PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO and South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, thinks the best way for Africa to develop is to intensify trade among countries on the continent. Speaking at the Ghana-South Africa Business Forum in Accra Sunday to climax the two-day state visit of the South African leader to Ghana, President Akufo-Addo noted that “There is one set of data that for ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged policymakers around the globe to be patient with their central banks as they work to bring back inflation to the levels they were during the pre-pandemic era. The Bretton Woods institution also urged central banks to communicate clearly inflation expectations. “When prices and people expectations go differently, that is de-anchoring and when that happens inflation ...

Ghanaian music duo, R2Bees claim they don’t need the media to survive as musicians. Speaking in an interview with Hitz FM’s Andy Dosty on Monday, a member of the group, Omar Sterling, mentioned that they have been able to make the group a very strong force that can thrive without the help of the media. The duo also gave reasons ...

VETERAN Ghanaian highlife musician, Pat Thomas, has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to the development of the Ghanaian music industry. He received the special Black Star Honour at the 9th edition of the fashion and music show, ‘Rhythms On Da Runway’, organised by Nineteen57 Events. Dubbed, ‘The Masquerade’, the event held at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) was ...

Revered Reverend Joe Beecham advises the youth not to be swayed by flashy lifestyles, for not all that glitters is gold. Rev. Joe Beecham, who has been in ministry for 25years, revealed some prosperity principles, which he disclosed on 3FM Drive with Giovani Caleb, are not tied to religion. He called these universal principles governing life as a whole once ...

The cases involving Charles Nii Armah Mensah who popularly known as Shatta Wale and Samuel Frimpong also called Medikal been adjourned to January 25 by the Accra Circuit Court 4 after their lawyers pleaded with the court to do so. Shatta’s lawyer Jerry Avenorgbo is reported to have appealed to the trial judge to adjourn the date in order for him ...

President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Mr  Angel Carbonu, has said they do not know the All Teachers Alliance, the group that is opposing the contract signed for One Teacher, One Laptop initiative. The All Teachers Alliance had said it had come to their attention that despite court action they instituted, teachers’ money had been deducted without recourse to ...

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu has insisted that his side in the House will not support the introduction of the E-levy in the 2022 budget statement. Contributing to a debate on the floor of the House Tuesday December 7, he said “We are unable to support government and we will continue to oppose it.” His comments came just ...

A Financial Analyst and Chief Operations Officer at the Dalex Finance, Mr Joe Jackson, has said the government needs to increase the tax revenue. Mr Jackson said the introduction of the E-levy is meant to generate revenue for government expenditure as part of the move to widen the tax net. “Ghana is still broke! We spend 50% of revenue on ...

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has dismissed rumours that next month’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) could be moved away from Cameroon following the recent discovery of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. The new variant has led to travel restrictions being introduced by some countries for several African nations, with Nigeria, which neighbours Cameroon, the latest to be ...