SoftBank-backed Swiggy’s (SWIG.NS), shares jumped nearly 15% in their trading debut in India on Wednesday, signalling growing investor confidence in food and grocery delivery firms as shoppers increasingly go online and want fast deliveries. Swiggy’s shares bucked weakness in the broader Indian market and recorded a better performance than some analysts had predicted for the loss-making firm … The post Swiggy

 China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said on Wednesday that a U.S. order to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (2330.TW), to halt shipments of advanced chips to some Chinese customers – as reported by Reuters – proved that the United States was “playing the Taiwan card” to raise tensions in the Taiwan Straits. Zhu Fenglian, spokeswoman for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said … The post China

Shares in Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), the world’s top memory chip maker, fell on Wednesday to their lowest level in more than four years amid worries about the impact of U.S. tariffs under a new Donald Trump administration, analysts said. The South Korean tech giant is the worst performing stock among global chipmakers like TSMC and Nvidia … The post Samsung Electronics

SoftBank’s Japanese telecoms unit will receive the first chips using Nvidia’s (NVDA.O), latest Blackwell design for its supercomputer, the California-based chip designer said, as Masayoshi Son looks to ride the artificial intelligence boom. SoftBank Corp (9434.T), is also planning to use Grace Blackwell chips for a further supercomputer, said Nvidia, which held an AI event in Tokyo on Wednesday … The post SoftBank

 The “Boosting Green Employ­ment and Enter­prise Opportu­nities in Ghana (GrEEn)” project has ended with over 2,370 jobs created and about 190,000 people benefiting, for improved liveli­hoods. The €20.6 million joint project by the European Union (EU), the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Na­tions Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), aimed at addressing … The post 190,000

The Vice President and flag- bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, says starting from December 1 this year, all kidney patients, who have enrolled on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), will enjoy free dialysis treatment This comes after a successful pilot programme that offered free kidney dialysis for patients aged … The post Free dialysis

The Communications Di­rector for the Ghana Foot­ball Association (GFA), Mr Henry Asante Twum, has acknowledged that Ghana’s strug­gles in the AFCON qualifying campaign are highly unfortunate, noting that the team’s qualification chances are no longer fully within their control. The Black Stars have managed only two points from a possible 12, scoring just one goal … The post Qualification

 Eight players began training at the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday to kick off preparations for the crucial 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Angola and Niger. The players included Moham­med Kudus, Gideon Mensah, Elisha Owusu, Osman Bukari, Joseph Wollacott, Emmanuel Antwi, Razak Simpson and Isaac Afful. They were joined later by the other … The post Black Stars prepare

 Ransford Kwaku Otopa Atiemo, the 2024 Best Farmer second run­ner-up, won a brand-new Massey Ferguson tractor, complete with accessories, donated by Stanbic Bank Ghana. The symbolic key to the vehi­cle was handed over at the 40th National Best Farmer Awards dinner held last Friday in Accra. Mr Atiemo encouraged aspir­ing farmers to approach agricul­ ture … The post National

Dophil Roof­ing System, in conjunction with Societe Generale, have launched a new initiative to provide afford­able roofing for building projects of public servants. The consumer credit pro­gramme dubbed, ‘Roof Now, Pay Later’ aims to provide high-qual­ity roofing to salaried workers whose building projects have been halted owing to financial constraints. This credit mechanism would allow … The post Dophil

The Green Revolution Innovative Thinkers Ghana (GRITG) has called on the government to take urgent action to combat threats posed by climate change to promote health of the citizenry and the economy. The GRITG, a non-profit organisation, cited the devastating wildfires and rising sea level as causes of climate change. Speaking at the official launch … The post GRITG

The operations and activities of the Parliament of Ghana are almost stalled as a result of severe disputes within the house. This is happen­ing at a very crucial time of its ending. The controversy emanated from an order by the Speaker declaring four members of the house vacant on the 18th of October. This was … The post Are we learning from the stand-off at Parliament? appeared first on

 The Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has called on his colleagues to embrace the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on the declaration of parliamentary seats vacant. The Court by a majority 5-2 decision, yesterday ruled that the Speaker of Parliament does not have the power to declare parliamentary seats vacant. Welcoming the decision of … The post Supreme