We must protect our children from harm
Today marks World Children’s Day, a day dedicate to discussing and campaigning on issues of children’s rights. Ghana has a long history of protecting children in society. However, a number…
Analysis of the 2018 budget
A budget is a projection of inflows and outflows of an organization base on average behaviours of inflows and outflows for a given period. Budget projections are skillfully done on…
Damba festival in Northern Ghana
Each year, around May, the Gonjas people of Ghana’s Northern Region celebrate the Damba festival, where Islam and indigenous customs come together. Three days of events and celebrations. To remember…
Govt lauded for plans to establish Ghana Green Fund
Civil society organizations working in the area of climate change have given thumbs up to government for its intention to set up a ‘Ghana Green Fund’ to finance climate related…
Who owns Kenya? The election crisis is really a struggle over elite power
Two elections in two months have not settled Kenya’s political crisis. But the impasse is not really about who will sit in State House. It’s a deeper question: it’s about who…
Reasons why Kwesi Botchway report is not made public
The Kwesi Botchway Report is the result of a committee set up by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) after the party’s disastrous performance at the 2016 polls. The nation was…
Ghana’s drivers get new smart card license
The Driver and Licensing Vehicle Authority (DVLA), has introduced new smart card to help address security issues and make license acquisition easier. It appears that the current government in power…
Farmers advised to stop using antibiotics on healthy animals
Farmers and the food industry should stop using antibiotics routinely to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals, the United Nations health agency has said. “A lack of effective…
Fishing industry to add $1 billion to government revenue
The fishing industry in Ghana will contribute over a $ one billion dollars to government revenue if stringent measures are put in place to deal with illegal, unreported and unregulated…
The LEAP Policy and Poverty Reduction in Ghana, Part 1
The link between Welfare States and Social Policies is a thin one, but the main difference is that while the former occurred in response to the effects of industrial activities…
