By Kofi Akosah-Sarpong The February 18 overthrow of Niger’s President Mamadou Tandja, 71, reveals whether African leaders think deeply about their societies, especially if their thinking is solidly informed by their histories and the values that wheel them. You don’t need to be a guru or part of the breathless African commentary talks to observe [...]
Read the rest of this story »Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has posited that “over-confidence, complacency and personality cult led to the New Patriotic Party (NPPs) defeat in the 2008 General Elections.” Addressing nearly 4,500 delegates who have gathered at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi for the historic conference to elect the party’s national officers, ex-President Kufuor therefore advised [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – Telecommunications giant, Vodafone, has emerged as the world’s most valuable telecommunications brand, according to a global ranking of the world’s most valuable brands by compiled by BrandFinance Global 500. The same brand ranking places Vodafone as the most valuable brand in the UK, a statement from Vodafone said on Saturday, quoting a report [...]
Read the rest of this story »by Antoinette Herrmann-Condobrey, afrik.com The watchman’s job may be among the hardest hit in this era of technology, but for one 32 year old father of five, going back to primary school offers great hope. In 2009, Modi Mohammed, a night watchman at the Presbyterian University College, in Ghana, enrolled in primary school as a [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – The Police administration has charged personnel of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to elicit information leading to apprehension of individuals regarding fire outbreaks and bomb threats in the country. Mr. Paul Tawiah Quaye, Inspector General of Police (IGP), who gave the directive, said “We must put our ears on the ground, make judicious [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – Mr Alex Tettey-Enyo, Minister of Education on Friday announced that the Ministry is developing a programme for the phasing out of the school shift system. He said the sector has noted with concern the negative effect of the shift system on teaching and learning in the schools and was taking steps to redress [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – Dr. Akwasi Yeboa-Awudzi, Kumasi Metropolitan Director of Health Service, has advocated for family planning education for adolescent girls. He said this was imperative as they make up 11 per cent of maternal deaths through unsafe abortion. Dr. Yeboa-Awudzi was speaking at a day’s sensitization workshop held under the theme: “Save the woman, save [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA – The Afram Plains Development Organisation (APDO), an NGO dedicated to poverty reduction in the country, on Thursday sensitized key stakeholders in the water sector on the appropriate point of use (POU) water treatment in the country. The aim was to ensure that people treated water very well no matter the source, before drinking [...]
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