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A devastating fire which swept through South Africa’s parliament in Cape Town reignited just hours after it was said to be under control. Flames were seen billowing from the building’s roof on Monday, as firefighters tried to douse the blaze. The fire first broke out on Sunday and completely destroyed the National Assembly, or lower chamber. Police have arrested a suspect who will appear in court on Tuesday on charges of arson, housebreaking and theft. Authorities had warned that flare-ups would be possible because of carpets and wooden floors in the building, with parliamentary spokesman Moloto Mathapo telling South Africa’s…

Reports from the Motor, Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service indicate that 81 persons died from road crashes while 378 others were injured during the Christmas festivities across the country. The deaths, according to the police, were recorded from December 19 to 25 within the Christmas period. Speaking to JoyNews, Director-General of the MTTD, DCOP Francis Aboagye Nyarko bemoaned the rate at which road crashes occur in the country. He noted that the situation is very worrisome. “The figure for the 19th to 25th December indicates the persons who were injured were 378 and during that…

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has attributed excessive speeding on the part of drivers as the cause of the many road crashes recorded during the Christmas festivities. Data from the Police MTTD shows that 28 lives were lost with 148 injuries recorded as 133 accidents occurred between December 24-26, 2021. In a similar situation, between December 19 and 25, a total of 81 deaths with 378 injuries were recorded from 373 accidents. The Greater Accra Region recorded the most accidents, followed closely by the Ashanti Region. The Director of Operations at the Police…

Twenty-eight lives were lost due to road accidents during the Christmas festivities. Some 148 individuals also suffered various injuries as 133 accidents occurred between 24th and 26th December 2021. This is according to data compiled by the Ghana Police Service’s Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD). Road crashes remain an issue of concern as many lives are lost yearly to the menace. The Police MTTD has over the years compiled accident data with the view of understanding the situation in a bid to stem the tide. The period under review first looked at the days preceding the festive occasion. For…

A man has been arrested after a large fire severely damaged the Houses of Parliament in the South African city of Cape Town. A police spokesperson said the 49-year-old man was facing charges of arson, housebreaking, and theft, and would appear in court on Tuesday. Firefighters have been working for hours to extinguish the blaze. President Cyril Ramaphosa called it a “terrible and devastating event”, as he vowed parliament’s work would continue. The smoke from the blaze could be seen from several miles away Footage from the scene showed a plume of black smoke filling the sky, with huge flames…

Lionel Messi is one of four Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) players to have tested positive for Covid-19, the club said in a statement on Sunday.The other three players are Juan Bernat, Sergio Rico and Nathan Bitumazala. All players are “in isolation and are subject to the appropriate health protocol,” the ​team said. PSG is scheduled to face Vannes in the French Cup’s round of 32 on Monday. France registered 232,200 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, the highest daily number registered across Europe since the beginning of the pandemic, according to data from the country’s Health Ministry. Since joining PSG from…

The United Arab Emirates has announced that it will ban citizens who have not had three doses of a vaccine against Covid-19 from travelling abroad. Officials said the exit ban, which comes into force on 10 January, would not apply to those who are medically exempt from receiving the vaccine. It is the latest country to announce new curbs amid a rise in infections. Many countries impose strict restrictions on unvaccinated people before they are allowed in. This varies from a requirement for a negative Covid test before travel to mandatory quarantine upon arrival. More than 90% of the population…

Fireworks have killed three people and injured scores others in Europe despite bans being in place against their use. In the Netherlands, a 12-year-old boy was killed and another seriously injured watching an adult set off a home-made device, local media reported. Dutch police have arrested a man. In Germany, a 37-year-old man was killed in a fireworks explosion on New Year’s Eve in the western town of Hennef. Police are investigating. There were several people injured in incidents around Germany, German news agency DPA reported, At least 80 people were hurt by fireworks in the Netherlands, according to De…

A family of five is feared dead in an accident at Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region while returning from a December 31st all-night service. Reports gathered at the scene indicate that the family was rescued lifeless after a Toyota Corolla with registration number WR-28-48 they were driving in collided head-on with an articulator truck. According to reports, the driver of the Toyota Corolla attempted to overtake a truck when the accident occurred. Due to the impact of the crash, the front side of the vehicle mangled, trapping the occupants. It took a combined rescue team of police, fire, and emergency…

A truck driver who was facing a 110-year jail term for a deadly crash has had his sentence reduced to 10 years, following widespread outcry. Rogel Aguilera-Mederos’ lorry crashed into traffic in 2019, killing four people in the US state of Colorado. At trial he was convicted on 27 counts, and the judge said state law forced him to impose the lengthy sentence. But on Thursday, Colorado Governor Jared Polis commuted what he called an “unjust” sentence. Aguilera-Mederos was transporting timber in the Rocky Mountains foothills when the deadly crash happened in April 2019. The lorry careered downhill into stationary…