Accra, Ghana//-The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says the change, part of its Real-Time VAT framework, creates no new tax. “There is no additional 20% tax,” the Authority said in a statement on 14 October, issued after reports that banks would add 20 per cent to payments for services such as Netflix, Google and Amazon.
Category: Mobile & Telecoms
Global Smartphone Market Shrinks 20% in 3Q26 as Memory Crisis Reshapes Competition
London, UK//-: According to Omdia’s preliminary estimates, global smartphone shipments fell 20% year on year in 3Q26, a sharp acceleration from the 6% decline recorded in the previous quarter.
MTN Ghana Launches Its Digital Entertainment Channel
Accra, Ghana//-MTN Ghana today launched its digital entertainment channel, MTN One TV, aiming at transforming the country’s creative industry, expand global reach of local productions, and create sustainable revenue opportunities for filmmakers, broadcasters, and digital content creators.
MTN Ghana, MobileMoney Fintech Engage Customers In Ashaiman Municipality
Senior officials of MTN Ghana and MobileMoney Fintech LTD (MMFL) today defied scorching sunny weather to engage customers in the Ashaiman Municipality of the Greater Accra Region.
MTN Ghana Trains More Than 50 Bloggers, Digital Content Creators
Accra, Ghana//- MTN Ghana trained more than 50 bloggers and digital content creators who have participated in a forum organised by MTN Ghana to discuss artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, content creation, personal branding and opportunities within Ghana’s digital economy.
MTN Ghana Wins Four Awards at National Governance and Business Leadership Summit
Accra, Ghana//- MTN Ghana has won four awards at the sixth National Governance and Business Leadership Summit (NGBLS) 2026, in recognition of its excellence in procurement, supply chain management, and business operations.
Egypt: President El-Sisi Meets CEO of Orange Group
Cairo, Egypt// — Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi today met with Chief Executive Officer of the Orange Group Ms. Christel Heydemann.
MTN Ghana Marks 30th Anniversary With A Major Float
Accra, Ghana//-MTN Ghana on Saturday defied humid Accra weather to mark its 30th anniversary with a major float through the principal streets of the nation’s capital.
The Fourth SIM Registration Con: How Agents of the State and Telcos Abuse the Citizenry to Cover Up Institutional Rot
Accra, Ghana//-We are standing on the precipice of a fourth national humiliation disguised as a technological necessity. When a tailor irreparably ruins your fabric through sheer incompetence, he does not arrogantly demand that you purchase a fresh yard of cloth so he can practice his trade on your dime.
GSMA Warns of Emerging Global AI Divide as 3 Billion People Remain Offline, Smartphone Component Costs Soar
New York, US//-: The GSMA today warned that the world risks creating a new global divide between AI “haves” and “have-nots” unless urgent action is taken to address the digital divide and make smartphones affordable for billions of people in low- and middle-income countries.











