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French Open: Jakub Mensik collapses on court as heatwave continues
Jakub Mensik said his body "just turned off" as he collapsed on court following a gruelling second-round win in sweltering conditions at the French Open.
‘Magician’ Gael Monfils exits final French Open
Gael Monfils is not hanging up his racquet until the end of the season, but Monday proved to be a goodbye to his home Grand Slam and the major where he has enjoyed his greatest success, reaching the semi-finals in 2008 and a further three quarter-finals.
From Golgotha to Kwahu: The Easter Migration of the Faithful and the Faithless
Every year, as April tiptoes in with palm fronds and church bells, Ghana prepares for a sacred season of reflection—one that begins at Golgotha and, quite remarkably, ends in Kwahu.
Kwaku Azar writes: End the politics of phone calls, build strong institutions
Justice Atuguba recently observed that some politicians who were close to him during the 2024 elections no longer answer his calls.
We keep saying ‘Africa forward.’ It’s time to say what forward means.
"Africa forward." You hear it everywhere now — in the titles of summits, on the opening slides of brand decks, in the careful language of development funds and the captions of well-meaning posts. It has become one of those phrases that sounds like a destination while quietly avoiding the harder question of direction. F...
Opinion: why Gordon Asare-Bediako matters for NPP’s 2028 communication
The NPP’s national elections are fast approaching, and the party’s base is energized for the election of new leaders to steer its affairs. Over the past decade, the party has evolved significantly, especially in its communication architecture. The familiar voices Ghanaians once associated with the party are gradually g...
Ghana’s accountability crisis: When political power blocks parliamentary oversight – Abednego writes
Ghana’s political class has increasingly become an obstacle to the nation’s progress, and the entrenched hypocrisy displayed by supporters of both the NDC and NPP only deepens the country’s democratic fatigue. Selective outrage, shifting principles, and the routine weaponisation of state institutions have created a pol...
THE LAW 101: Regulating the trigger- The legal boundaries of gun ownership, use obligations, and sanctions
The recent violence over the headship processes of the Kristo Asafo Mission is a sobering reminder of how quickly institutional friction can turn bloody when firearms are brought into the equation. In the aftermath of such disturbances, a familiar pattern emerges: the state steps in, and the police routinely discover t...
The Architecture of the begging bowl: A blueprint for the extractive state
Our elders warned us that the man who fetches water with a woven basket should not curse the river when he arrives home thirsty. Yet, the modern African geopolitical strategy consists almost entirely of parading our leaking baskets before the international community, demanding that the river apologise for the holes. We...
When Hormuz fails: The day a waterway stops the world
The Strait of Hormuz is not just a stretch of water; it is the world’s most critical economic artery. Barely 167 kilometres long and just 39 kilometres wide at its narrowest point, this narrow corridor quietly carries the weight of the global economy. Each year, an estimated 30,000 vessels pass through it. But these ar...
Monetise Idiocy In Ghana
Let bad behaviour fund order. You block a road, you pay. You dump waste, you pay. You violate zoning, you pay. No insults. No arguments. Just payment.
Kweku Bonsam got us a draw? – Enimil Ashon writes
Do you believe that Kweku Bonsam, the spiritualist, played a role in the 0-0 result of Ghana’s second Group game with England in the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup? Do you believe that it was the curse he claimed to have placed on England’s captain, Harry Kane, that prevented the latter from scoring? So why […]