We’ve come a long way from the days when people met at a common place to deliberate on issues affecting the community and elected their leaders by a mere show of hands. This was the era of direct democracy, a practice common in ancient Athens, the world’s first democracy. Here, people physically gathered in one place and practiced direct democracy. [...] The post Information Communication Technologies And Elections In Africa appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan has donated $4000 to the Blantyre Youth Center in Malawi after holding a soccer clinic last Friday. The Al Ain ace spent the day with kids from four soccer academies in Malawi at the Youth Center. Gyan is in Malawi to hold several actives towards as part of the Protect the Goal [...] The post Gyan Donates To Youth Centre appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Ghana boxing legend, Azumah Nelson is worried at the level of boxing in the country adding that he is not happy with the fact that the country cannot boast of a World Champion. The ‘Professor’ as he is known in boxing circles, lamented that boxing, one of the sporting disciplines that put the country on the international sporting map, is [...] The post Azumah Concerned About Plummeting Fortunes Of Boxing appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The senior national men’s soccer team, the Black Stars, will begin preparation for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers tomorrow Twenty-four players have been invited for the double-header against Uganda and Togo. As per the schedule released by the Ghana Football Association last Friday, the 24 players will begin arriving today. The players will hold their first training session [...] The post Black Stars Start Training Tomorrow For Date With Uganda appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, a presidential hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) yesterday asserted his dominion over other aspirants, when he won the Special Electoral Congress by a landslide. The twice presidential candidate polled 598 out of the 740 valid votes cast. There were no rejected ballots. The results would be a rude shock to Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, Nana [...] The post Akufo-Addo In Landslide Victory appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Standard Chartered staff across Africa have declared September as ‘Employee Volunteering Month’. The over eight thousand employees across the Bank’s African footprint will aim to make a difference in their communities by contributing their time, skill and effort to a variety of projects. The initiative includes mentoring young students, advising small enterprises in financial management skills, supporting environmental initiatives among others. [...] The post Standard Chartered Declares Volunteering
Estelle Westling, Head of Tonaton, Ghana’s largest marketplace Tonaton.com, has urged property developers to move away from traditional marketing platforms and adopt new techniques to stand out and woo homebuyers. Speaking at a meeting with estate developers in Accra she said property developers have been be trying to raise their visibility in a cluttered marketplace as well as drum up consumer [...] The post Estate Developers Urged To Adopt New Techniques appeared first on The Ghanaian Tim
Government assures telecommunications companies of stable economic climate. The Government has assured telecommunications companies operating in the country of a stable micro economic climate to enable them operate profitably. Mr. Felix Ofosu Kwakye, Deputy Minister of Communications, said it is good news to government when the private sector thrives, since it goes a long way to boost investor confidence in [...] The post Gov’t Assures Telecos Of Stable Economic Climate appeared first on The Ghanaian
President John Mahama has directed all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives to set aside a day, a month, for general clean-ups in their jurisdictions, to instill in the people, the virtues of cleanliness. On the day, stalls and shops should be closed, so as to get everybody on board, to rid the country of filth. The President, gave the directive, [...] The post President Directs Monthly Clean-Ups appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
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