President John Mahama today joined the generality of South Africans and the family of former South African President Nelson Mandela in praying for the Madiba "in this critical stage of his life", the Minister of Information and Media Relations, Mr Mahama Ayariga, has said.

After two years as a runner-up, Oprah Winfrey was named the most powerful celebrity last Wednesday by Forbes, heading the six women and four men who make up the top 10.

Another holiday is around the corner. Many of these holidays come and go; it’s usually hard to figure out their essence beyond the knowledge that it is just another day that Ghana rests. From what Ghana rests is never fully made clear. But we take the holiday anyway and just blow it recklessly. Whether productivity drops or doesn’t drop is not factored into the national equation. Folks, a holiday is a holiday! Right? Wrong!