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Ghana’s U15 Boys secure bronze medal at ITTF-Africa Youth Championships Accra 2026
The team’s journey to the podium was marked by resilience and determination. After suffering a 0–3 defeat to Egypt in their opening group match, the young Ghanaian players responded strongly with a commanding 3–0 victory over Benin to progress to the knockout stage.
Opinion: the evidence before the high court continues to expose the Republic’s case against Chairman Wontumi
As proceedings continue before the Criminal Court 4 Division of the High Court in the matter involving Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), Akonta Mining Limited and others, the evidence emerging directly from the witness box continues to reinforce one unavoidable legal truth: The Republic has failed to...
Ghana needs a SMART tunnel to solve flooding: Lessons from Kuala Lumpur for Accra’s future
Every rainy season, residents of Accra brace themselves for a familiar and painful reality: flooded homes, destroyed businesses, traffic gridlock, disrupted livelihoods, and, tragically, the loss of human lives. Despite decades of desilting drains, dredging waterways, demolishing structures on watercourses, and investi...
The murder of Ghana’s Highlife classroom
Akwasi Ampofo Adjei, at the beginning of a song, asked, “All of you close your eyes and what did you see?”
Awuah tennis tournament set for June 13
The Achimota School Tennis Club (ASTEC) is set to host the third edition of the Chairman John Awuah Invitational Tournament on Saturday, June 13, 2026, with First Atlantic Bank coming on board as the Headline Sponsor of the prestigious event.
Why Ghana’s export story is no longer about raw cocoa
For decades, Ghana’s export narrative has been defined by one dominant image: raw cocoa beans leaving the shores for processing elsewhere. Cocoa remains a pillar of the economy, but new data suggests the country’s export story is quietly changing—and in a way that could reshape its long‑term economic prospects. The rec...
Samson’s Take: When religion threatens peace, sanity must prevail
A situation that's almost brought some problems to this country that's had a peaceful religious situation of coexistence between Christians and Muslims.
Tension simmers in Kadjebi over the protracted choice of Omanhene and installation of new Queenmother
Tension is simmering in Kadjebi in the Oti Region following the installation of a new Queenmother and the prolonged process to select a new Omanhene after the death of the late Paramount Chief in 2018. Residents say the unresolved chieftaincy matter, currently before the Oti Regional House of Chiefs, has lingered for y...
Mahama’s African Games forensic audit reveals over $40m in financial irregularities
Ghana’s expenditure on infrastructure for the 13th African Games has come under intense scrutiny after the Auditor-General’s report identified millions of dollars and cedis in questionable claims, inflated rates, omitted works and avoidable costs across several projects.
Award schemes and matters arising : The great Ghanaian illusion we have condoned for generations
Ghana, the shining star of Africa, has achieved many successes but continues to grapple with a persistent problem: widespread scams and fraud. Fraud, officially ranked as a high-risk predicate offence for money laundering in Ghana’s 2024 National Risk Assessment, has been a recurring threat for years, undermining the n...
Who Owns Ghana? A Nation Where Local Enterprise is Sacrificed on the Altar of Power
There is a quiet tragedy unfolding in Ghana, one that does not scream in the streets, yet bleeds through boardrooms, courtrooms, and shuttered enterprises. It is the story of a nation that birthed ambition, nurtured enterprise, and then, too often, turned its own hands against its brightest builders. A nation where dre...
Teachers under siege: The growing crisis of indiscipline and violence in Ghanaian pre-Tertiary schools
For many years, teaching was regarded as one of the most respected professions in Ghana. Teachers were not only instructors but also mentors, disciplinarians, counsellors and role models entrusted with shaping the future of the nation. Today, however, a disturbing trend is emerging within our Senior High Schools; a gro...