Legendary South African musician, Yvonne Chaka Chaka has urged President Akufo-Addo to take drastic action and measures to bring an end to illegal mining in the country. The “Umqombothi” hitmaker implored the President to “walk the talk” about his promise to fight galamsey as she bemoaned the devastating effect of the menace on Ghana’s forest […] The post Galamsey

The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) has urged Organised Labour to rethink its planned nationwide strike scheduled for October 10. Organised Labour’s decision to strike stems from the government’s failure to address their demands, which include a total ban on small-scale mining and a declaration of a state of emergency to combat illegal […] The post Small-Scale

Ghana has been selected to host the 23rd edition of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA). This will be Ghana’s first time hosting the biennial conference that aims at collaborating with other national, regional, and international organizations to strengthen the health system to control and mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis. […] The post Ghana

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has said that political campaigns should focus strictly on either an account of stewardship, or superior policies and programmes to address identified development challenges. She said campaign of insults should have no space in our politics because they contribute nothing but […] The post Let’s

Salisu’s impressive performance earned him a place in the UEFA Champions League Team of the Week. The post Mohammed Salisu commends teammates after scoring first Champions League goal first appeared on 3News.

The Africa Film Academy, producers of the Africa Movie Award Academy, AMAA, have revealed the highly anticipated nominations for the upcoming 20th edition. Celebrated Ghanaian actress, Jackie Appiah, made the nominee list for best actress in a leading role for her performance in the movie “Red Carpet.” Jackie faces competition from Girley Jazama, Oyin Oladejo, […] The post AMAA

The African Development Bank Group has announced that its Senior Vice President Ms. Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala has resigned from her role with immediate effect. This followed the endorsement of the Cabinet of the Government of South Africa of her candidacy for the position of President of the African Development Bank in 2025. Ms. Tshabalala said, […] The post Tshabalala

A former director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansah-Asare, has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of insincerity in the fight against illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey). He said the president should have by now vacated his seat to allow his Vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to continue because he failed to fight galamsey, contrary […] The post Galamsey fight: Akufo-Addo has not

The second day of the ongoing “#FreeTheCitizens” and “#SayNoToGalamsey protest will witness a petition by the organisers, Coalition of Concerned Citizens Against Galamsey to the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. The petition will happen today, October 4, as the demonstration against galamsey will continue till Saturday. On Thursday, October 3, the first day of […] The post Coalition

A member of the communications team of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kofi Tontoh, has said that the government is confronted with a situation where some politicians go into the hinterlands to engage in politics with the fight against illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey). At one point, he said, these politicians, belonging to the largest opposition […] The post Efforts have been made by

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that he has no power to impose a president on Ghanaians in this year’s general election. However, he said, as an 80-year-old man, having served two consecutive terms as president, he is in the position to advise on which of the presidential candidates should succeed him. Addressing the […] The post I’m in a

Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated his assurance to ensure a greater infusion of technology into the agriculture value chain. If elected as president, he said his administration would set up District Agric Mechanization Centres across the country. This will ensure greater food sufficiency and security, he said. […] The post Together,

The Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Asam has announced the successful results of the government’s offer to exchange and solicitation of consents in connection with its Eurobonds. The transaction which is aimed at restructuring Ghana’s Eurobonds, he said, has received overwhelming participation and support from bondholders, achieving a pivotal milestone for Ghana’s economic recovery program. […] The post Restructuring

The Member of Parliament for Sefwi Bodi Constituency, Mr. Samson Ahi, has accused the government of taking advantage of cocoa farmers by paying them small amount of money as producer price compared to the huge world market price. He said the former Mahama administration paid cocoa farmers 70 per cent of the world market price […] The post Samson Ahi accuses govt of taking undue advantage