registration number GT 5557 – 11 carrying two containers loaded with bags of rice and sugar, was reported to be climbing the interchange from the Silver Cup end of the road when it tumbled through the railings with the head and one of the containers crashing down onto two stationary buses, flattening one and grazing the other.
Theresa May has said she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving the way for a contest to decide a new prime minister. In an emotional statement, she said …
Theresa May has said she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving the way for a contest to decide a new prime minister.
In an emotional statement, she said she had done her best to deliver Brexit and it was a matter of “deep regret” that she had been unable to do so.
Mrs May said she would continue to serve as PM while a Conservative leadership contest takes place.
The party said it hoped a new leader could be in place by the end of July.
It means Mrs May will still be prime minister when US President Donald Trump makes his state visit to the UK at the start of June.
Mrs May announced she would step down as Tory leader on 7 June and had agreed with the chairman of Tory backbenchers that a leadership contest should begin the following week.
On Friday, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt became the latest MP to say that he would run for the party leadership, joining Boris Johnson, Esther McVey and Rory Stewart, who had already confirmed their intentions. More than a dozen others are believed to be seriously considering entering the contest.
In her statement, Mrs May said she had done “everything I can” to convince MPs to support the withdrawal deal she had negotiated with the European Union but it was now in the “best interests of the country for a new prime minister to lead that effort”.
She added that, in order to deliver Brexit, her successor would have to build agreement in Parliament.
“Such a consensus can only be reached if those on all sides of the debate are willing to compromise,” she said.
Theresa May at the top
Home Secretary Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, London
Mrs May’s voice shook as she ended her speech saying: “I will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to hold.
“The second female prime minister, but certainly not the last.
“I do so with no ill will, but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country I love.”
The prime minister had faced a backlash from her MPs after announcing her latest Brexit plan earlier this week, which included concessions aimed at attracting cross-party support.
In a statement, the Conservative Party said the likely timetable for the party leadership contest was that nominations would close during the week beginning 10 June, with the process of whittling down candidates to the final two to conclude by the end of the month.
Those names would then be put to a vote of party members before the end of July.
Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, who is seen as the front-runner to succeed Mrs May, told an economic conference in Switzerland on Friday: “We will leave the EU on October 31, deal or no deal.”
He said a new leader would have “the opportunity to do things differently”.
“The way to get a good deal is to prepare for a no deal,” he added.
Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn said Mrs May had been “right to resign” and that the Conservative Party was now “disintegrating”.
A series of Conservative MPs praised Mrs May following her statement.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said she was a “true public servant”:
Chief whip Julian Smith praised her commitment to the country as “outstanding”:
And Chancellor Philip Hammond said it had been a “privilege” to serve alongside her:
Mrs May’s predecessor, David Cameron – who resigned as PM after campaigning for Remain and losing the referendum – said she should be thanked for her “tireless efforts”.
He added: “I know how painful it is to accept that your time is up and a new leader is required.
“She has made the right decision – and I hope that the spirit of compromise is continued.”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she had always worked well with Mrs May adding: “Britain’s departure from the European Union is a major transition and regardless of what happens now in Britain, the German government will do everything to achieve a good partnership, an orderly exit and good co-operation and I hope that will remain the case in the future.”
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wished Mrs May well despite “profound disagreements” but added: “The prospect of an even more hardline Brexiteer now becoming PM and threatening a no-deal exit is deeply concerning.
“Added to the experience of the past three years, this makes it all the more important that Scotland is given the choice of becoming an independent country.”
Democratic Unionist Party Leader Arlene Foster, whose party supported Mrs May’s government in power after the Conservatives lost their majority in the 2017 election, praised Mrs May’s “dutiful approach on national issues”.
Lib Dem leader Sir Vince Cable said it was Mrs May’s compromises with the right-wing of her party were to blame, adding: “The best and only option remains to take Brexit back to the people. I believe the public would now choose to stop Brexit.”
But Brexit Party Leader Nigel Farage said two Conservative leaders whose “instincts were pro-EU” had now gone and the party either “learns that lesson, or it dies”.
Following her emotional coda to her statement on the steps of Downing Street, expect the tributes to Theresa May to flood in, even from those pushing her from office.
Her resilience. Her determination. Her sense of duty.
Ultimately, though, her premiership fell apart in an attempt to bring people together.
Her Brexit deal stymied by too many of her own MPs, she tried to reach out across the Commons.
But in proposing a vote on a referendum – even though she expected MPs to reject another public vote – she over-reached.
Some members of her cabinet who are manoeuvring to replace her withdrew their consent from her latest plan, effectively throwing out its compromises and her leadership.
She pointed today to some of her achievements in office but frankly she has had to announce the timetable for her departure before securing the legacy she desired – leaving the EU with a deal.
In a hung parliament, the question now is whether the next Conservative leader will be able to succeed where she failed.
Or whether something more radical will be required: no deal, a new referendum, or a general election.
Kenya’s High Court has ruled against campaigners seeking to overturn a law banning gay sex. The judges rejected claims that the colonial-era law violated the new constitution, which guarantees equality, dignity …
Kenya’s High Court has ruled against campaigners seeking to overturn a law banning gay sex.
The judges rejected claims that the colonial-era law violated the new constitution, which guarantees equality, dignity and privacy.
The penal code criminalises “carnal knowledge against the order of nature” – widely understood to refer to anal intercourse between men.
Gay sex is punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
Kenya’s National Gay And Lesbian Human Rights Commission says it has dealt with 15 prosecutions under the penal codes in 2018, with no convictions.
But it had argued for the law to be scrapped because it gives rise to a climate of homophobia.
In 2016, LGBT rights activists filed a case with Kenya’s High Court saying that homosexual relations should be decriminalised. They argued that the state has no business regulating matters of intimacy.
The case wasn’t heard until February 2018 and a verdict was initially expected in February 2019 – but delayed until Friday.
What did the judges say?
“We find the impugned sections (of the penal code) are not unconstitutional. We hereby decline the relief sought and dismiss the consolidated petition,” said presiding judge Roselyne Aburili.
The constitution still outlaws same-sex marriage but allowing gay sex would “open the door for same sex unions.”
There was “no conclusive scientific proof that LGBTQ people are born that way” she added.
What has the reaction been?
“The High Court of Kenya legitimizes homophobia by upholding a colonial culture of exclusion, discrimination and violence against minorities” – The Kenya Human Rights Commission.
“We will appeal. We expect that the court of appeal will overturn this erroneous decision which in our view is very biased,” said Eric Gitari, one of the petitioners.
Catholic bishop Alfred Rotish welcomed the ruling. “We cannot be another Sodom and Gomorrah,” he told Reuters news agency.
What’s the gay scene like in Nairobi?
Megha Mohan, BBC Gender and Identity reporter
There are unofficial gay clubs and advertised events in Kenya’s cities.
“The LGBT community in Kenya have created an amazing tribe and culture for themselves,” says Brian Macharia, an activist for the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya.
“There is a ballroom scene, a drag scene – vibrant bisexual community, a lesbian scene. Young people are driving the community forward through social media.”
Gay men also use dating apps – although visitors with international roaming do get a warning about the legal status when logging in while in Kenya.
The judges ruled that while they respected changes to laws banning gay sex in other countries, it was the court’s duty to respect prevailing Kenyan values.
Many Christian and Muslim groups support the current law, and the Kenyan attorney-general had argued against decriminalisation.
Many African countries still enforce strict laws governing homosexuality, in most cases a legacy of laws imposed by the colonial rulers.
Two Ghanaian drivers have been killed in a terrorist attack close to the Burkina Faso-Mali border. The acting Chairman of the Joint Association of Port Transport Union, Alhaji Shamsu Baba Yaro …
Two Ghanaian drivers have been killed in a terrorist attack close to the Burkina Faso-Mali border.
The acting Chairman of the Joint Association of Port Transport Union, Alhaji Shamsu Baba Yaro disclosed this to Citi News on Thursday.
The two Ghanaian truck drivers have been identified as Mouhamed Moumen and Suleiman Gariba.
The two are said to have stopped at a security barrier near the Burkina Faso to Mali Border in a town called Koury to settle their travel arrangements, where they had to pay CFA 1,000.
The trucks were reportedly carrying floor tiles from the Port of Takoradi in Ghana that were meant to be delivered to an importer in the Malian Capital, Bamako.
Security threats
Consistent reports of terrorist attacks across the West African sub-region have led to heightened security measures in the country
The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery earlier confirmed that Ghana is on high alert over possible terror attacks.
He was speaking at a meeting of regional commanders of the Ghana Immigration Service on Wednesday.
Terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso have also forced some of its nationals to migrate to the northern parts of Ghana.
