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Xenophobic attacks in South Africa: Much Ado About the Wrong Threat?
South Africa has once again witnessed waves of xenophobic violence directed at fellow Africans. Foreign nationals from countries including Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Somalia and Ghana have repeatedly been accused of "stealing jobs," overwhelming public services, and contributing to crime. Periodic protest...
The lost voice
I share the joy, I shoulder pain,and in the womb of time, the futureswells—pregnant with truth. We place our faith in polished uniforms,in practiced vows of protection,only to discover, too late,how easily guardians become oppressors. They laugh into your face,a smile rehearsed for public light,while something foul and...
Daniel Afari-Djan writes: Why Ghana’s plunging interest rates are catalyst for industrial growth
After enduring one of the most severe economic crises in a generation, Ghanaian businesses are finally experiencing a resurgence. The most significant sign of this turnaround are interest rates. The Bank of Ghana has trimmed its benchmark Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), which stood at a punishing 30% at the close of 2023,...
Article 108: Mahama’s legal shield against Anti-LGBTQ Bill?
Later this month, Parliament is expected to transmit the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, which was passed May 29, to President Mahama for assent. Once the bill reaches his desk, the President will face a constitutional choice: assent to the bill or return it to Parliament for reconsideration. Thus far...
A case for entrusting public sector waste management to the Ghana Armed Forces
Ghana’s sanitation crisis has persisted for decades despite substantial public expenditure, numerous policy initiatives, and repeated nationwide clean-up campaigns. Across our cities and municipalities, public spaces remain littered with waste, drains are routinely choked with plastic, and government institutions often...
Tribunals: The return of terror – Prof Kwesi Yankah writes
“I saw Mummy crying. Our house was full of people, some weeping, others holding up Daddy’s pictures in the newspapers. Mummy told me she didn’t expect him to be killed. She said if they had tried him, he wouldn’t have been killed.”
Water no get enemy: Why Kanta didn’t flood this year
"Water no get enemy". If you're West African, chances are you didn't read those words.
Paul Adom-Otchere Tips Goosie Tanoh for NDC Chairmanship as Mahama–Asiedu Nketia Power Struggle Looms
The Good Evening Ghana host claims forces aligned with President John Mahama could turn to Augustus “Goosie” Tanoh as a possible challenger for the NDC national chairmanship, setting the stage for what he describes as a major internal proxy battle.
Sinner holds off Zverev to defend Wimbledon title
Jannik Sinner demonstrated once again why he is the world’s best player by holding off Alexander Zverev to win back-to-back Wimbledon men’s singles titles. Italy’s Sinner gradually took control of an extremely tight contest to win 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 6-4 at the All England Club. German second seed Zverev played con...
The founders Africa needs most are often invisible to the startup ecosystem
A few years into coaching student entrepreneurs, I began to notice a pattern I could not unsee. The teams with the cleanest pitches, the most polished decks, and the best-rehearsed demos were not always the ones building ventures that lasted. The teams that made real progress often had something else behind them. A par...
THE LAW 101: The Akonta Mining Judgment
In The Republic v. Bernard Antwi Boasiako @ Chairman Wontumi, Kwame Antwi (at large), and Akonta Mining Company Limited, the High Court of Justice (Criminal Court 4), Accra, presided over by Her Ladyship Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, delivered the judgment addressing the regulatory and criminal frameworks governing natio...
Kwaku Azar: Jailing TikToker for insulting Mahama is a threat to constitutional democracy
The conviction and one-year sentence imposed on a TikToker for insulting the president should concern everyone committed to constitutional democracy. The issue is not whether the speech was vulgar, irresponsible, or false. It was all three. It was also the kind of speech that adds nothing of value to public discourse a...