A conference with the focus on harnessing local partnership among stakeholders for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustain­ability projects was held in Accra on Wednesday. Organised by the Centre for CSR West Africa, it drew partic­ipants from academia, business associations, the private sector, regulatory agencies, civil society and the media to improve and sustain CSR … The post Stakeholders

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) will from August this year commence a nationwide en­forcement compli­ance of Data Protection Act 2012 (Act 843). To be undertaken by the Enforce­ment Unit of the Commission, the exercise will involve spot checks, raids, data protection audits, and in some cases, arrest of data managers of institutions. The Executive Director … The post DPC

The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC) as part of the Beyond the Return project, on Tuesday, held a creative arts dialogue titled ‘Return Conversations’ in Accra to foster unity amongst Africans and the diaspora, through music and film. The event which was on the theme: “The role of film and music in uniting … The post MoTAC holds creative arts dialogue appeared first

The government has been urged to come out with a comprehensive plan to support agriculture to ad­dress the soaring food prices in the country, some economic, gover­nance and agricultural experts have said. That, they said, would help address the growing hardship in the country, largely influenced by increasing food prices, reduce bor­rowing and address the … The post Mid-year

The general in charge of Ukraine’s stuttering counter-offensive in the south has said Russian defences are making it diffi­cult for military equipment, including Western tanks and armoured vehicles, to move forward. Gen. Oleksandr Tarnavskyi says his forces are struggling to overcome multi-layered minefields and fortified defen­sive lines. “That is why most of the tasks have … The post Ukraine’s

The Second Rus­sia–Africa Summit and Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitari­an Forum has commenced here yesterday with a pledge by the Russian government to deepen cooperation and bilater­al relations with African countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at a plenary to open the two-day event said he was very optimistic about the prospects of developing full range … The post Russia

Niger’s President, Mo­hamed Bazoum, has is­sued a defiant message on Twitter after soldiers announced a coup overnight in the West African nation. Trouble began early on Wednes­day when troops from the presi­dential guard took him captive. His foreign minister has said the takeover does not have the backing of the whole military, but the army … The post Captive Niger president

Nine cocoa seed-buying companies have paid a total of GH¢101 million out of GH¢137 million debt owed the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD). The nine companies including Eva­dox Limited and Brasoman Company Limited are part of 17 companies which had failed to pay for cocoa seeds for more than four cocoa seasons and had ceased to … The post 9 cocoa seed-buying companies

The government has been urged to consider tele­communications infrastructure such as fibre cables national security assets to protect such facilities against theft and destruction. Making the call at a stakehold­ers forum in Sunyani on Wednes­day, the Chief Sales and Distribu­tion Executive Officer of MTN, Samuel Addo, said telecommuni­cation was a major infrastructure for socio-economic development … The post ‘Consider

The Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service will not interfere with investigations into the alleged case of bullying at Adisadel Col­lege, says Deputy Minister of Edu­cation, Reverend Ntim-Fordjour. He, therefore, urged manage­ment of the school to cooperate with the investigative body. Reverend Ntim-Fordjour said an investigative team set up to deal with the … The post Dep.

The President, Nana Addo Dank­wa Akufo-Addo, is asking West Af­ricans to reject all forms of military takeovers within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) jurisdiction. The president says the unconsti­tutional way of changing gov­ernments across the sub-region should not be tolerated. The President’s admonishment comes a day after media reports suggest an attempted … The post Insecurity