The Newmont Akyem Gold Mining Project, has awarded a contract for the construction of a modern landfill site near old Abirem, in the Birim North District Assembly, to improve on sanitation. The GH¢2 million project, which is expected to be …

Dr. Kwabena Donkor, Chairman of Parliament’s Select Committee on Energy has warned that Volta River Authority (VRA) faces imminent collapse if immediate measures are not put in place to address the financial crisis facing the Authority. According to him, VRA … Continue reading →

Peace has brought a building boom to the Somali capital Mogadishu. But will it bring tourists to the war-scarred city?

Policy think tank, Centre for Freedom and Accuracy (CFA) has kicked against government’s proposed new taxes. As part of measures to fix the ailing economy, Finance Minister Seth Tekpeh announced government’s plans to adjust the tax regime. But the Centre … Continue reading →

SOME BURGLARS are reported to have taken their nefarious activities onto the door steps of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Alhassan, in a rather defiant manner, when they broke into the Police Headquarters last Monday dawn DAILY GUIDE … Continue reading →

When African presidents assembled in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa recently to commemorate the 50th birthday of the African Union (AU), they appeared to have concentrated more on saving the faces of their crestfallen colleague dictators and killers than … Continue reading →

The 16-year-old class three pupil at Nkanfua Roman Catholic Primary School, Mame Efuwa who gave birth to conjoined twins at the Central Regional Hospital some weeks ago says she wants to go back to school. In view of that she … Continue reading →

THREE MEN, who allegedly robbed three little children of their three tins of Nido and a tin of Milo, have been incarcerated by an Accra Circuit court. One of the men, Collins Takyi, allegedly defiled two of the children of … Continue reading →

THE SOCIAL SECURITY and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) yesterday appeared before the Judgement Debt Commission to testify in a case involving it and the International Tobacco Ghana (ITG) Limited, CUSTOMS Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) and the Attorney General (AG). … Continue reading →

Will Ross visits a community at risk from the constant fear of oil pollution.

The beauty of yesterday’s Presidential Election Petition hearing was marred by a rude conduct displayed by Tony Lithur, lead counsel for President John Dramani Mahama, who is the 1st respondent in the petition. Displaying what could be termed as gross … Continue reading →

Stakeholders in Ghana’s private sector have indicated that any attempt by government to increase taxes would be murderous due to the power challenges bedeviling the sector. Nana Osei Bonsu, Chief Executive Officer of Private Enterprises Federation (PEF), told journalists in … Continue reading →

Errol Barnett gets a taste of Johannesburg's street food delicacies.

Gleaming high-tech cities are being planned across Africa. Some say they are unrealistic, others say they are the future. Here, CNN takes a look at some of the most exciting proposed developments.