THE LAWYER for the embattled former Ghana’s HIV/AIDS Ambassador, Mrs. Dzidzor Mensah, has stirred another controversy following his call on the public to disregard any statement by his client, until an ongoing psychological treatment being undertaken on her has been completed.
Category: Africa
Africa’s Mobile Phone Penetration To 79% By 2020
Mobile phone penetration is sub Saharan Africa is expected to increase to 79% by 2020 according to a new study by Frost & Sullivan. In addition, mobile broadband connections on the continent are expected to quadruple from its 2012 mark to reach over 160 millionby 2016.
Arson Suspected In Fire Outbreak @ Central Medical Stores
Arson has been chalked down as a possible cause of a devastating fire that consumed Ghana’s largest drug supply and distribution centre, triggering fears of an impending drug shortage in the country.
Ghana: CHRAJ Boss Suspended
Ghana’s embattled Commissioner of the Commission for Human Rights & Administrative Justice. (CHRAJ), Ms. Lauretta Vivian Lamptey, has been suspended.
Ghana Needs To Rebuild Fiscal Space To Weather Growth Slowdowns
Faced with weaker export prospects, an impending rise in global interest rates, and fragile financial market sentiment, developing countries including Ghana need to rebuild fiscal buffers to support economic activity in case of a growth slowdown, says the new edition of Global Economic Prospects, released by the World Bank Group.
Opportunities In Local Internet Hosting Yet Untapped
Local Internet hosting is key to the development of the Internet ecosystem in emerging countries, according to a report released by the Internet Society .
Ghana Seeks Investors For Starch Company
Ghana is seeking for a strategic investor in a Public-Private-Partnership deal to revive the Ayensu Starch Company at Bawjiase in the Central Region.
Accra Mayor In Alleged Shooting Rage
Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Accra, Alfred Oko Vanderpuije is alleged to have ordered his bodyguard to impound a vehicle in a typical Hollywood style amid shooting.
Ghana: Surrogate Mother Carrying Quadruplets Abandoned
Sperm donation, in vitro fertilisation (IVF), surrogacy, and other specialised childbearing methods available to childless persons are being conducted within the country without any regulation.
Business Tycoon Murdered In Kumasi
Credible report reaching African Eye News.com indicates that a prominent local business man based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana was shot dead last night.