Accra, Ghana//-Private legal practitioner, Samson Lardy Anyenini, is dissatisfied with the unregulated fees charged for acquiring information from state departments and agencies.
Category: Economy
Is Kazungula Bridge the Future of Southern African Trade?
The opening of the Kazungula Bridge linking Botswana and Zambia over the Zambezi River promises to boost trade and tourism in Southern Africa.
Why Ethiopia’s Elections Face Credibility Challenges
A crowd wait in a stadium in Jimma on June 16, 2021 for an electoral campaign rally of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images Jon Abbink, Leiden University Ethiopia is holding parliamentary elections at a time of immense domestic turmoil and foreign pressure. This is due to, in particular, the Tigray […]
Small Towns Are Collapsing Across South Africa. How it’s Starting to Affect farming
Cattle grazing on a farm near Tulbagh in the Western Cape, South Africa. Photo by: Peter Titmuss/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Wandile Sihlobo, University of the Witwatersrand Farming and agribusiness play a crucial role in sustaining the economies of small towns and rural areas. There is a lot of evidence of this in […]
Nobel Laureate Offers Pathways to a Better Future, Lessons from COVID-19 Crisis
Nobel laureate Esther Duflo spelled out what an inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 crisis should entail and outlined lessons learned from the pandemic, while delivering the 17th edition of UNCTAD’s prestigious Raúl Prebisch Lecture on 15 June.
Ghana: Attacks on Bullion Vans by Armed Robbers: Fresh Case on Kasoa-Winneba Road
A bullion van was attacked by armed robbers at Gomoa Okyereko on the Kasoa – Winneba road Thursday afternoon.
Ghana: Mandatory Refresher Training for All Drivers to Help Curb Road Accidents
Ghana’s Government has introduced annual mandatory refresher training in driving and road safety for commercial drivers across the country.
KNUST to Host German-West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is set to host a new German-West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC) within the College of Health Sciences in KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana.
Second-Hand Smoking Causes Almost 90% of Smoke Related Deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa
A team of researchers from the School of Public Health of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (SPH-KNUST) have revealed that smoking of tobacco is a growing cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Ghana’s Business Environment Generally Challenging- UKGCC Survey
Accra, Ghana//-Findings from the UK- Ghana Chamber of Commerce’s (UKGCC) 2020 Business Climate Survey Report indicate that Ghana’s business environment is generally challenging, encumbered by such factors as limited access to capital; logistics partners and other service providers; quality infrastructure; tedious and onerous government processes; taxation policy; and regulatory framework.