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The Accra Floods: Whiles we build a new city, let’s fix the one we have
When torrential rains submerged large parts of Accra on June 29, the floods exposed something deeper than blocked drains.
The quiet force behind IET-Ghana’s rise: The inspiring journey of Ernest Boampong Antwi
In every successful institution, there are visionary leaders whose names are widely celebrated. Yet behind them are dedicated individuals whose consistency, sacrifice, and commitment keep the system running. For the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-Ghana), one such individual is Ernest Boampong Ant...
Archaeology is Not a Useless Course
I began to appreciate archaeology when I became Chairman of the Governing Board of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board. Until then, like many Ghanaians, I had never fully considered its enormous economic and national value. During my tenure, I discovered that foreign researchers and institutions regularly came to Gha...
British wildcard Fery stuns Cobolli to reach semi-finals
British wildcard Arthur Fery will play for a place in the Wimbledon final after extending his sensational run with a remarkable victory over world number 10 Flavio Cobolli in front of an ecstatic Centre Court crowd.
The contention that a President is limited by a consecutive tenure of two terms secures a third term for Mahama
The substance and intent of the action filed as Kenneth Kwabena Agyei Kuranchie v The Attorney-General in the Supreme Court as Suit No. J1/20/2021, on 30 June 2026 at 1:30 in the afternoon, allegedly for the interpretation of Article 66 (2) of the 1992 Constitution on whether a person who has been elected to the Office...
The Enabling Environment: Why Ghana’s development problem is not its people
There is a quiet argument that runs beneath much of the discourse on African development. It is rarely stated explicitly because it rarely needs to be. It surfaces instead in the framing of questions about governance deficits, in assumptions about institutional capacity, in the language of “fragile states” and “failed...
My Graduate Management Acceleration Programme journey at UBA Ghana
For many young graduates, securing a well-paying first job remains one of the biggest challenges after university.
Afenyo-Markin criticises anti-LGBTQ+ bill, says it criminalises identity and crosses democratic line
Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticised aspects of Ghana’s Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, warning that legislation which criminalises people based on their sexual orientation risks undermining democratic principles. In a post shared on social media, the Effutu MP argued that...
Accra’s floods are not natural disasters; they’re human-made tragedies
Every year, the rains come. Every year, homes are submerged, businesses are destroyed, families are displaced, and innocent lives are lost. Then, when the floodwaters recede, the promises begin. Committees are formed. Blame is assigned. Speeches are made. Yet when the next rainy season arrives, the same tragedy repeats...
Why Ghana can’t ignore plastic pollution and marine litter: A World Ocean Day reflection
As the world marks World Ocean Day, the call to “sustain what sustains us” carries particular urgency in Ghana.
Surrogacy in Ghana: Legal parenthood, registration, and the rights of the surrogate
Surrogacy is no longer a novelty in Ghana. More families are turning to it. More clinics are facilitating it. More lawyers are being asked to structure it. The law, for its part, has started to respond. But only just. It is no longer entirely correct to say Ghana has no law on surrogacy. That position, while once accur...
Fonseca, 19, shows title credentials by backing up Djokovic win
Brazilian rising star Joao Fonseca showcased his title credentials by grinding out a four-set victory over two-time finalist Casper Ruud to book his place in the French Open quarter-finals.