President John Dramani Mahama has given indication that effective July 1, Ghanaians would start experiencing some reliefs in electricity bills. According to the President, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is set to implement a new billing cycle which would address concerns of overbilling. An investigation into the recent overbilling undertaken by the ECG and […]
Once the largest economy on the continent, South Africa’s domestic and political issues have seen it fall to third place behind Nigeria and Egypt, KPMG has warned, using data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF ). Even though South Africa remains the “continent’s most developed economy, and has a more diversified economic base than the
Telecommunication giant MTN Ghana Tuesday June 21 launched its 4G LTE service in the country. In a message, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Ebenezer Twum Asante, said the launch was part of activities marking the 20 years of operation of MTN in Ghana. According to Mr Twum, the MTN 4G service will bring
Some Assembly members of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) have given a one week ultimatum to the Metropolitan Chief Executive, Mr Kojo Bonsu to resign for allegedly inflating prices of shops in the yet-to-be completed Kejetia market and for showing what they termed ‘gross disrespect” to the Asantehene. The group alleged among other things that
As part of mobile telecom giants MTN 21days of Y’ello care grogram, on Monday presented a 40 inch LED TV set and a DSTV combo valued at about five thousand cedis to the staff and students of the Lassia-Tuolu Senior High School in the Wa West district. The presentation which is aimed at enhancing learning among
In a bid to improve its revenue mobilization drive, the Akatsi North district assembly in the Volta region has run a day’s capacity building programme for its revenue officers as well as members of Finance and Administration sub-committee of the assembly. The training facilitated by a private agency, ‘the Pool’ consult was to equip the
So I am back from work and expecting to watch a local movie to relax after my stressful day, yet the TV station decides to show a flagbearer who is making noise. Mere political talk, same promises every time. Like seriously? You lie to me for power? Yes it is true a president cannot implement
The remains of Osei Tawiah, the young man who was allegedly brutalised to death by the police at Krofrom, a suburb of Kumasi, on May 26, 2016 were interred yesterday, amidst a great display of grief and drama. Family members placed a sharpened machete, a broom and ammunition in the coffin and ‘charged’ him to
Ghana Association of Persons with Albinism (GAPA), have embarked on an awareness walk through the principal streets of sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region with the aim of creating awareness about their existence. As the association recognizes and celebrate the struggle of persons with albinism globally, they also commend United Nations (UN) for the creation
Three mining companies, one licensed and two said to be operating illegally, are locked in what has been described as a hopeless clash in the Bawku West District of the Upper East region. The companies are in fierce fight over some acres of land reported to be rich in gold and diamond among other minerals.
