Technology and innovation key for the development of mining sector-Deputy Lands Minister
The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker has espoused the crucial role of technology and innovation as elements of utmost significance and importance in the process of creating positive, progressive and sustainable developments in Ghana’s mining industry. Delivering a speech at the commissioning of the Intertek Minerals Photonassay Laboratory in Tarkwa On Tuesday, 19th September, 2023,...
GUTA resents “unbearable harassment and intimidation” of traders by officials of GRA
The Ghana Union of Traders Associations, (GUTA) has expressed resentment at what they described as unbearable harassment of members of the association by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). According to GUTA, officers of the Ghana Revenue Authority have been meting out unfair treatments to its members both at the port and outside the port. The Ashanti Region branch of GUTA...
Access Bank invests in creative arts industry
Access Bank Ghana has premiered its award-winning online TV series, ‘All Walks of Life’, a captivating film at the Silverbird cinema in Accra. This is in line with the bank’s strategic intent of changing the narrative about Africa through the promotion of Ghanaian creative talents across Africa and beyond. The premiere brought together distinguished personalities, including Nana Osafo Adjei, the Special...
Rwanda’s Kagame Sets Sights on Fourth Term in 2024
President Paul Kagame has announced that he will run for a fourth term in 2024's presidential election. Kagame has been in power for 23 years and can run for two more five-year terms under the current constitution, which was controversially amended in 2015 to allow him a fourth term. In April 2023, Kagame joked that he was looking forward to retiring...
Nigeria’s Atiku, Obi Challenge Tinubu’s Victory at Supreme Court
Barely two weeks after the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal upheld Bola Tinubu's victory in the February 25, 2023 polls, the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party candidate Peter Obi have filed appeals with the Supreme Court to nullify the judgment. Atiku Abubakar and his party, have filed 35 grounds of appeal, arguing that the...
VRA spills Akosombo, Kpong dams following high inflows
The Volta River Authority has started a controlled spillage at the Akosombo and Kpong dams in the Eastern Region as the water levels continue to rise. According to the Deputy Chief Executive, Edward Obeng-Kenzo, “The decision to spill follows the observed consistent rise in the lake level due to high inflows.” In a statement, Mr Obeng-Kenzo added that, the VRA was...
Don’t renew contracts with Zoomlion – PAC chairman directs MMMDCs
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), James Klutse Avedzi, has cautioned Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) against renewing contracts with waste management firm Zoomlion, citing the absence of discernible benefits. During a public accounts committee hearing in Ho, the Ketu North MP underscored that Parliament had sanctioned the non-renewal of the waste management company’s contract. The caution was...
Papa Kwamena writes: Two areas Chelsea need to improve after poor start to season
It’s been five weeks into the new season and the Premier League has already started taking shape. Since the league's inception, some teams have had strong starts and delivered outstanding performances. The same cannot be said for Mauricio Pochettino's Chelsea, who had an outstanding pre-season before the start of the 2023/24 campaign. It's still early days, so it's difficult to say...
No Dead Agenda – Burna Boy Responds to Critics After Concert Postponement
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy, 31, fired back at critics who said his concert that was to take place at FNB Stadium in Gauteng Province, South Africa, was postponed due to low ticket sales. The African music giant was scheduled to perform at his Johannesburg concert on September 23. While social media users speculated about low ticket sales as the reason...
Spain players agree to end boycott before Nations League games
Most of the Spain women's team have agreed to end their boycott, says Spanish secretary of state for sports Victor Francos. The agreement was reached at 05:00 local time on Wednesday after more than seven hours of meetings. Two of the 23 players called up for this month's Nations League games have chosen to pull out of the squad. Francos said the...
