JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Several patients and workers were trapped after a roof collapsed at Johannesburg's Charlotte Maxeke state hospital on Thursday near the central business district, emergency services said.

The Akufo-Addo government has resolved to scrap market tolls paid by itinerant head porters (Kayayei), Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has announced to parliament in the new administration’s first budget.

ACCRA (Reuters) - Ghana aims to reduce its budget deficit and inflation in 2017, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said on Thursday in a budget speech designed to show how the new government plans to stabilise the economy.

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced that government will set up an Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Project to cater for its one million dollar per constituency promise. According to him, the fund will be targeted at improving the livelihood of Ghanaians in rural areas, by providing them with sustainable jobs. “Under the Establishment of the ... The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced that government will set up an Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Project to

SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION Hon. Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the authority of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, I beg to move that this Honourable House approves the Financial Policy...

Government has promised to provide jobs for over one million youth through its local job creation policy outlined in the 2017 budget statement.

Government has promised to provide jobs for over one million youth through its local job creation policy outlined in the 2017 budget statement.

Kotoko coachDzravko Logarusic has rejected claims he has the best crop of players at his disposal. The Croat is enjoying a fairly decent run on his return to the West African. The Porcupine Warriorsare currently joint leaders with Aduana Stars after their hard-fought 1-0 win on Monday. Many have claimed the biggest Ghanaian club have the best crop of talented players in the to-flight this season. Kotoko boast of several stars including Kwame Boahene, Ollenu Ashitey, Yakubu Mohammed, Emmanuel

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says government seeks to create about 750,000 direct and indirect jobs with the yet-to-be launched ‘planting for food and jobs campaign initiative.

Chris Cox, Chief Product Officer at Facebook, visited the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in Accra earlier today to meet with Ghanaian entrepreneurs and see how they are working to build sustainable technology businesses.

With Breanne Deppisch. THE BIG IDEA: Jeff Sessions wakes up this morning with potentially serious legal and political problems. -- The attorney general and his team are in damage-control mode, trying to explain confusing and seemingly inconsistent ...

Today March 2, 2017, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta presented the government's budget statement to Parliament. The budget highlights the removal of most of what the government of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) considers nuisance taxes ...

A prime suspect being sought after by the police for his alleged involvement in a case in which a young lady accused of theft, was stripped stark naked in Kumasi,… The post Police arrests prime suspect in public torture of woman in Kumasi appeared first on Ghana Business News. A prime suspect being sought after by the police for his alleged involvement in a case in which a young lady accused of theft, was stripped stark naked in Kumasi, has eventually surrendered confessing to the police

ACCRA, March 2 Ghana aims to reduce its budget deficit and inflation in 2017, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said on Thursday in a budget speech designed to show how the new government plans to stabilise the economy. It was to be done with provate ...

The Akufo-Addo government would introduce a national digital property addressing system to protect lands and other properties of citizens. Presenting the 2017 Budget Statement to Parliament Thursday, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said this is aimed ...

From Musah Umar Farouq, Wa The newly-appointed Upper West Regional Minister, Alhassan Sulemana, has given the assurance that he would run an all-inclusive administration to promote the socio-economic development of the region. “I shall operate an open-door policy, where everyone, no matter your ethnicity, religion, colour or political affiliation, will be welcome to my office,” […] The post I’m ready to work with all -U/W Minister appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News. From

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta today presented the 2017 Budget and economic statement to the house of parliament.

Today March 2, 2017, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta presented the government’s budget statement to Parliament. The budget highlights the removal of most of what the government of… The post Full text: Ghana 2017 Budget Statement appeared first on Ghana Business News. Today March 2, 2017, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta presented the government’s budget statement to Parliament. The budget highlights the removal of most of what the government of the New Patriotic

    By Maxwell Ofori, Flagstaff House Accra The Board of Directors of GOIL has rendered an unqualified apology to the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for causing ‘embarrassment’ to the Presidency. A letter, dated 28th February, 2017, signed by the Board Chairman of Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL), Prof. William A. […] The post GOIL Board apologises to President appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News.     By Maxwell Ofori, Flagstaff House Accra The

Spare parts dealers in Abossey Okai, the country’s foremost spare parts trade hub, have expressed excitement over the announcement by government to scrap taxes on importation of automobile spare parts.