‘It’s one of the possibilities’ – Gov’t hints of tax increase on utilities
Taxes on utilities could go up in a government attempt to raise revenue to fight filth across the country, the Deputy Sanitation Minister has hinted. “It is one of the…
#SexForGrades: Calls for action after BBC Africa Eye film
West African politicians and film stars are among thousands calling for action following a BBC report into sexual harassment at top universities. A year-long investigation by BBC Africa Eye, released…
Stop chaining “mentally ill” patients – Health Ministry warns
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has warned against the practice where mentally-ill patients are chained or put in shackles by prayer camps and healing centres. It described the practice as…
Sex for grade: We won’t shield any culpable lecturer – UG
The head of the Anti-sexual Harassment Committee of the University Of Ghana says it will not shield any lecturer found culpable of sexually abusing any student. Dr Margaret Ivy Amoakohene said…
Ghana needs national anti-Sexual harassment policy – Lawyer
Human Rights Lawyer and Activist Francis-Xavier Sosu has called for a National Policy on anti-sexual Harassment. He made the calls on the hills of the BBC expose on ‘sex for…
SexForGrades: No more ‘cold room experience’ as UNILAG shuts down location
Following the revelation in the ‘Sex for Grade’ documentary video released by BBC Africa Eye, the University of Lagos has shut-down the ‘Cold Room’, where lecturers allegedly sexually assaulted students.…
World marks breast cancer awareness month
October is celebrated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the pink ribbon is used as a symbol of solidarity in all countries. Throughout the month, countries across the world organise…
Ghana must enact specific law against homosexuality-Yaw Oppong
A private legal practitioner, Yaw Oppong, is calling for a specific law in the country to make homosexuality a criminal offence. He said although there are some provisions in the…
Who taught you about sex? …the CSE question
Who taught you about sex? How did that teaching shape your attitudes to your body, to others bodies, to sex itself? Did that learning happen in one session, was it…
Multi-stakeholder strategy to achieve HIV/AIDS Epidemic Control launched
The U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie S. Sullivan, Government of Ghana representatives and the UNAIDS Country Director for Ghana Angela Trenton-Mbonde have jointly launched a multi-stakeholder strategy to achieve HIV/AIDS…
