[Ghana Govt.]Government has expressed concern about austerity measures, which began last year and include job cuts, necessitated by a reduction in production following the falling price of gold on the world market.

[Ghana Govt.]Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the third quarter of 2013 grew by 0.3% (year-on-year) compared to the 6.1% recorded in the second quarter, with the services sector recording the highest growth of 6.7%, while agriculture and industry sectors, followed with negative growth rates of 3.8% and 11.8% respectively.

[Ghana Govt.]The Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur yesterday joined the Chiefs and people of the Gonja traditional area to celebrate this year's Damba festival. The Vice President commended them for their effort at ensuring peace in the area.

[CAF]Ghana and Nigeria will represent Africa at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup scheduled from 5-24 August in Canada.

[Africa Top Sports]One goal was enough for the happiness of the Black Stars on Sunday to overcome the DR Congo in the quarter- finals of the African Nations Championship 2014. Ghana then reached the last four of the competition after their 1-0 victory. Therefore advantageous to West African in their CHAN confrontation.

[Africa Top Sports]The semifinals of the 2014 African Nations Championship is known. This is known only at the end of the quarter finals played this weekend. Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Libya and Ghana have validated their ticket. Some were harder than others, but the table suggests beautiful posters.

[Ghana Govt.]This year's annual fund-raising ball of the University of Ghana Alumni Association has taken place in Accra.

[Ghana Govt.]By G.D. Zaney

[This Day]The Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has again placed another $100,000 (about N16m) incentive on the line for the home-based Eagles to pocket if they grab the ticket to the final of the African Nations Championship.

[Balancing Act]London -Ghana's mobile operators are in danger of being outmaneuvered by the new breed of LTE licencees. The newest kid on the block is Blu which is making content and VideoOnDemand a central part of its service offering. Russell Southwood spoke to its Chief Commercial Officer, Tara Squire.

[allAfrica]Cape Town -A major new survey of African countries which depend on mining or oil revenues shows that six in 10 people have difficulty in finding out how their governments spend the proceeds of the resources.

[Africa Top Sports]Ghana and DR Congo clash this Sunday (18.30) for a place in the semi - finals of the African Nations Championship. Both teams know each other well as they have already met in 2009 during the first edition of CHAN. Ghana had won 3-0 in pools before losing 0-2 in the final.

[Africa Top Sports]Sunday, we will see the semifinals posters of the 2014 African Nations Championship. After qualification of Nigeria against Morocco (4-3) and Zimbabwe against Mali (2-1 ); two games that held the attention of fans around the continent. It be the duel between Ghana and DR Congo on the one hand and between Gabon and Libya on the other.

[SAnews.gov.za]Pretoria - The Black Stars of Ghana edged the DRC with a 1-0 victory, which qualifies them for the semi-final of the 2014 CHAN against Stephen Keshi's boys, the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The Nigerians, who have so far conceded more than five goals in the tournament, completed a great comeback from 3-0 down to beat Morocco 4-3 in the quarter-final match played at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. A successful penalty kick from Kwabena Adusei was all the Black Stars needed to knock out a formidable DRC side. On

[This Day]The African Business Travel Association during the week announced that they will be hosting a business travel industry forum in Accra, Ghana on February 25, 2014. The event will focus on opening the lines of communication between business travel buyers and clients, TMC's, travel agents, airlines, hotels and other industry suppliers.

[Ghana Govt.]In commemoration of the National Blood Donors Day, which fell on December 2, 2013, the National Blood Bank has honoured the MTN Ghana Foundation for the significant contributions it has made to the Blood Bank.

[CAF]DR Congo veteran right back Joel Kimuaki Mpela says the Leopards of DR Congo can hardly wait to play Ghana in the quarter final of the Orange African Nations Championship on Sunday 26th January. The versatile defender was speaking to Cafonline.com ahead of the encounter at Free State Stadium in Mangaung. "We have just had a walk -about on the pitch and for me the Polokwane pitch was better but maybe it's because l got used to it. Nevertheless we are used to playing on different fields on the continent and

[CAF]Ghana edged DR Congo 1-0 in a tightly contested quarter final match of the 3rd Orange African Nations Championship played on Sunday 26th January night at Free State Stadium in Mangaung. A successful penalty kick from Kwabena Adusei was all the Black Stars needed to knock out a stoic DR Congo.

[Premium Times]Nigerian home-based Super Eagles have declared their readiness to confront either Ghana or Congo DR, their two likely semi-final opponents, after a dramatic win over Morocco at the ongoing African Championships.