Accra, May 7, GNA – Former President Jerry John Rawlings left Accra last night for Johannesburg, South Africa, at the head of an official delegation attending the inauguration of President-elect, Mr Jacob Zuma, on Saturday in Pretoria.
Disaster victim families visited in Kumasi
Mr. Herbert Mensah has presented assorted food items and drinks worth ten million cedis to five separate families of the 2001 May 9 victims in a low key ceremony in Kumasi.
The former Director and Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O) of Asante Kotoko made the presentation in consonance with his annual visits to the families since the [...]
Memorial service for disaster victims
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May 9th Disaster – Kotoko Express
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Police blamed for Ghana tragedy
ACCRA, Ghana — Police in Ghana are being blamed for Africa’s worst ever soccer disaster in which 126 fans died.
Survivors say they begged the police not to fire tear gas into the crowd but their pleas went unheeded.
125 killed in Ghana soccer crush
ACCRA, Ghana – Up to 125 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a stampede at a football stadium in Ghana. Ghana Television journalist Francisca Ashietey-Odunton told CNN that the tragedy happened at the end of a match in Accra between premier league rivals.
