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South African police denies arresting killers of rapper, AKA

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1 year ago

March 27, 2023

South African police have denied reports that killers of rapper, Kiernan Forbes, popularly known as AKA, have been arrested.

Reports making the rounds in the country over the past weekend had indicated that the police had made a big breakthrough in the case following public outcry that it had gone cold with an hashtag, #JusticeForAKA, becoming the most trending hashtags in the country.

Several authoritative South African media had reported that the police had made a breakthrough in the investigation and that an anonymous source close to the investigation had revealed that three suspects were arrested in Cape Town on Sunday.

The report also stated that the suspects were now in police custody, and would be charged in Durban where the assassination took place.

But in a statement on Monday, the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police dismissed the report that arrests have been made in the investigation of AKA’s murder case.

KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda, who refuted the reports, said some people had jumped the gun.

“Where are you guys getting this information? There has been no update as yet regarding the case,” he said when asked if there was a breakthrough as yet.

The Western Cape police spokesperson, Andre Traut, who also described the report as false, said the police have not received no information regarding the arrest.

“It is a KZN case, should we get any information, it will be sent to them. You should contact them for information,” he said.

Also denying the report, the late rapper’s legal representative, Rudolph Baloyi, said as far as he is concerned, there has not been any arrest in connection with the murder of AKA.

Baloyi who was reacting after media reports surfaced at the weekend that three suspects had been nabbed for the rapper’s murder, said at a press conference in Cape Town that no arrests have been made.

“No, it is not true. No suspects have been arrested in connection with my client’s murder case,” Baloyi said.

The “Fela In Versace” rapper was gunned down in a drive-by shooting outside the Wish restaurant on Florida Road in Durban on the evening of February 10, as he was preparing to perform at the YUGO nightclub.

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Ghana mourns as top gospel music icon Koda passes away

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19 hours ago

April 22, 2024

Akanimoh Etim

The Ghanaian entertainment industry has, once again, been thrown into mourning following the death of renowned gospel musician, Kofi Owusu Dua Anto, known professionally as Koda, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 46.

According to reports, the gospel music icon and producer died from a kidney-related condition he had been suffering from for sometime.

Koda, renowned for hit songs like “Hossana”, “Nkwaa Abodo”, “Nsem Pii” and “Adooso”, was also a producer of repute who gained fame for his inspiring compositions and his captivating, soul-stirring vocals that struck a chord with audiences nationwide.

A local media reports that he worked with a lot of Gospel musicians in Ghana and Nigeria including popular Nigerian gospel singer, Nathaniel Bassey.

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Ghana’s Elmina Fishing Harbour welcomes first-ever cruise liner SH Vega

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2 days ago

April 21, 2024

Akanimoh Etim

The Ghanaian tourism industry got a big boost when the legendary Elmina Fishing Harbour welcomed its first ever cruise liner, the SH Vega, a 280-capacity passenger vessel with a total of 115 persons, comprising 106 passengers and nine crew members.

The CEO of Ghana Tourism Authority, Àkwasi Agyeman, who recieved the vessel, said
nationalities of the tourists aboard the cruise vessel included Australia, Austria, China, France, Germany, Greece, Russia, and Nigeria among others.

Agyeman who spoke with journalists on the historic visit, said the visitors were given the opportunity to explore the Elmina castle and township, the Batik making centre at global mamas in Elmina, the Kakum National Park and the Cape Coast castle.

“It’s another win and boost for Ghana’s tourism industry when the Elmina Fishing Harbour welcomed its first-ever cruise liner, the SH Vega on Thursday, April 18,” Agyeman said.

“Ghana continues to fare well as a favourite destination of cruise passengers worldwide with Tema and Takoradi being the traditional Ports of call.

“The tourists toured Elmina castle and its township, the Batik making Centre at Global Mamas in Elmina, the Kakum National Park and the Cape coast castle amidst traditional drumming and some dance lessons.

“The vessel, SH Vega, dropped its anchor in the Elmina waters, about 8.8 cables away from the port’s main breakwater. It then lowered its Zodiac (inflatable boats) into the water before carefully disembarking the 115 passengers and crew members into the zodiac in safe batches.

“The vessel had previously sailed to some ports including Angola, Benin, Congo, Gabon, Togo and São Tomé.

“This game-changing moment for the cruise liner business in Ghana showcases our limitless possibilities and the excellent potential for the tourism industry in the Central Region and Ghana.

“We stand proud of this historic moment,” Agyeman stated.