Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has called for a paradigm shift in Ghanaians’ approach to patriotism, saying most Ghanaians concede there is a scarcity of patriotism in the country, with selfishness and the desire for money and power taking precedence over love for country. He said the greed, thievery, fraud and lies […]
The Power ministry has denied reports that it has entered into a compromised $510 million power deal with AMERI.In a statement, the Power Minister, Dr. Kwabena Donkor described the report which was carried in a Norwegian newspaper, VG , as misleading and false.Below are details of the statementMINISTRY OF POWERSTATEMENT ON FALSE PUBLICATIONS ABOUT AMERI
WHEN most people think of agriculture in Zambia and Africa, images of poor and overworked farmers with crude tools on a rural farm readily come to mind. Many, especially young Africans too, still think that agribusiness is a poor man’s occupation. Nowadays, everybody wants a white-collar office job in the city. Agribusiness is hardly on
Gold Fields Ltd. and AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. are two of the mining firms that experienced a surge in prices after a meltdown by South Africa’s rand against the dollar – a consequence of President Jacob Zuma’s sacking of finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene.Zuma replaced Nene with a less popular lawmaker. The rand plunged to a record
African countries lose $148 billion to corruption every year, President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina has said.“Just think of how many continents you could light up with that amount,” Adesina said at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on December 9, 2015 in commemoration of International Anti-Corruption Day under the theme Break
Ghana duo Reggie ‘N’ Bollie failed to snatch the ultimate in the final of the X Factor contest which came to an end Sunday evening.Seventeen-year-old Louisa Johnson was the winner.She managed to beat the Ghanaian pair to claim the much-coveted record deal with Simon Cowell’s label Syco.Ché Chesterman was eliminated the night before while performances
Climate and agriculture seem to have a love-hate relationship, but if sustainable actions are adopted, then there may be a chance for the two to co-exist happily enough. This relationship was the subject of much discussion by experts at the High Level Policy Dialogue on Investment in Agricultural Research for Sustainable Development in Asia
The Ashanti Regional Police Command in Kumasi, has retrieved 100 unregistered guns in a special operation at the weekend within various suburbs of the city. The operation which was aimed at clamping down on persons possessing unlicensed weapons in perpetrating crime within the Kumasi Metropolis, retrieved guns including 10 AK47 assault rifles, G3 rifles, pump
Ace investigative journalist, Anas Amereyaw Anas, was on Saturday December 11, 2015 awarded at the Fourth Edition of Millennium Awards at the Great Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi. The event which was hosted by Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and Former President Jerry John Rawlings, awarded the
Nominees for the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) have been announced with Stephanie Linus’ “Dry” and Genevieve Nnaji’s “Road to Yesterday” up for Movie of the Year. See a few more photos and full nominees list below:
