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Galamsey: Is Ghana drifting towards anarchy?
Illegal small-scale gold mining (galamsey) in Ghana, has persisted as a significant issue of concern for many years. Initially, discussions and research around the menace have drawn considerable attention due to its impact on the environment, livelihoods, water bodies, and local communities.
What is wrong with us? We celebrate buildings but neglect the systems that keep cities alive
Across many African cities today, skylines are changing rapidly: Glass towers are rising. Luxury apartments are multiplying. Commercial high-rise developments are appearing where low-density structures once stood. Urban centres increasingly project the image of modernisation and economic progress. At first glance, this...
The man who snored in the sky: Air travel courtesy is becoming a lost art
Six and a half hours can feel like a lifetime when you are trapped beside a sound you cannot escape. For the first time in my nine years of international travel, I found myself reaching for earplugs not because of engine noise or cabin pressure, but because of a fellow passenger whose thunderous snoring turned […]
The Inconvenient Truth: Institutions rarely collapse because of bad laws. They collapse when their guardians stop guarding
There are moments in the life of every nation when difficult questions must be asked, not because they are comfortable, but because avoiding them becomes more dangerous than confronting them. One such question is this: Who truly governs a public institution? At first glance, the answer appears obvious. The minister rep...
Carlos Alcaraz Net Worth: Inside the Tennis Star's Career Earnings and Endorsements
The Spaniard has done quite well for himself on and off the court.
Bright Simons demands answers on 320kg meth seizure linked to Ghana
Yesterday, Australia’s border police reported that a consignment of charcoal from Ghana shipped to Port Botany in two containers contained methamphetamines worth ~$210 million in street value.
Ghana’s NGOs should strengthen local government, not replace it
In a matter of months, an NGO can drill a borehole, build a clinic, or train community health volunteers. But when the funding ends, who pays the mechanic, replaces the supplies, updates the records, or answers residents when the service fails? Too many development projects in Ghana are judged successful by what is del...
Sabalenka fights back to beat Osaka at Madrid Open
World number one Aryna Sabalenka came from a set and a break down to beat Japan’s Naomi Osaka in the fourth round of the Miami Open and progress to the quarter-finals. Four-time Grand Slam champion Sabalenka secured her 15th consecutive victory of the year – and ninth in a row in Madrid – by winning […]
Draper out of French Open with knee injury
Britain's Jack Draper will miss the rest of the clay court season - including next month's French Open - because of an ongoing knee injury.
“Red,” tramadol, and silence: Ghana’s drug abuse crisis
It starts with a pill. Then another. Then a job lost, a school dropout, and a family that doesn’t know where to turn. Across Ghana in 2026, drug abuse is no longer seen as just a "street problem." Health workers, teachers, and employers say the abuse of prescription drugs and opioids has moved into classrooms, universi...
Throw back, August 4, 1974: Historic feat as Ghana changed over to driving on the right
It is exactly 52 years since Ghana made the bold decision to ditch some inherited legacy of the British colonial system by switching from driving on the left to driving on the right.
Reading the World Bank Cocoa Forecast Correctly: The floor is already here
Why headlines about a “50% cocoa price drop in 2026” mislead Ghanaian farmers and policymakers. The recent reporting around the World Bank’s April 2026 Commodity Markets Outlook, which projects cocoa prices to fall by more than 50 percent in 2026, has understandably caused anxiety among Ghanaian cocoa farmers, licensed...