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Ghana must tread cautiously on the Gold Fields Tarkwa Lease debate
The ongoing national discussion surrounding the proposed renewal of Gold Fields’ Tarkwa mining lease has evolved beyond a simple argument over foreign ownership. At its core, the debate raises a far more strategic question: Does Ghana currently possess the full institutional and financial capacity to independently sust...
Ivan Kyei Innocent: A voice, a force, or a controversy?
In the ever-evolving landscape of Ghana’s political discourse, certain voices do not merely speak, they provoke, challenge, and disrupt. One such figure is Ivan Kyei Innocent. To some, he is a fearless truth-teller; to others, an uncompromising critic but beyond the divided opinion, who really is Ivan Kyei Innocent?
NCPTA’s Deafening Silence: How parental failure, moral decay and social media excesses are turning Ghana’s schools into theatres of indiscipline
Education has always been regarded as society’s most powerful instrument for transmitting values, culture, discipline, and responsible citizenship from one generation to another. Schools are not merely centres for academic instruction; they are institutions deliberately designed to shape character, instil moral respons...
For President Mahama, every mother must live. What about you?
For most families, childbirth is a moment of hope, joy and new beginnings. I believe that is exactly how God intended it to be. Yet, for too many women in our dear country, pregnancy and childbirth remain dangerous journeys. Preventable complications continue to claim lives despite significant improvements in access to...
Abronye DC case: Detention doesn’t take away right to healthcare – Martin Kpebu
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has stated that individuals in state custody retain their constitutional right to healthcare, stressing that detention does not strip a person of access to medical treatment.
ICAG: Reflections from the 2026 Accountants Conference
There is a peculiar irony in travelling extensively across a region and yet managing to bypass one of its most significant towns. For years, the Volta Region had been a familiar canvas its winding roads, its riverside communities, its festival colours all well-known to me.
What Is Wrong with Us: We keep waiting for governments to deliver prosperity while ignoring the citizens who sustain it
Whenever nations struggle economically, politically, or socially, public attention almost instinctively turns towards those who occupy positions of authority. Citizens look towards presidents, prime ministers, ministers, parliamentarians, judges, and public officials. Newspapers analyse government failures. Radio stati...
Manasseh Azure Awuni: Who captured and sold the slaves?
Last year, I took an English course in my ongoing programme that got me very close to the subject of the transatlantic slave trade.
E4Impact foundation and partners to launch Italian innovation centre and I.N.S.P.I.R.E. 2026 job fair in Accra
On Friday, 27th March 2026, the E4Impact Foundation, in partnership with Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, will host a landmark event, the dual launch of the Italian Innovation Center and the I.N.S.P.I.R.E. Entrepreneurship and Job Fair funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and the United...
IMANI Brief: When service to nation becomes opportunities for sale
Kwadjo (true identity withheld) had, with utmost optimism, applied to join the army infantry officer cadet corps in 2019, just a couple of months before his national service as a teaching assistant ended. First was the body selection, which he passed. He passed the aptitude exams, then the obstacle and leadership tests...
Understanding the litigation process: Key stages from dispute to resolution
Litigation can be intimidating to those that have never experienced it before. Breaking down the process can make it easier to understand what is happening and what you can anticipate next. While details vary depending on the case and jurisdiction, most civil disputes follow a very similar journey from initial dispute...
Reforming NaSIA’s governance framework for enhanced autonomy & quality assurance
The National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) was established by the Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (Act 1023), as Ghana’s independent quality assurance institution for pre-tertiary education.