The health authorities in Kenya have urged people to use other alternatives as the country is experiencing a shortage of condoms. Restaurants, hospitals and other public facilities have not had free condoms in their toilets for people to take. A government agency, the National Aids and STIs Control Programme (Nascop) has expressed concern over the shortage. The shortage has been ...

A group calling itself United Krobo Foundation is demonstrating against plans by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to introduce prepaid meters in Somanya and its environs. According to the group, prepaid meters cannot be accepted in the area while there is unresolved impasse over billing. Convener of the group, Nathan Boryou, told the media that ECG must scrap all ...

Golden Star Resources Ltd. has announced that the Ghanaian Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has informed Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. that it has no objection to Chifeng becoming the controller of Golden Star (Wassa) Limited via Chifeng’s subsidiary, Chijin International (Hong Kong) Limited and/or its assignee. GSWL is Golden Star’s 90%-owned subsidiary that holds the mineral rights ...

Reports have revealed that Apple has concluded “much of the core work” targeted at creating a new processor meant to power an autonomous electric car project known as Titan, this report was disclosed by Bloomberg. The report also discloses that Apple is reportedly now accelerating its timeline for developing the autonomous electric car with a new target of launching it ...

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPR) of the Bank of Ghana has increased its policy rate by 100 basis points from 13.5 per cent to 14.5 per cent, citing inflationary pressures. “Inflationary pressures are becoming embedded in most advanced and emerging market economies with potential implications for the current supportive financing conditions driving the recovery,” the Bank of Ghana said in ...

Ghanaian highlife musician Quarme Zaggy showed great displeasure and disbelief that his own friend and colleague Kumi Guitar blatantly lied about him wearing waist beads and being a womanizer so that his song could trend. Nana Yaw Kumi, popularly known as Kumi Guitar, released a new song, ‘Sex’, which talks about promiscuous men in the industry. In the song, he ...

Ghana’s former High Commissioner to Canada Nii Ayikoi Otoo has suggested that Ghana’s legal education be reformed to allow experienced lawyers teach the professional law course to law graduates at accredited institutions after which they all sit one law exam and those who pass be called to the Bar. There have been calls for reforms in legal education after so ...

FIFA have revealed their shortlisted candidates for The Best FIFA Football Awards, with the winner to be announced on January 17. The players and coaches were selected by expert panels from women’s and men’s football which included Eniola Aluko, Emma Byrne and Marta Tejedor, as well as Tim Cahill, David Trezeguet and Alexi Lalas. Public voting is to be cast ...

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is set to kick start the first of many FIFA Beach Soccer courses, workshops and certification clinics specifically designed for coaches, officials, referees and related beach soccer officers. These courses which are being spearhead under the directions of the Ghana FA, would greatly boost and enhance the knowledge of Beach Soccer stakeholders in Ghana. Beyond capacity building, ...

The Ghana National Gas Company Limited (GNGCL) has said it will not shy away from routine engineering and maintenance of machines and equipment at its Gas Processing Station at Atuabo in the Western Region. The Company insist that engineering and maintenance works are only to guarantee the integrity of its processing plant and will continue to do so in accordance ...