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Pressure Group, Occupy Ghana, has called on the Attorney-General to update Ghanaians on the status of high-profile corruption cases being investigated. A statement issued by the group singled out the Woyome, Abuga Pele and Philip Assibit cases as issues that citizens need to be updated on. “The Attorney-General must present a full update to Ghanaians on the status of the ...

Ever heard of a town or village where all its inhabitants were not birthed there? How about a village where pregnant women have to be rushed out when about entering labor because an age-old tradition bars birthing in the town? How about a town where there is no cemetery because burials are outlawed? Well, in Ghana’s Mafi-Dove community in the ...

Dr Peter Ndowie, the Director of the Pan African Organisation in Ghana, has urged the judiciary to impose stiffer punishement on child trfficking offenders. This was the way to go to provide protection for children. He invited the government of Ghana to join hands with neighbouring countries in the response against child- trafficking in Africa to enhance the welfare and ...

The South African authorities have suspended several initiation schools where boys have died in recent weeks taking part in circumcision ceremonies. The country’s religious and cultural commission said the schools in different areas of the Eastern Cape would be suspended for a year. It called for the arrest of those responsible for at least 20 deaths. The initiation into manhood ...

Ghana is likely to miss the deadline for the establishment of Beneficial Ownership (BO) disclosure regime, in spite of achieving global recognition for making the fastest progress in the shortest possible time in September 2017. This was disclosed at a two-day Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) training session that focused on the typology and nature of corruption risks in Ghana’s extractive ...

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has been urged to as a matter of priority lay the Affirmative Action Bill (AABill) before Parliament to ensure its quick passage into law.   Though some gender advocates are questioning the robustness of the currentdraft bill, others, particularly, the Affirmative Action Bill Coalition believes that the Bill can be find tuned ...

Mental Health Society of Ghana (MEHSOG)in collaboration with Basic Needs Ghana and Dignity International have trained peer support groups to increase their knowledge and skills to enable them recognize trauma, and link survivors of torture and organized violence to professional support. The training sessions were held recently in two districts, namely, Ga West and Ledzorkuku in the Greater Accra Region ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Michael Oquaye has called for reinforcement of women empowerment and the enhancement of equal rights to boost women representation in decision making. He advocated allocation of seats to women who would like to contest for elections and urged political parties to reserve a quota for women to encourage their participation in politics and governance. ...

The Supreme Court has in a unanimous decision ruled that courts are to sit on weekends and public holidays to deal with issues that affect personal liberty. This brings to an end the age-long practice where persons are arrested and kept beyond 48 hours because weekends and holidays are not counted. The seven-member panel presided over by outgoing Chief Justice ...

In our series of letters from African writers, Nigerian journalist and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani reports on the emotions that the topic of witchcraft stirs. All hell broke loose when the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, announced last month that it would hold a conference on “witchcraft” at its campus in the south-east. Some staff and students staged protests calling for ...