Accra, Sept. 21, GNA – A distinguished Ghanaian lawyer, Mr Reginald E. Bannerman, will deliver the ninth Golden Jubilee Lecture on September 27.
A statement signed by Mr Francis Dadzie for the Chief Executive of Ghana@50 Secretariat said the topic of the lecture would be: “The Fight against Corruption as an Essential Factor in our Development Effort.” It said the chairman for the lecture would be the Most Reverend Charles Palmer-Buckle, Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra.
Nii Tackie Tawia III, Ga Mantse and the Right Reverend Francis W.B. Thompson, retired Bishop of the Anglican Church, would be guest of honour.
Ghana-South Africa Military ties be strengthened
Tema, Sept. 21, GNA — Captain J.J. Schutte, Officer Commanding SAS MENDI, a South African Naval Vessel, on Friday, stressed the need for his country and Ghana to strengthen the joint military co-operation between the two countries.
At a Press Conference at the Tema Harbour where the ship berthed this morning from Brazil, Capt. Schutte said the military exchange programmes would lead to the further strengthening of friendship bonds between Ghana and South Africa.
Mr Rapu Molekane, South Africa’s High Commissioner in Ghana, expressed the hope that the existing cordial relations between his country and Ghana would be cemented for the mutual benefit of the citizenry of the two nations.
The vessel was named after the original SS MENDI, a troop ship that sank during the First World War.
With a 141-member crew on board, SAS MENDI returns home on Sunday.
Source: GhanaWeb
