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The Jason Arday question: what do universities owe the people they celebrate?
On 14th August, 2026, Jason Arday was found dead at a property in south London, a week after resigning his professorship at the University of Cambridge. He was 41. The Metropolitan Police say his death is being treated as unexpected but not suspicious. His family has spoken of a campaign of misinformation and harassmen...
Daily Insight for CEOs: Building a future-ready organization
Future readiness is the ability of an organization to anticipate change, adapt its capabilities, and remain competitive as the business environment evolves.
Who Do You Trust? The silent wounds of betrayal and the battle for the human heart
Betrayal does not always arrive with a loud crash.Sometimes it comes quietly through a text message you were never meant to see, a bank account suddenly empty, a secret affair uncovered, or a trusted voice speaking against you behind closed doors. And when it happens, one haunting question echoes in the soul, “Who do y...
Step away from politics for a moment and imagine something every contemporary Ghanaian understands very well
Ghana’s telecom industry already had systems monitoring traffic and verifying revenue. Yet government introduced another monitoring platform through KelniGVG.
Widows’ bodies in exchange for land: A call to the state and traditional authorities
One in every two widows who have attempted to access a productive resource, such as farmland or credit, has been asked to provide sexual favours in exchange.
Poison on the shelf? The hidden truth about some African store foods abroad
You walk into an African store in Houston, Toronto, London, or New York.You pick up palm oil, egusi, beans, and garri, the taste of home. The smell of your mother’s kitchen. The memory of childhood. But here is the question no one wants to ask: Are you eating real food… or something dangerously altered? Because what […...
Piracy threat in Senya Beraku: Why Ghana needs stronger maritime protection and legal reforms
Senya Beraku, a historic fishing community along Ghana’s Atlantic coastline in the Central Region, has for generations depended on the sea for survival.
Working in the Dark: Ghana’s employment crisis and the documentation gap nobody wants to close
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that does not come from laziness. It comes from effort that goes nowhere, from waking up early, working long, hustling hard, and arriving at the end of the month with nothing resembling financial security to show for it. It is the exhaustion of the market trader who has […]
Part 25: The man behind the machine: The currency of conscience
Setting: Cape Coast, Central Region / Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana Date: 16 September 2018 The room remained silent. Adisa was still holding her phone. Henderson stared at Uncle Martey. The words hung heavily between them. “I was there when the system began.” Adisa slowly shook her head. Uncle Martey said nothing...
Legal Education Reform Bill, 2025: Analysis and recommendations for a transformative legal training in Ghana
The Legal Education Reform Bill, 2025, seeks to address longstanding challenges in Ghana's legal education system.
Ghana’s democracy still a work in progress – Prof. Osae-Kwapong
Democracy and development fellow at the Centre for Democratic Development, Ghana (CDD-Ghana), Professor John Osae‑Kwapong, says that Ghana’s democratic journey remains unfinished and must not be taken for granted, despite the country’s record of relatively peaceful elections and transfers of power. Speaking on AM Show....
Where’s My Johnny…Reflecting on one year without you, John-Carpus
Last year, I wrote about my grief in shock.This year, I write from inside grief’s silence. A whole year has passed without you, Johnny.At least that is what the calendar says.But grief does not know dates. It does not move in neat lines. Some days I feel stronger. Some days, I feel like I am […]