The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted all aspects of our lives resulting in an unparalleled acceleration in digital transformation. The mobile community in sub-Saharan Africa responded to this crisis proactively to keep individuals and businesses connected. Nonetheless, nearly a billion people on the continent are still being left behind, and effectively and permanently remedying this, […] The post Connecting
The US plane manufacturer Boeing has recommended grounding dozens of its 777 aircraft around the world after one of the jets suffered an engine failure. The plane, carrying 231 passengers, was forced to return to Denver airport on Saturday. No injuries were reported. United Airlines and Japan’s two main airlines have stopped using 62 planes. […] The post Boeing 777s grounded
WhatsApp is pushing ahead with controversial changes to its terms of service, but altering the way it notifies users following a backlash. After its first announcement in January, millions of users downloaded apps from WhatsApp’s competitors. The Facebook-owned platform previously said it had been the victim of “misinformation” around the change. But WhatsApp now says it […] The post WhatsApp
The Ho Municipal Security Council has closed down the Ho Central Mosque for two weeks because of litigation over the Regional Imam position. The lockdown covers the area surrounding the building; a decision Mr Alexander Yeboah, Municipal Police Commander, said was to prevent clashes between the two factions. The site stayed open while the years-long […] The post Security
A Rwandan opposition politician living in exile in South Africa has been shot dead. Reports say Seif Bamporiki was killed while delivering furniture to a client on Sunday afternoon in Cape Town. It is not clear whether the murder was politically motivated. The assailants took mobile phones and wallets before they fled the scene. No […] The post Exiled Rwandan politician shot
COVID-19 autopsy reports from the Ga East Municipal Hospital and the 37 Military hospitals in Accra have been released to provide pathological evidence for better understanding and improved management for COVID-19 in Ghana. The report by 10 medical personnel concluded that damage to the lungs was a key feature of deaths caused by the virus […] The post 37
The perfect praise and respect Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is receiving all over the world as the first African and woman to lead the 25-year-old World Trade Organisation (WTO), particularly from her fellow Nigerians is the reason why principles, no matter how it is attacked, opposed or resisted should never be sacrificed under any circumstance. I write […] The post Perfect
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the La Dadekotopon Constituency in the 2020 elections, Dr Joseph Gerald Tetteh Nyanyofio, has donated hundreds of books to his alma mater, St. Paul Anglican Cluster of Schools. The donation was made on Thursday, February 18, 2021. The donation of textbooks which cover subject areas such as […] The post NPP’s
Herbal Medicine producers in Ghana want the support of the government to enable them to conduct research to produce medications for the treatment of COVID-19. The producers say they’re well-positioned to produce effective medication for treatment considering that they have played crucial roles in producing medicines that build the immune system amidst the pandemic. Earlier […] The post Herbal
Stakeholders in the migration sector are calling for the abolishment of ‘Kafala’ migrant hiring system practised in many African countries. The ‘Kafala’ system according to the stakeholders mostly results in human trafficking, human rights violations and some even dying in the process. The Kafala migrant employment system began in the 1950s when several Middle Eastern […] The post Abolish
The Appointments Committee of Parliament will later today, February 22, 2021, resume hearings for the nominees of the President for various ministerial roles. The Minister of Sanitation nominee, Cecilia Abena Dapaah and the Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah are expected to be vetted today. The two nominees held these same portfolios in the first […] The post Vetting
The Supreme Court will today, Monday, February 22, 2021, constitute a nine-panel justice to hear an application filed by the 2020 flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama seeking a review of the ruling that stopped him from reopening his election petition case which his lawyers closed. Mr. Mahama filed the application […] The post Election
Members of the COVID-19 burial team are once again calling on the government to ensure that resources such as vehicles are provided to help them transport bodies to the infectious cemetery for burial. With Ghana’s COVID-19 death toll hitting almost 600, the group, which since last year has been lamenting inadequate resources to work effectively, […] The post COVID-19
Fire on Sunday destroyed portions of the Sunyani Municipal Primary School in the Bono Region. The fire according to sources started around 4 p.m. It took fire personnel from the Bono Regional Branch of the Ghana National Fire Service about an hour to bring the fire under control. Three classrooms as well as books and […] The post Fire destroys portions of Sunyani Municipal
Ghana is expected to take delivery of its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines later today, according to the Minister for Information-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah. In brief comments at the Conference and Donor Presentation for the Sustainable Development of Yendi Municipal Hospital on Sunday, he noted that he was at the programme “though I have another […] The post First
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Afigya Kwabre North Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Collins Adomako Mensah, has begun community engagements to solicit ideas and support from residents on how to bring development to the area. Collins Adomako Mensah, a first time MP has pledged to empower his constituents and also, bring development to […] The post Developing
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced that ACI Francis Palmdeti has ended his duty as the Head of Corporate Affairs for the Authority. This was contained in a press statement issued by the Authority and signed by its Head of Human Resource and Administration, Madam Cecilia Erzuah. According to the statement, ACI Palmdeti has […] The post ACI Palmdeti
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