A German regulator has banned the sale of smartwatches aimed at children, describing them as spying devices. It had previously banned an internet-connected doll called, My Friend Cayla, for similar reasons. Telecoms regulator the Federal Network Agency urged parents who had such watches to destroy them. One expert said the decision could be a “game-changer” ...
The African Union (AU) has expressed outrage after footage emerged appearing to show sub-Saharan migrants being sold at slave markets in Libya. On the video, released by CNN this week, young men are seen being auctioned off as farm workers. The AU chairman, President Alpha Conde of Guinea, demanded prosecutions over a “despicable” trade “from another ...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has eulogized late Asempa FM journalist, Kwadwo Asare-Baffour Acheampong, popularly known as KABA, describing him “as one of the talented journalists of his generation.” Nana Addo in a tweet, joined Ghanaians to mourn and celebrate the ace broadcaster, and host of Asempa FM’s late afternoon political show, ‘Eko Sii Sen’, ...
The Akufo-Addo government has been asked to tread cautiously with the proposed review of electricity tariffs. Speaking on Citi FM’s news analysis programme ‘The Big Issue’ on Saturday, President of policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe, said although reduction in electricity tariffs “is a good thing, we must be very cautious.” The Finance Minister, ...
The University of Ghana is preparing to wean itself off the national grid by building a 600kW wind turbine to supply it with electricity. This was announced by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Ebenezer Oduro-Owusu, at the school’s 2017 November congregation on Saturday. He said the turbine, which will be sited at ...
The Catholic Bishops Conference has asked government to take strict action against the canker of vigilantism, and also deal with the deteriorating activities of land guards and nomadic herdsmen to improve general security in the country. According to the Bishops, government must change from just talk about ending vigilantism and take real action. Since the ...
President Akufo-Addo has directed the Ministry of Education to draw up programmes to strengthen and upscale the study of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) from the basic level. He said this is part of the educational reforms being undertaken by his government to promote science, technology and innovation in the country. According to him, ...
Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has addressed the 18th congregation of the University for Development Studies (UDS) with a firm pledge that government will soon address the problem of graduate unemployment. He said government considers graduate unemployment as a national security threat for which reason it should be solved beginning with the recruitment of ...
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