Saturday, July 4, 2026
The past weekend I chanced on a thread on social media and it was quite revealing the number of complaints about theft of materials on construction sites by home builders in the face of the partial lockdown. Though the lockdown may just have been lifted, I am still inclined...
  Nuclear energy is one of the more attractive options when considering a clean, reliable and cost-effective energy source Despite its advancements over the years particularly in the oil, gas and power industries, it is no secret that Africa is still plagued with the very real issue of inefficient energy supply....
Sekyere Rural Bank Limited at Jamasi in the Sekyere South District of Ashanti Region has presented Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, and disinfectants to three hospitals in the bank’s operational territories. The beneficiary health institutions include Jamasi Health Center, Agona Asamang SDA Hospital and Pope John Paul ll Medical Center at...
In early March, Ethiopian Airlines CEO, Tewolde Gebremariam told an aviation conference in Addis Ababa the coronavirus pandemic was "a temporary problem" -- comparable to a natural disaster or a spike in oil prices. Several weeks later Africa's largest carrier is locked in what Tewolde describes as "a struggle that...
After 16 years of eking out a living as a small-scale builder, Misheck Woyo’s business came to an abrupt halt on March 27 when South Africa imposed a lockdown. Unable to pay rent and wages or even feed himself, he doesn’t know where to turn to for help. Woyo’s plight is...
As part of efforts to stem imminent outbreaks and spread of the novel coronavirus, the Techiman Municipal Assembly in the Bono East Region has resolved to create eleven temporary satellite market centres to ease congestion at the city’s main trading centre. The creation of satellite market centres will be preceded...
Republic Bank Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL), has donated medical equipment worth GH¢240,000 to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, to support the treatment of patients under critical condition. The equipment donated to the hospital included two brand new ultramodern ventilators and two patient monitors to...
The world is at risk of widespread famines "of biblical proportions" caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the UN has warned. David Beasley, head of the World Food Programme (WFP), said urgent action was needed to avoid a catastrophe. A report estimates that the number suffering from hunger could go from 135...
Some high-profile sovereign creditors are signalling a tentative willingness to help poorer countries with debt relief during the coronavirus pandemic - but many also caution that it won’t be as simple as it sounds. Recent agreement by G20 governments to freeze as many as 77 poorer nations’ debt payments for...
A strong advocate for intra-African trade because of the manifold benefits it holds, David Ofosu-Dorte - Executive Chairman of law firm AB & David, is positing that African countries should position themselves well in commerce, so as to be known for the distribution of certain goods and services throughout...