One of the longstanding socio-economic challenges of Ghana is the availability of affordable and decent housing for all citizens. The Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa estimates in the 2019 Housing Finance Yearbook that Ghana has a housing deficit of more than 1.7 million housing units. This is not far- removed from the projection […] The post Enoch
The leading sportsbook maker in Ghana, mybet.africa has outdoored a new platform designed to coincide with the start of the new football season. The refreshing platform design has come at a time the new brand ambassador of mybet.africa, Countryman Songo football predictions campaign is peaking up on the media front. The Marketing Head at mybet.africa […] The post Mybet.africa outdoor
As part of its commitment to supporting education as a key enabler of development, telecom operator AirtelTigo is supporting this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) – the biggest academic competition in the country. As a key partner, AirtelTigo and Primetime Limited – the competition’s organisers – will introduce the ‘AirtelTigo Highest Scorer Award’ […] The post National
Root Capital, an impact finance organisation, has given Kuapa Kokoo Co-operative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union Limited (KKFU) US$325,000 to aid its effort to fight COVID-19 among cocoa farmers. The first tranche of the money, which has been released according to KKFU, has enabled the purchases and distribution of soaps, handwashing stations, face masks, health […] The post COVID-19:
The US Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, has entreated journalists to continue rallying behind efforts to improve the lives of People Living with HIV (PLHIV), on the back of the ongoing campaign toward achieving the UNAIDS’ FastTrack 95-95-95 goal. This campaign aims for 95 percent of the people living with HIV to know their […] The post ‘Your
The concept of technical education has attracted varied explanations. It is often referred to as Career and Vocational Education (CVE) or Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Technical education involves the imparting of knowledge through laid-down procedure; it is the type of education that prepares individuals for specific careers, trades, and crafts at various […] The post Ebenezer
Ghana is making significant progress toward the sustainable management of cocoa forest landscapes, boosting livelihoods and addressing the impacts of climate change Ghana has received an advance payment of US$1.3million out of a US$50million agreement with the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility for results-based payments for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (known […] The post Ghana
The Citizen Watch Ghana has waded into the GHC2million earmarked for Ghana’s celebrities to help drive the Made In Ghana Campaign as woefully inadequate compared to the standard practice in the industry. According to a statement issued in Accra and signed by Francis Mensah, the Convener of the Group, advertising or marketing new products are […] The post Citizen
Africa’s emerging agripreneurs call for increased SME-to-SME cooperation at Bank-organized food systems webinar attached to the African Green Revolution Forum A panel of some of Africa’s most promising small and medium enterprise (SME) agripreneurs gathered online to call for more selective investment, accelerated business acquisitions and increased cooperation to help Africa feed itself and the […] The post Small
April marked the most dramatic and, some would say, dangerous phase of the COVID-19 crisis in the United States. Deaths were spiking, bodies were piling up in refrigerated trucks outside hospitals in New York City, and ventilators and personal protective equipment were in desperately short supply. The economy was falling off the proverbial cliff, with […] The post Barry
Tips for self-editing your work Many writers hate to edit their own work. And that’s only natural – you have such a sense of completion when you finish writing that you cannot imagine that you still got work to do. And to think that that work is equally demanding – or perhaps more demanding – […] The post Mind your Language with Emefa
– Lead the charge and change your story It is said that the purpose of a business is not simply to make profits nor create jobs, on the contrary, many have explained clearly that the sole purpose of a business is to satisfy customers. This might seem contrary to the common perception that a business […] The post Kodwo Manuel’s thoughts ….
I look up at my clock and it was fifteen minutes to the top of the hour; shucks!!! I am running very late for my morning appointment…and I am yet to have my breakfast. I call out to my housekeeper to kindly bring me my tray of breakfast (fried eggs with sautéed tomatoes and onions […] The post Feature: Tween Talk with Eugenia Tachie-Menson: Double Standards appeared first on
Federated Commodities, in partnership with Beyond the Beans Foundation, has rolled out sustainable programmes which seek to encourage cocoa farmers in parts of the Eastern Region to produce more – despite the coronavirus pandemic inclining prices on the international market to fall. In February this year, the cocoa price per tonne on the London Futures […] The post Cocoa
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has vehemently denied charging applicants any fees before disbursing the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme Business Support Scheme (CAP BuSS). It has therefore urged the public to treat such reports with contempt, cautioning applicants against the payment of fees or charges to any intermediary – be it an Association, […] The post NBSSI
The Ghana Water Company limited (GWCL), has announced that there will be an interruption of water supply to the eastern part of the Greater Accra Region from Monday the 14th to Saturday the 20th of September, 2020. According to the GWCL, engineers are working to replace close to two kilometers of a weak session of […] The post Ghana Water Co. to cut water
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is mounting a spirited defence about allegations of cheating that occurred during the recent WASSCE examinations. Indeed, they argue that it is premature to make any suggestion of cheating as that assessment can only be conclusively made after the papers have been marked. WAEC has described several reports of […] The post Editorial
The Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI) 2017/2018 report has uncovered that disbursement of mineral royalties to communities affected by mining activities left a two-and-half-year gap unpaid and unaccounted for. According to GHEITI, data gathered from the Office of Administration of Stool Lands (OASL) indicated that the last transfer of mineral royalty receipt to communities […] The post Mining
The role that many sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) play in national economic policy has changed dramatically as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, giving rise to questions about their future. The IMF predicts that the global economy will contract by 4.9% this year, down from growth of 2.9% in 2019, while the World Bank has forecast […] The post COVID-19 and
The Ministry of Finance has held separate virtual meetings with the Social Partnership Council (SPC) and the leadership of Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs) as part of its stakeholder engagement and consultations to deepen the understanding of the Agyapa Royalty transaction. The Social Partnership Council is made up of the Labour Unions, Ghana Employers Association and Government, […] The post Agyapa
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