Fifty percent of surveyed African teachers, trainers and education technology specialists think the COVID-19 pandemic will turn out to be a “significant” or “very significant” opportunity for African education.
The results of a survey released by eLearning Africa and EdTech Hub show that many African educators are optimistic about the...
Perhaps first among the many lessons of 2020 is that the notion of so‑called ‘black swan’ events is not some remote worry. These purportedly once‑in‑a‑generation events are occurring with increasing frequency.
Take climate‑related shocks, especially in sub‑Saharan Africa. More than any other region, it is vulnerable to these events because...
Ghana’s experience(part 9)
The failure of Capital Bank and UT Bank ltd cost the government nearly GH¢ 2.2 billion in August, 2017, while collapse of Royal Bank, Unibank, Sovereign Bank, Premium Bank and Heritage Bank is said to additional GH¢ 7.9 billion, and in May 2019, Bank of Ghana...
Mentoring is simply considered a learning process where reciprocal relationships are engineered with a specific emphasis on achievements and emotional support.
Within mentoring relationships, mentees develop and learn through conversations with more experienced mentors who share knowledge and skills that can be incorporated into their thinking and practice.
In recent times,...
…As more airports reopen
The reopening of Kotoka International Airport (KIA)is less than a month since the President Nana Akufo-Addo’s announcement on Sunday, August 30.
Those arriving in Ghana are required to produce a negative COVID-19 test result acquired not more than 72 hours prior to scheduled arrival.
Arriving travellers have had...
The first to be constructed Tamale interchange in the Northern Regional capital of the country aimed at easing traffic and enhancing socio-economic activities is ongoing progressively.
The one-kilometre-long project when completed will link the Kumasi road through the central mosque, the central taxi rank and central market intersection with the...
Ghana being host of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat is something great for the nation, but being able to fulfil the goals of this initiative will be determined by strategic focus on infrastructure and industrialization, Mohammed Samara, Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Port Services (MPS) has...
The call for establishment of a Construction Industry Development Authority (CIDA) is not without cause. In the 21st century, infrastructure is the lifeblood of prosperity and economic confidence.
Successful delivery of well-planned infrastructure investments offers developing economies like Ghana opportunity to compete in the global marketplace. Construction is the mechanism...
In pursuance of transforming the local cashew industry by scaling up cashew processing, government is exploring international collaborations with development partners for technical and financial support.
To this end, government through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) is looking to leverage cooperation with countries such as Germany through the...
– together everybody achieves more
It is common knowledge that doing anything effectively requires the collective effort of a group of people working towards the achievement of a common purpose.
Thus the concept of a team in any undertaking bear’s great significance in the quest to achieve well thought out predetermined...