Ghana crashed out of the World Cup in Germany on its maiden appearance much earlier than its vociferous football fans and countrymen had wished. The 0-3 loss to mighty Brazil and defending champions in the second round on Tuesday ended their World Cup dreams and broke hundreds of thousands of hearts.
Ghana crashed out of the World Cup in Germany in their maiden appearance much earlier than their vociferous football fans and citizens had wished.The 3-0 loss to mighty Brazil, the defending champions, in the second round on Tuesday ended their World Cup dreams and broke hundreds of thousands of hearts.
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/ 30 September 2005
For years it remained a rumour, and at worst a suspicion, that the telephones of certain individuals in Ghana, mainly politicians, were being bugged. Now, however, a dramatic ”confession” by two journalists that they have the capacity to do it — and, indeed, have been doing it — has triggered an uproar in the West African country.
When about 40 miners became trapped at eastern Ghana’s Nyanfoman-Noyem mine earlier this month, the bizarre truth is that it was seen as a normal occurrence that warranted no panic. The belief is that deaths of illegal miners are sacrifices to the gods for more gold. Illegal miners will brush aside such accidents and continue their work.
Ghana’s Parliament last month ratified a merger between South African mining giant, AngloGold, and Ghanian enterprise Ashanti Goldfields, to create the world’s largest gold mining business. However, instead of jubilation, the event was marked by a veiled boycott by Ghana’s biggest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress.